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Richard Williams

Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933-August 16, 2019) was a Canadian–British animator, voice artist, and writer, best known for serving as animation director on Disney/Amblin's Who Framed Roger Rabbit and for his unfinished feature film The Thief and the Cobbler. He was also a film title sequence designer and animator; his most famous works in this field included the title sequences to What's New, Pussycat? (1965) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and title and linking sequences in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He also animated the eponymous cartoon feline for two of the later Pink Panther films.

March 19, 1933 (86 years old) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died August 16, 2019
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Richard Williams, Oscar-Winning Animator of 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' Dies at 86

Richard Williams, Oscar-Winning Animator of 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' Dies at 86

The legendary animator also directed 1971's Oscar-winning animated feature A Christmas Carol
Will Smith to Play Richard Williams, Father of Venus and Serena, in 'King Richard': Report

Will Smith to Play Richard Williams, Father of Venus and Serena, in 'King Richard': Report

The script is being shopped now.

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