Grantray-Lawrence Animation

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Grantray-Lawrence Animation
Industry Animation
Founded1954;71 years ago (1954)
FoundersGrant Simmons
Ray Patterson
Robert L. Lawrence
Defunct1968;57 years ago (1968)
FateBankruptcy; assets taken over by Krantz Films
Products Animated television series

Grantray-Lawrence Animation was an American animation studio active from 1954 to 1968 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson (hence "Grant-Ray"), and Robert L. Lawrence.

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This animation company produced commercials and low-budget animated television shows until it went bankrupt in 1968 after the death of Grant Simmons. [1] and its distributor, Krantz Films, took over production. The best-known of those animated shows are its adaptations of superheroes from Marvel Comics, the earliest such adaptations for electronic media. Before then, it did sub-contracted work on Top Cat , The Jetsons , The Dick Tracy Show , and The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo . [2]

Filmography

Grantray-Lawrence filmography
YearTitleCo-production withNotes
1954Dig That Dog Walter Lantz Productions Uncredited
1957The Hope that Jack Built
1958Planet PatrolFailed pilot
1966 The Marvel Super Heroes Marvel Comics Group Aired in syndication [3]
1966–68 Rocket Robin Hood Trillium Productions
Krantz Films 		Uncredited
1967–68 Spider-Man Marvel Comics GroupSeason 1; continued by Krantz Films
1967 Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse Al Guest Studios
Krantz Films

References

  1. ↑ Batchelor, Bob (2017). Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 128. ISBN   978-1-4422-7782-3 . Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Mallory, Michael (January 6, 2002). "Ray Patterson". Variety.
  3. ↑ Thomas, Roy; Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel . Running Press. p.  101. ISBN   978-0762428441. In 1966, television production company Grantray-Lawrence produced a series of five half-hour semi-animated shows under the banner title Marvel Superheroes. Captain America (original comics appearance in 1941), The Incredible Hulk (1962), Iron Man (1963), The Mighty Thor, and Sub-Mariner (1939) all made their television debuts.
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