Halas, John, 1912-1995

LC control no.	n 50018591
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Halas, John, 1912-1995 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Halász, János
Birth date	1912-04-16
Death date	1995-01-21
Place of birth	Budapest (Hungary)
Place of death	England
Affiliation	Coloriton Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films
Profession or occupation	Animators
Found in	His Comment faire des dessins animés d'amateurs, 1952. His Masters of animation, 1987, c1986: CIP t.p. (John Halas) data sheet (b. 4/16/12) Wikipedia, July 29, 2020 (John Halas (born János Halász; born 16 April 1912 Budapest, Austria-Hungary; died 21 January 1995 (aged 82) London, England) was a Hungarian animator; Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932; Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing high-quality promotion-oriented animations for television and cinema including Boldog király kincse ("The Treasure of the Joyful King"); Halász learned his craft under George Pal, but launched his own career in 1934, and two years later moved to England where later, with his wife Joy Batchelor, founded Halas and Batchelor in 1940)
Associated language	eng