Bill Nolan (animator)

Bill Nolan
Born	William Charles Nolan June 10, 1894 Connecticut, United States
Died	December 6, 1954 (aged 60) Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States

William "Bill" Nolan (June 10, 1894 – December 6, 1954) was an American animated cartoon writer, animator, director, and artist. He is best known for creating and perfecting the rubber hose style of animation and for streamlining Felix the Cat. From 1925 to 1927, he worked on a loose animated adaptation of George Herriman's Krazy Kat for Margaret J. Winkler and from 1929 to 1934, worked as an animator, storyman, and director at the Walter Lantz Studio on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series.

External links

• Bill Nolan at the Internet Movie Database
• Cartooning Self-Taught by Bill Nolan, published in 1936.