Ralph Eggleston
Ralph Eggleston | |
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Born | Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. | October 18, 1965
Died | August 28, 2022 San Rafael, California, U.S. | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | Comic artist, illustrator, animator, art director, storyboard artist, production designer |
Years active | 1983–2022 |
Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1992–2022) |
Notable work |
Ralph Eggleston (October 18, 1965 – August 28, 2022).[1] was an American animator, art director, storyboard artist, and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for For the Birds.[2]
Biography
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Eggleston graduated from the California Institute of the Arts before beginning his career as an animator in 1983.[3] His first significant contribution was as the chief animator for the 1987 episode Family Dog for Steven Spielberg's anthology series Amazing Stories.[3] Following this project he worked as an animator for Kroyer Films on numerous projects for television and film in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including serving as art director for the 1992 film FernGully: The Last Rainforest.[3] He also worked as an animator on several projects with Walt Disney Animation Studios, including the films Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), and Pocahontas (1995).[1]
Eggleston began his career at Pixar in 1992, hired during the development of Toy Story, his work on which won him the Annie Award for Best Art Direction. He wrote and directed the Oscar-winning Pixar short film For the Birds.[4] He worked as Production Designer on the film Inside Out for six years;[5] this film received the Annie Award for Best Production Design.[6]
Death
Eggleston died on August 28, 2022, at his San Rafael, California home, during his multi-year battle with pancreatic cancer, at the age of 56 years old.[7][1]
Filmography
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) (art director, animator)
- Aladdin (1992) (animator)
- The Lion King (1994) (animator)
- Pocahontas (1995) (animator)
- Toy Story (1995) (art director)
- A Bug's Life (1998) (art director)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) (art director)
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) (production designer)
- For the Birds (2000) (writer, director)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) (storywriter/visual development)
- Finding Nemo (2003) (production designer)
- The Incredibles (2004) (art director)
- Cars (2006) (art director)
- Ratatouille (2007) (character designer)
- WALL-E (2008) (production designer)
- Up (2009) (character art director)
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) (additional story material)
- Cars 2 (2011) (development artist)
- Inside Out (2015) (production designer)
- Riley's First Date? (production designer)
- Finding Dory (2016) (special thanks)
- Incredibles 2 (2018) (production designer)
- Soul (2020) (development artist)
References
- ^ a b c Burton, Carson (August 29, 2022). "Ralph Eggleston, Pixar Animator Behind 'For the Birds' and 'Toy Story,' Dies at 56". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "2002 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c Jeff Lenburg (2006). "Eggleston, Ralph". Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9781557836717.
- ^ Mia Galuppo (April 13, 2016). "Pixar's Ralph Eggleston on the Continued Importance of "Rough Sketch"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Ralph Eggleston Talks 'Inside Out'". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Ralph Eggleston". www.trojan-unicorn.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (August 29, 2022). "Ralph Eggleston, a Cornerstone of Pixar's Visual Style, Dies at 56". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
External links
- Ralph Eggleston at IMDb
- Audio interview with Eggleston (04/06)
- Teen's interview Ralph Eggleston
- "Ken Breuce and Ralph Eggleston notes from CalArts Character Animation lecture"
- Feb-3-2006:Pixar visit #3 Ralph Eggelston and Ken Bruce
- From script to DVD interview
- Design with a Purpose, Interview with Ralph Eggleston AD of Wall-E.
- 1965 births
- 2022 deaths
- American art directors
- Animators from Louisiana
- American storyboard artists
- Directors of Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
- California Institute of the Arts alumni
- American production designers
- Artists from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- People from Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Annie Award winners
- Pixar people
- Deaths from cancer in California
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer