Joy Batchelor

Director

Born: May 22, 1914
Died: May 14, 1991 (age 76)
From: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Joy Ethel Batchelor (12 May 1914 – 14 May 1991) was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000…

Filmography (31)

Secrets of British Animation (2018)
Self (archive Photos)
Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy (2014)
The Five (1970)
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Ruddigore (1967)
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Little Tom Thumb (1966)
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Piping Hot (1959)
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The Candlemaker (1956)
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Animal Farm (1954)
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The Shoemaker and the Hatter
The Shoemaker and the Hatter (1950)
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Charley's Black Magic (1949)
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R.A.F.: First Line of Defence
R.A.F.: First Line of Defence (1949)
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Farmer Charley (1949)
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Charley Junior's Schooldays (1949)
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Fly About the House
Fly About the House (1949)
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Robinson Charley (1948)
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Charley's March of Time (1948)
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Your Very Good Health (1948)
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Charley in New Town (1948)
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Dolly, Put the Kettle On (1947)
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A Modern Guide to Health (1946)
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Train Trouble
Train Trouble (1946)
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6 Little Jungle Boys (1945)
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Handling Ships (1945)
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Christmas Wishes (1944)
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Cold Comfort (1944)
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Abu and the Poisoned Well
Abu and the Poisoned Well (1943)
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Abu's Dungeon
Abu's Dungeon (1943)
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Filling the Gap
Filling the Gap (1942)
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Dustbin Parade (1942)
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Fable of the Fabrics (1942)
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