What is Gerald Potterton?
{{Infobox person | name = Gerald Potterton | image = Gerald Potterton in 2016 - 02.jpg | image_size = | caption = Potterton in 2016 | birthname = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1931|03|08}} | birth_place = [[London]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2022|08|23|1931|03|08}} | death_place = [[Cowansville, Quebec|Cowansville]], [[Quebec]], Canada | othername = | occupation = Director, producer, writer, animator | yearsactive = 1954–2022 | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | awards = [[Gerald Potterton#Awards and honours|See text]] }} '''Gerald Potterton''' (8 March 1931 – 23 August 2022) was a British–Canadian director, writer, producer and animator. He was best known for directing the [[cult classic]] ''[[Heavy Metal (movie)|Heavy Metal]]'' and his animation work on ''[[Yellow Submarine (movie)|Yellow Submarine]]''. Potterton was nominated three times for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]]. He directed the animated shorts ''[[My Financial Career]]'' and ''[[Christmas Cracker (movie)|Christmas Cracker]]'', and as producer for ''[[The Selfish Giant (1972 movie)|The Selfish Giant]]''. Potterton died on 23 August 2022 at a hospital in [[Cowansville, Quebec|Cowansville]], [[Canada]] at the age of 91.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gerald-potterton-dead-heavy-metal-director-1235205298/ Gerald Potterton, ‘Heavy Metal’ Director, Dies at 91]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official website|http://www.geraldpotterton.com}} *{{IMDb name|0693376}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Potterton, Gerald}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]] [[Category:Movie directors from London]] [[Category:Movie producers from London]] [[Category:Screenwriters from London]] [[Category:British animators]] [[Category:Canadian screenwriters