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Henry Selick is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, and animator. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1952, he is educated at the California Institute of the Arts. His professional career began in 1977, and he is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.
Selick has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received the Winsor McCay Award. He speaks English and is male. His work is categorized under films directed by Henry Selick.
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Film & TV
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Selick, licensed under…
Known for
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us — Self2020
- The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass — Self2018
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan — Self2012
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Self (archive footage)2009
- Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' — Self2009
- Coraline: Creepy Coraline — Self2009
- Moongirl — Gargaloons (voice)2005
- On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou' — Self / Visual Effects2005
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection — Self2005
- The Harryhausen Chronicles — Self1997
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-11-30 ) November 30, 1952 (age 73) , Glen Ridge, New Jersey , U.S.
- Education
- Rutgers University , Syracuse University , California Institute of the Arts
- Occupations
- Filmmaker stop-motion animator
- Years active
- 1975–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Glen Ridge
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Winsor McCay Award
- Image
- Henry Selick 2009 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Henry Selick
- date of birth
- 1952-11-30
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Henry Selick
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Henry Selick Jr. (/ˈsɛlɪk/; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his work in stop-motion animation and for directing the films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Selick is also known for his collaborations with voice actor and artist Joe Ranft. For Coraline, Selick received an Academy Award nomination for the Best Animated Feature.
Early life and education
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