John Halas
Directing
Birthday
1912/04/16
Day of death
1995/01/21 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also know as
János Halász
Biography
John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.
