Lee Mishkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lee Mishkin

American animator and director

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1927

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jun-2001

Profession: animator, film director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Lee Mishkin (February 5, 1927 – June 19, 2001) was an animator and director.
He directed the short animated film Is It Always Right to Be Right?, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1970.
He was the founder of the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts), an art school focusing on animation, design, acting and photography.
During the 1980s and 1990s Mishkin served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute.
On June 19, 2001, Mishkin died in his sleep of heart failure.