George Cannata

George Cannata

Known for

Visual Effects

Life

1908 – 1978 (aged 69)

Born in

Union City, New Jersey, U.S.

Biography

George Cannata started his career in the 1920s at Pat Sullivan's studio as an inker and later moved to Max Fleischer's studio where he was promoted as a full animator by 1930. He moved to the West Coast, where he worked for Walter Lantz and Ub Iwerks, but returned East to work for Van Beuren during a short period in 1935, after which he left to animate at Paul Terry's studio.