Lenora Hume
| Lenora Hume | |
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia[1] |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California (Mid-2000s)[2] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation | Animation crewmember |
| Years active | 1976–present[3] |
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Lenora Hume is a Canadian animation crewmember who has worked for Nelvana, The Walt Disney Company and Hit Entertainment.
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[edit] Career
Hume graduated from Toronto's Havergal College in 1970, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Waterloo four years later.[1] In 1976, the Toronto animation company Nelvana hired her as a cinematographer, a position she held for several of its first television specials (including The Devil and Daniel Mouse.[1] Hume served as director of photography for its first animated feature, 1983's Rock & Rule.[1][5][6] For its next effort, 1985's The Care Bears Movie, she served as production supervisor and worked with Taiwanese crew.[7][8] During her final years at Nelvana, she accepted awards as supervising producer for Babar (1989, Gemini Award for Best Animated Program or Series) and Beetlejuice (1990, Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program).[2]
By 1990, Hume moved to Walt Disney Television Animation, where she became director of international production and helped out on shows featured in The Disney Afternoon syndicated package.[1][4] In 1995, she was its international vice-president.[9] In 2006, she left Disney and joined the staff of HIT Entertainment.[4]
[edit] Personal life
In the mid-2000s, Hume was married and living in Los Angeles, California; her son has attended the Film School branch of New York University.[2]
[edit] References
- General
- Woods, Christine (Fall 2004). "Journey to Disney". Arts & Letters: Faculty of Arts Alumni Newsletter. University of Waterloo. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101123202636/http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/alumni/a&l/A&L2004.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h Woods 2004, p. 1.
- ^ a b c Woods 2004, p. 3.
- ^ a b Woods 2004, pp. 1, 3.
- ^ a b c d Baisley, Sarah (May 30, 2006). "Disney Vet Lenora Hume New EVP Production & Programming for HIT Ent.". Animation World Network. http://www.awn.com/news/people/disney-vet-lenora-hume-new-evp-production-programming-hit-ent. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (August 5, 1985). "Animated Duo". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6DD153AF936A3575BC0A963948260. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Townsend, Emru. "Interview with Lenora Hume". The Critical Eye. Emru Townsend & 5×5 Media. http://5x5media.com/eye/inte/lhume.php. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Selznick, Arna (director) (1985). The Care Bears Movie (Animated film). The Samuel Goldwyn Company (distributor) / Nelvana Limited / American Greetings / CPG Products Corp.
- ^ Stoffman, Daniel (2002). "The 1980s". The Nelvana Story: Thirty Animated Years. Nelvana Publishing Limited/Kids Can Press. p. 57. ISBN 1-894786-00-9.
- ^ Mietkiewicz, Henry (December 1, 1995). "Disney to open animation studio in Metro area" (Subsciption required). Toronto Star: p. C.15. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/21301674.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+01%2C+1995&author=By+Henry+Mietkiewicz+Toronto+Star&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Disney+to+open+animation+studio+in+Metro+area&pqatl=google. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
