What is Frédéric Back?
{{Infobox person |name = Frédéric Back |image = Frédéric Back.jpg |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|04|08}} |birth_place = [[Saarbrücken]], [[Territory of the Saar Basin]] (present-day [[Germany]]) |death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|12|24|1924|04|08}} |death_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = [[Animator]]<br>[[Illustrator]]<br>[[Movie director]]<br>[[Screenwriter]] |yearsactive = 1970–1993 |nationality = |awards = [[Order of Canada]]<br>[[National Order of Quebec]] }} '''Frédéric Back''' (April 8, 1924 – December 24, 2013) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[artist]] and [[movie director]] of [[Short movie|short]] [[Animation|animated movies]]. He won two [[Academy Awards]]. His first was for his movie ''[[Tout rein]]'' and his second for ''[[Crac|Crac!]]''. His short movie, ''[[The Man Who Planted Trees (movie)|The Man Who Planted Trees]]'' won the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in 1988. Back was born in [[Saarbrücken]], [[Saar (League of Nations)|Saar]]. He moved to Canada in 1948. He worked as a teacher at [[École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal]]. Back died of [[cancer]] in [[Montreal]] on December 24, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-twotime-oscar-winner-frederic-back-dies-20131222,0,2750148.story#axzz2oRuthsol |title=Two time Oscar winner Frederic Back dies |publisher=[[LA Times]].com | accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.fredericback.com/ Frédéric Back, agir ensemble | caring together] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211122643/http://www.fredericback.com/ |date=2007-02-11 }} * {{imdb name|id=0045610|name=Frédéric Back}} * [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000438 Frédéric Back] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607185643/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000438 |d