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Joy Batchelor was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions.
Birth Name
Joy Ethel Batchelor
Born
Friday, 22 May 1914
Died
Tuesday, 14 May 1991
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Ruddigore | 1967 |
The Candlemaker | 1957 |
Animal Farm | 1954 |
6 Little Jungle Boys | 1945 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Ruddigore | 1967 |
Automania 2000 | 1963 |
The Christmas Visitor | 1959 |
The Candlemaker | 1957 |
Animal Farm | 1954 |
Omnibus | 1952 |
6 Little Jungle Boys | 1945 |