Vera Linnecar

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1923-01-01 (101 years old)

Place of Birth Lambeth, London, England, UK

Also Known As V. Linnecar

Vera Linnecar

Biography

Vera joined Halas & Batchelor in 1940 fresh out of art school. Her talents and need to express them quickly moved her from tracing work – copying the pencil drawings of others onto clear cels in ink – to animating herself. She remained a key member of the company in its founding years, before leaving to join the Larkins Studio in the late 40s. Vera flourished at Larkins, working particularly well with Nancy Hanna who was already established there and the two were head-hunted to work in an animation department at Pearl & Dean under ex-UPA man Dave Hilberman in 1953 or 54. Hildenburg’s tenure at Pearl & Dean was unfortunately short-lived and Nancy and Vera were not treated well by the management thereafter. They both moved to join Bob Godfrey and Keith Learner at Biographic in 1957, and remained key a fixture of the British animation industry there until she retired in 1985. Post-retirement, Vera has left animation behind but continues to paint and exhibit her work.

Known For

Director

1971
A Cat Is A Cat

as Director

1968
Quodlibet

as Director

1965
1964
Do Be Careful Boys

as Director

Visual Effects

1971
A Cat Is A Cat

as Animation

1968
Quodlibet

as Animation

1968
The Hand of Night

as Animation

1966
The Ghost Goes Gear

as Animation

1965
1964
Do Be Careful Boys

as Animation

1956
1951
River of Steel

as Animation

1949
1948
Robinson Charley

as Animation

1948
1948
1948
Charley in New Town

as Animation

1947
1945
1943
1943
Abu's Dungeon

as Animation

1942
Filling the Gap

as Animation

1942
Dustbin Parade

as Animation

Writer

1971
A Cat Is A Cat

as Writer

1968
Quodlibet

as Writer

Art

1957
Pan-tele-tron

as Storyboard Artist

1951
River of Steel

as Background Designer

Producer

1968
Quodlibet

as Producer