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A still from the studio's final production, Spider-Man.

Grantray-Lawrence Animation was an animation studio active from 1954 to 1968 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson (hence "Grant-Ray"), and Robert L. Lawrence.

This animation company produced commercials and low-budget animated television shows until it went bankrupt in 1968[1] and its distributor, Krantz Films, took over production. The best-known of those animated shows are its adaptations of superheroes from Marvel Comics, the earliest such adaptations for electronic media. Before then, it did sub-contracted work on Top Cat, The Jetsons, The Dick Tracy Show, and The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo.[2]

Filmography

Grantray-Lawrence filmography
Year Title Co-production with Notes
1954 Dig That Dog Walter Lantz Productions Uncredited
1957 The Hope that Jack Built
1958 Planet Patrol Failed pilot
1966 The Marvel Super Heroes Marvel Comics
Krantz Films 		Aired in syndication[3]
1966–68 Rocket Robin Hood Trillium Productions
Krantz Films 		Uncredited
1967–68 Spider-Man Marvel Comics
Krantz Films
1967 Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse Al Guest Studios
Krantz Films

References

  1. ^ Batchelor, Bob (2017). Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4422-7782-3. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Mallory, Michael (January 6, 2002). "Ray Patterson". Variety.
  3. ^ Thomas, Roy; Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel. Running Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0762428441. In 1966, television production company Grantray-Lawrence produced a series of five half-hour semi-animated shows under the banner title Marvel Superheroes. Captain America (original comics appearance in 1941), The Incredible Hulk (1962), Iron Man (1963), The Mighty Thor, and Sub-Mariner (1939) all made their television debuts.

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