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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
Edwin Catmull’s pioneering work in the field of computer graphics and animation underpins the film industry as we know it today. Catmull was born Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1945 but moved to Utah when he was six months old.
Jul 1, 2024 · Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.
Mar 20, 2020 · Edwin Catmull, Ph.D., founder the Computer Graphics Lab (CGL) at New York Institute of Technology and former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, has been named this year’s recipient of the prestigious A.M. Turing Award.
Early in life, Edwin Catmull found inspiration in Disney movies such as Peter Pan and Pinocchio and dreamed of becoming a feature film animator. He even made primitive animation using so-called flip-books. However, he assessed his chances realistically and decided that his talents lay elsewhere.
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Edwin E. Catmull - Heidelberg Laureate Forum. * March 31, 1945, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. ACM A.M. Turing Award - 2019. Together with Patrick M. Hanrahan for fundamental contributions to 3-D computer graphics, and the revolutionary impact of these techniques on computer-generated imagery (CGI) in filmmaking and other applications.
In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.
Oral History of Edwin “Ed” Catmull CHM Ref: X6771.2013 © 2013 Computer History Museum Page 2 of 31 John Hollar: We’re with Ed Catmull at Pixar today. Let's start at the very beginning. Ed, you were born in West Virginia.
Jan 22, 2016 · Dr. Ed Catmull, president and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, has made groundbreaking contributions to the field of computer graphics in modeling, animation and rendering that have revolutionized the way live-action and animated motion pictures are created.
