Frédéric Back, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frédéric Back

Canadian animator

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2013

Profession: screenwriter, animator, film director

Nationality: Canada, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frédéric Back, (April 8, 1924 – December 24, 2013) was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films.
During a long career with Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two, for his 1981 film Crac and the 1987 film The Man Who Planted Trees.