About

Known credits:
73
Birthday:
1914-05-22
Place of birth:
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Website:
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Joy Batchelor

Overview

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 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions.

One of her projects as an art director was Cinerama Holiday (1955). Joy directed and wrote Ruddigore (1967), a television-film adaptation of W.S. Gilbert's opera of the same name, which became the first opera to be adapted into an animated film. She later worked in television, directing series, including animated shows like The Jackson 5ive (1971). Batchelor died on 14 May 1991, just two days after her 77th birthday.

Known for

Acting
2018 Secrets of British Animation Actor Self (archive Photos) 59
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2014 Ode to Joy Actor N/A
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Directing
1970 The Five Directing Director N/A
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1967 Ruddigore Directing Director 58
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1966 Little Tom Thumb Directing Director N/A
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1965 DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space Directing Director N/A
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1959 Piping Hot Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Candlemaker Directing Director 58
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1954 Animal Farm Directing Director 64
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1950 The Shoemaker and the Hatter Directing Director N/A
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1949 Charley's Black Magic Directing Director N/A
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1949 R.A.F.: First Line of Defence Directing Director N/A
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1949 Farmer Charley Directing Director N/A
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1949 Charley Junior's Schooldays Directing Director 58
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1949 Fly About the House Directing Director N/A
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1948 Robinson Charley Directing Director N/A
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1948 Charley's March of Time Directing Director 58
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1948 Your Very Good Health Directing Director 58
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1948 Charley in New Town Directing Director N/A
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1947 Dolly, Put the Kettle On Directing Director N/A
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1946 A Modern Guide to Health Directing Director N/A
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1946 Train Trouble Directing Director N/A
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1945 6 Little Jungle Boys Directing Director 58
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1945 Handling Ships Directing Director N/A
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1944 Cold Comfort Directing Director N/A
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1943 Abu's Dungeon Directing Director N/A
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1943 Abu and the Poisoned Well Directing Director N/A
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1942 Fable of the Fabrics Directing Director N/A
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1942 Filling the Gap Directing Director N/A
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1942 Dustbin Parade Directing Director N/A
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1941 Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1967 Ruddigore Writing Adaptation 58
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1964 Midsummer Nightmare Writing Writer 58
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1964 Automania 2000 Writing Writer 59
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1962 Hamilton in the Music Festival Writing Story N/A
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1961 The Monster of Highgate Ponds Writing Writer 59
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1959 The Christmas Visitor Writing Writer 58
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1959 Piping Hot Writing Story N/A
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1954 Animal Farm Writing Screenplay 64
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1954 Down a Long Way Writing Story N/A
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1952 The Figurehead Writing Writer 58
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1949 Charley's Black Magic Writing Writer N/A
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1949 Fly About the House Writing Writer N/A
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1948 Robinson Charley Writing Writer N/A
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1948 Charley's March of Time Writing Story 58
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1948 Charley in New Town Writing Story N/A
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1947 Dolly, Put the Kettle On Writing Writer N/A
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1945 Handling Ships Writing Writer N/A
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1942 Dustbin Parade Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1967 Ruddigore Production Producer 58
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1965 DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space Production Producer N/A
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1954 Animal Farm Production Producer 64
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1953 The Moving Spirit Production Producer N/A
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1952 Coastal Navigation Production Producer N/A
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1952 The Figurehead Production Producer 58
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1950 Fowl Play Production Producer N/A
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1949 Charley's Black Magic Production Producer N/A
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1949 Charley Junior's Schooldays Production Producer 58
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1948 The Magic Canvas Production Producer 59
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1948 Charley in New Town Production Producer N/A
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1947 Dolly, Put the Kettle On Production Producer N/A
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1946 A Modern Guide to Health Production Producer N/A
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1945 6 Little Jungle Boys Production Producer 58
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1943 Abu's Dungeon Production Producer N/A
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1942 Dustbin Parade Production Producer N/A
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Art
1942 Dustbin Parade Art Art Designer N/A
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Crew
1978 European Folk Tales Crew Supervising Technical Director N/A
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1967 Dying for a Smoke Crew Script N/A
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1950 The Shoemaker and the Hatter Crew Script N/A
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Visual Effects
1947 Dolly, Put the Kettle On Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
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1945 6 Little Jungle Boys Visual Effects Animation 58
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1942 Dustbin Parade Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1938 Music Man Visual Effects Animation N/A
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