Francis Peter "Frank" Mouris (born September 6, 1944) is an American animator. He is best known for his film Frank Film (1973),[1] for which he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[2]
Frank Mouris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francis Peter Mouris September 6, 1944 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1967–2006 |
| Spouse |
Caroline Mouris (m. 1966) |
Career
editOther films he made alongside wife[3] Caroline[4] include Coney (1975),[5][6] Impasse (1978),[7] the live action feature Beginner's Luck (1986)[8] and Frankly Caroline (1999).[9][10] He also contributed animations to Sesame Street.[11][12]
Legacy
editFrank Film was added to the National Film Registry in 1996.[13]
Original picture and sound negatives, as well as preservation negatives on a number of the Mourises' films, are held at the Academy Film Archive in Hollywood collection[13] and the Yale Film Archive in New Haven.[14]
Frank Film was also preserved by the Academy Film Archive.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Enchanted Drawings - Google Books (pgs.287-293)
- ^ 1974|Oscars.org
- ^ TONIGHT IN NYC: The Films of Frank and Caroline Mouris|Cartoon Brew
- ^ Keeping Frank and Caroline Mouris Animated-Moving Image Archive News
- ^ "Frank and Caroline Mouris - University of Utah". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films|Oscars.org (title: "Altered Reality")
- ^ Frank & Caroline Mouris - Five By Two - Experimental Cinema
- ^ Beginners Luck on Amazon
- ^ New York State Writers Institute - Frank Film and Frankly Caroline
- ^ Frankly Caroline (VHS) - Direct Cinema Limited
- ^ Classic Sesame Street animation - dog and hen (YouTube)
- ^ Sesame Street Bus And Telephone (YouTube)
- ^ a b Caroline and Frank Mouris Collection|Oscars.org
- ^ "Notable Holdings". Yale Film Archive.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.