Rollin Hamilton
| Rollin Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 28, 1898 South Dakota |
| Died |
June 3, 1951 (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1924-1940 |
Rollin Clare (Ham) Hamilton (October 28, 1898, South Dakota - June 3, 1951 Los Angeles, California) was an early motion picture animator. He was Walt Disney's first hire, in 1924, and animated the Alice Comedies. He left Disney in 1926 with Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising and helped to found the Warner Bros. animation studio. Hamilton left Warner in 1930. From 1934 to 1939, he animated the Bosko character in the Harman-Ising studio.[1]
He died in 1951 of a heart attack.
References
- ↑ Hollywood Cartons: American Animation in its Golden Ag - Michael Barrier - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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