Full Name John Sutherland Spouse Paula Winslowe (m. 1939) Role Movie producer | Name John Sutherland Years active 1931–1973 | |
Born September 11, 1910 ( 1910-09-11 ) Williston, North Dakota Cause of death Natural causes and old age Occupation United States movie producer Died February 17, 2001, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Bambi, Rhapsody of Steel, A Is for Atom, Too Many Winners Children Diane Sutherland, John Sutherland II, Ronald Sutherland, Eric Sutherland Similar People Paula Winslowe, David Hand, Ralph Wright, Maurice Noble, William Beaudine | ||
John Sutherland (September 11, 1910 – February 17, 2001) was a United States movie producer.
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Sutherland was an animator on the 1931 short The Beach Party and voiced the adult Bambi in the movie Bambi (1942). Sutherland produced 45 movies from 1945 to 1973. Many of his films were instructional cartoons extolling economic concepts, especially the benefits of capitalism and the drawbacks of socialism.
Life
Sutherland was born on September 11, 1910, in Williston, North Dakota.
Film career
Sutherland moved to Los Angeles, California, to work in the film industry. He started his career as an animator in 1931, with a short movie, The Beach Party. While in Los Angeles, Sutherland married Paula Winslowe on September 16, 1939, and had four children.
Sutherland and Winslowe worked with Walt Disney in the 1942 film Bambi.
Sutherland quit the film industry in 1973, and moved to Van Nuys, California.
Death
Sutherland died on February 17, 2001, in his house in Van Nuys. He was 90.
Selected filmography
Producer Live-Action
Producer - Animation
Note: First five Daffy Ditties were produced in stop-motion animation, the final Daffy Ditty and all other Sutherland