Clive A. Smith (often credited as Clive Smith) is a British expatriate director and animator who, with Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, founded Canadian animation studio

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in 1971."Three men and a bear: Nelvana at 25"
''Take One'', Autumn 1996

Life and career

Smith worked on some of his studio's first TV specials, including '' A Cosmic Christmas'' (1977), which was broadcast on

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in Canada and syndicated in the United States proving to be Nelvana's breakthrough production. He also helmed the studio's next special, ''

The Devil and Daniel Mouse ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is a 1978 Canadian animated Halloween television special, based on the 1936 short tale ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' by Stephen Vincent Benét. ''The Devil and Daniel Mouse'' is the second television special produ ...

'', in 1978. He worked as director of Nelvana's first feature film, 1983's '' Rock and Rule'',The Making of Rock and Rule-Internet Archive
/ref> and its 1997 animated version of the Pippi Longstocking saga. He also directed " A Wookiee's Christmas" (also known as "The Faithful Wookiee") for

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

and 8 episodes of '' Family Dog'' for Tim Burton and

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

. Smith retired from Nelvana in 2001, the year after he and his co-founders sold the studio to Corus Entertainment. Smith was born in London, England in 1944 and educated at the Ealing School of Art in London, England, graduating with a degree in Design and Kinetic Art. In 1964, he joined the Halas and Batchelor animation studio in West London where he worked on animated series such as '' The Beatles'' and '' The Lone Ranger''. He moved to Canada in 1967 and worked as a senior animator and designer on commercials and short films with

Al Guest Al Guest is a Canadians, Canadian animation producer. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and started his career there when he dropped out of the University of Manitoba to pursue a career in films. A writer and fine artist, he has exhibited his pai ...

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 Melleny Melody.

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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