John Coates
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1927 – 2012
Who was John Coates?
John Coates was a British film producer, best known for producing the animated film The Snowman based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs, one of the first animated productions screened on Channel Four and still repeated every year on the channel.
He co-founded the animation studio TVC London with George Dunning in 1957 and worked on The Beatles's animated feature Yellow Submarine and produced numerous other animated films for children including When the Wind Blows, Granpa, Father Christmas, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends and The Bear.
Coates died of cancer at the age of 84 in his home in Kent, England on 16 September 2012. The Snowman and The Snowdog is dedicated to his memory.
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- Born
- Nov 7, 1927
Reigate - Also known as
- John Piesse Coates
- Siblings
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 16, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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