Also accepting career achievement honors are computer animation pioneer Lillian Schwartz and Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. Named for the pioneering animator who created such early 20th century films as Gertie the Dinosaur, the honors will be presented virtually March 12 during the 49th Annie Awards, by organizers ASIFA-Hollywood, part of the Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (International Animated Film Society). Atmosphere at the Roar Foundations Shambala Preserves Halloween Party at a private residence on Octoin Los Angeles, California. Now he’ll be one of three to receive Winsor McCay Awards for career achievement. Tippi Hedren and son John Marshall during Lladro Fundraiser For The Shambala Preserve at Shambala Preserve in Acton, California, United States.
He was a supervising animator on Disney classics including 1989’s The Little Mermaid, 1991’s Beauty and the Beast, 1994’s The Lion King, 1998’s Mulan and 2002’s Lilo & Stitch, and retired in 2013 after a career at the studio that began in 1982. Initially a fashion model, appearing on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines (among others), Hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. Born and raised in Okinawa, Japan, Ruben Aquino studied at the University of Pennsylvania and pursued a career as an architect before discovering animation. Nathalie Kay ' Tippi ' Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is a retired American actress.
