Bob Godfrey

Roland Frederick "Bob" Godfrey (May 27, 1921 – February 21, 2013)Bob Godfrey, Roobarb animator, dies aged 91, BBC News, 22 February 2013 was an English Academy Award-winning animator. He won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for his animated short movie Great in 1975.

Godfrey was born on May 27, 1921 in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia to British parents. He was raised in Ilford, Essex. Godfrey studied at Leyton Art School. He was never married. Godfrey died on February 21, 2013 in England from natural causes, aged 91.

References

Other websites
 Bob Godfrey at Internet Movie Database
 Bob Godfrey Films Website of The Bob Godfrey Collection 
 Animation Research Centre archive of Bob Godfrey's films and artwork 
 Remembering Bob Godfrey at FLIP Animation Magazine Retrieved February 2013

Category:1921 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:Academy Award winning directors
Category:British animators
Category:Artists from New South Wales
Category:BAFTA Award winners
Category:People from Essex