Harold Whitaker

Who was Harold Whitaker?

Harold Jackson Whitaker was an British animator, whose credits included Animal Farm in 1954 and Heavy Metal in 1981. He first worked for Anson Dyer, before spending thirty years as an animator for Halas and Batchelor.

Whitaker was born on June 5, 1920, in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, but he was raised in Manchester. He studied drawing at Macclesfield art school.

In 1981, Whitaker published a book, Timing for Animation. Timing for Animation was republished in 2002 to include an introduction written by John Lasseter, the President of Pixar Studios.

Whitaker died on December 26, 2013, at the age of 93.