| Ivor Wood | |
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| Born | Ivor Sydney Wood 4 May 1932 Leeds, England[1] |
| Died | 13 October 2004 (age 72)[2] London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Stop-motion animator[3] |
| Years active | 1960–1998 |
Ivor Wood (4 May 1932 – 13 October 2004) was a prolific Anglo-French stop motion director, producer, animator and writer known for his work on children's television series.[4]
Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother, his family moved to the mountains near Lyon, France after the Second World War, where he was educated.[5] He studied fine art in Paris, and later worked in an advertising agency in Paris, where he met Serge Danot. Together they made the acclaimed French series Le Manège Enchanté (known in English as The Magic Roundabout), with Wood as the animator .[6]
Following the success of The Magic Roundabout in the UK, Wood became both animator and director for a number of British animated children's programmes, starting with The Herbs in 1968. During the 1970s he animated and directed Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, The Wombles and Paddington.
Wood died of cancer in London on 13 October 2004 at the age of 72. His ashes were scattered in France. Wood was survived by his wife Josiane and one son.
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Woodland Animations was founded in 1973 by Ivor Wood and his wife Josiane, specifically to produce stop-motion animated series for the BBC. The company produced a number of shows, the most popular of which was Postman Pat. In 2001 Woodland was sold to Entertainment Rights.[7][8] which is now part of Classic Media