Serge Danot

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-09-17

Deathday 1990-12-23 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Clisson, Loire-Atlantique, France

Serge Danot

Biography

Serge Danot (7 February 1931 – 23 December 1990) was a French animator and former advertising executive. He is best known for creating the animated series, Le Manège enchanté in 1964, which became known in its 1965 English-language version, written and narrated by actor Eric Thompson for the BBC as The Magic Roundabout. Danot was born in Nantes, France. As a young artist, he worked on the restoration of the Eiffel Tower and suffered an injury; while recuperating, he began practising animation. In 1969, he established his own company, called Danot Films. His partner in making The Magic Roundabout was a half-French, half-British animator, Ivor Wood. Danot died in December 1990 at the age of 59. Source: Article "Serge Danot" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Writer

2006
Doogal

as Author

2005

Director

1970
1970
Dougal and the Blue Cat

as Stage Director

Sound

1963
Carnival

as Sound