Chris Cuddington

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Chris Cuddington is an Australian animation director who worked at Hanna-Barbera Australia studios in Sydney during the 1970s and 1980s. [1]

At Hanna-Barbera (Australia), he was Animation Director for the following TV series:

Previously in 1972, he was the storyboard artist of Around the World in 80 Days .

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References

  1. "Black Beauty (1978)". National Film and Sound Archive. 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.