George Garnett Dunning was a Canadian filmmaker and animator.
10 Facts About George Dunning
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George Dunning is best known for producing and directing the 1968 film Yellow Submarine.
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In 1948, George Dunning traveled to Paris and spent a year working for UNESCO under the mentorship of the Czech animator Berthold Bartosch and furthering his experiments with painting on glass.
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George Dunning returned to Canada in 1949, and he and colleague Colin Low took a leave of absence to work on an adaptation of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
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In 1955, George Dunning left for New York; McKay turned Graphic Associates into the successful production company Film Design Ltd.
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George Dunning moved to New York to accept a post with United Productions of America and spent a year as an animator on the series The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show.
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George Dunning needed someone to manage the business side of his company and the two went into partnership, founding TV Cartoons Ltd.
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In 1967, George Dunning created the film Canada is My Piano for the triple rotating screen at the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67.
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From 1965 to 1967, George Dunning was the main producer of the cartoon series The Beatles.
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George Dunning quarreled with his client, Al Brodax at King Features Syndicate, and the Beatles weren't interested in being involved, only agreeing at the last minute to take part in a live-action epilogue.