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, founded Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1971."Three men and a bear: Nelvana at 25"
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Life and career

Smith worked on some of his studio's first TV specials, including ''

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proving to be Nelvana's breakthrough production. He also helmed the studio's next special, '' The Devil and Daniel Mouse'', in 1978. He worked as director of Nelvana's first feature film, 1983's ''

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saga. He also directed " A Wookiee's Christmas" (also known as "The Faithful Wookiee") for George Lucas and 8 episodes of '' Family Dog'' for

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and Steven Spielberg. Smith retired from Nelvana in 2001, the year after he and his co-founders sold the studio to

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. Smith was born in London, England in 1944 and educated at the

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, graduating with a degree in Design and Kinetic Art. In 1964, he joined the

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animation studio in West London where he worked on animated series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. He moved to Canada in 1967 and worked as a senior animator and designer on commercials and short films with Al Guest and Vladimir Goetzleman before meeting Hirsh and Loubert and later founding Nelvana.Biography
, Social Game Universe Since leaving Nelvana, Smith founded Musta Costa Fortune with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Clive A. Film directors from London Film producers from London English animators English television producers English expatriates in Canada British animated film directors British animated film producers British storyboard artists Living people 1944 births