John David Wilson (8 August 1919 – 20 June 2013) was an English artist, animator and producer. He owned his own production studio, Fine Arts Films.^[1]

Early years

Wilson was born on 8 August 1919 in Wimbledon, England. He was educated at the Watford Grammar School for Boys, Harrow Art School and the Royal College of Art; among his teachers was Robin Darwin.^[2]

World War II

During World War II, Wilson served with the London Rifle Brigade. He was badly wounded in the African Campaign in 1941; while recuperating in Cairo he spent time drawing cartoons. Some of these were brought to the attention of a printer in Durban who offered him a job; due to the seriousness of his injury he was discharged from the army and accepted the job.^[2]

Death

He died in Blackpool, England in 2013. In his last years, he had suffered from Alzheimer's disease.^[3]

Credits

Film

• Great Expectations (1946)^[4]
• Peter Pan (1953)^[3]
• Lady and the Tramp (1955)^[3]
• Journey to the Stars (shown at The 1962 Seattle World's Fair) (1962)
• The Early Birds (1968)
• Shinbone Alley (1970)
• Grease (1978) (titles)^[5]
• You Gotta Serve Somebody (1983) ^[6]
• FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

Television

• Mr. Magoo (TV series) (1953)
• Petrushka (segment on Sol Hurok Music Hour) (1956)^[7]
• The Sonny and Cher Show (TV series) (1970–73)
• The Carol Burnett Show (TV series) (1972–76)
• COS w/Bill Cosby (TV series) (1976)
• Stanley, the Ugly Duckling (TV show) (1982)
• Peter Pan and the Pirates (TV show) (1990)
• Space Cats (TV show) (1991)
• The Specialists (TV show) (1992)
• Madeline (TV show) (1994)