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Gerald Potterton

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Gerald POTTERTONMarch 8, 1931 – August 23, 2022Film maker, Gerald Potterton died at the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, Quebec, on the evening of Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at the age of 91. A native of London, England, and student of the Hammersmith Art School, Gerald emigrated...

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My condolences.

Was one of the best animators of all time.

So sorry to hear about the passing of Gerald Potterton. He wrote and directed "The Rainbow Boys", a low budget Canadian film made in 1973. I'm serious when I say this .... this is my favourite all-time film! I have a VHS copy that I treasure dearly (taped off air in the mid-80's). You can have your big-budget extravaganzas with the A-list stars, give me "The Rainbow Boys" any day. And of course I love the work that he did with Buster Keaton and the stories of Stephen Leacock too.
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R.I.P \m/

It was my birthday and I received a gift package of the Movie Heavy Metal, the soundtrack and an animation cell. I almost immediately framed the cell and fondly remember it as one of my favorite animated films. My heartfelt condolences and well wishes for his family.