Vera Linnecar
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1923 (age 103) · Lambeth, London, England, UK
Vera joined Halas & Batchelor in 1940 fresh out of art school. Her talents and need to express them quickly moved her from tracing work – copying the pencil drawings of others onto clear cels in ink – to animating herself. She remained a key member of the company in its founding years, before leaving to join the Larkins Studio in the late 40s.
Vera flourished at Larkins, working particularly well with Nancy Hanna who was already established there and the two were head-hunted to work in an animation department at Pearl & Dean under ex-UPA man Dave Hilberman in 1953 or 54. Hildenburg’s tenure at Pearl & Dean was unfortunately short-lived and Nancy and Vera were not treated well by the management thereafter. They both moved to join Bob Godfrey and Keith Learner at Biographic in 1957, and remained key a fixture of the British animation industry there until she retired in 1985.
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Post-retirement, Vera has left animation behind but continues to paint and exhibit her work.
Known for
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
April 1, 1961
The Hand of Night
August 11, 1968
6 Little Jungle Boys
November 15, 1945
River of Steel
January 2, 1951
A Cat Is A Cat
January 1, 1971
Your Very Good Health
January 1, 1948
The Ghost Goes Gear
September 1, 1966
Charley Junior's Schooldays
January 2, 1949
Charley in New Town
January 1, 1948
Dustbin Parade
January 1, 1942
Springtime for Samantha
May 21, 1965
Dolly, Put the Kettle On
April 1, 1947
Behind the camera26
- 1971A Cat Is A Cat Director, Writer, Animation
- 1970The Trendsetter Director
- 1968Quodlibet Animation, Writer, Producer, Director
- 1968The Hand of Night Animation
- 1966The Ghost Goes Gear Animation
- 1965Springtime for Samantha Story, Director, Animation
- 1964Do Be Careful Boys Director, Animation
- 1961The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit Animation
- 1960Mildred Director, Animation
- 1957Pan-tele-tron