Carlo Vinci (February 27, 1906 – September 30, 1993) was an American

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active from the 1930s to the 1970s. He is mainly known for his career at the

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and

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cartoon studios. Among the characters he animated were the original

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and

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Biography

He was born Carlo A. Vinciguerra on February 27, 1906 in the city of

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, as the only son of a family of

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s. His father Andrea was a barber, and his mother Maria a seamstress. He worked as a commercial artist from 1921 to 1932. In 1933, he was hired at the

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in New York as an animator, where he trained a young newcomer named

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. When Van Beuren closed, Vinci found work at the

studio. In 1938, he met his future wife Margaret Leonardi. They married in 1939, they became parents to four children and they also had 10 grandchildren and were together for the next 54 years. Vinci was fired during a nasty strike at Terrytoons on May 16, 1947 but returned the following November 15.''Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of Animation Unions'', Tom Sito, 2006, University of Kentucky Press In 1955, Vinci was offered a job at

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in California by Barbera, where he was first credited on the animated short " Give and Tyke." He remained at the studio until it closed in 1957. Barbera helped Vinci land a temporary job with the

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studio until the

cartoon studio opened later that year. Vinci was one of the original four animators hired at H-B, and remained there until his death in 1993. He died in

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at age 87.

Filmography

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(1926-1934) *

(1933-1936) *

(1936-1955) *

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(1955-1957) *

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(1957-1961) *

(1957-1993) * DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1963-1981)

References

External links

''Animation Resources'' web-site biography.

Carlo Vinci listing, ''Internet Movie Database''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinci, Carlo Animators from New York (state) 1906 births 1993 deaths Walt Disney Animation Studios people Hanna-Barbera people Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio people Artists from New York City American people of Italian descent Terrytoons people