Glenn John McQueen (December 24, 1960 – October 29, 2002) was a Canadian supervisor of digital animation and supervising character animator at Pixar and Pacific Data Images.
In December 2001, McQueen was diagnosed with melanoma, but he stated that he would continue working at Pixar. He died on October 29, 2002, at his home in Berkeley, California, at the age of 41, from complications of the disease. His death occurred during the production of Finding Nemo, which is dedicated to him. His former colleagues also paid homage by naming the main character in the film CarsLightning McQueen.[3][4][5]
Legacyedit
McQueen has admirers all over the world for his work and has been hailed as one of the best animators in the field. Pixar co-founder John Lasseter called McQueen "a great animator, a great friend and a fantastic family man" and "the heart and soul of our animation department", and also said that "Glenn is not gone from us. He’s still alive in all of us."[3]
Pixar opened a new studio in 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, which would be named the Glenn McQueen Pixar Animation Center to honor McQueen. It was planned to be around 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) and be located in the downtown area of Vancouver. The studio focused on producing short films and television episodes based on Pixar characters.[6] Job qualifications were released in 2009[7] and the studio opened in spring 2010, producing many shorts including Small Fry (2011) and Partysaurus Rex (2012).
In October 2013, the studio was closed down in order to re-focus Pixar's efforts at its main headquarters.[8]
glenn, mcqueen, glenn, john, mcqueen, december, 1960, october, 2002, canadian, supervisor, digital, animation, supervising, character, animator, pixar, pacific, data, images, bornglenn, john, mcqueen, 1960, december, 1960toronto, ontario, canadadiedoctober, 20. Glenn John McQueen December 24 1960 October 29 2002 was a Canadian supervisor of digital animation and supervising character animator at Pixar and Pacific Data Images Glenn McQueenBornGlenn John McQueen 1960 12 24 December 24 1960Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedOctober 29 2002 2002 10 29 aged 41 Berkeley California U S Alma materSheridan CollegeOccupationAnimatorEmployer s Pacific Data Images 1991 1994 Pixar 1994 2002 SpousesAudrey Fleisher m 1987 divorced wbr Terry McQueenChildren1 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Death 3 Legacy 4 Filmography 4 1 Director 4 2 Animator 4 3 Supervising animator 4 4 Character animator 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editMcQueen graduated from Sheridan College in 1985 He was sent by Sheridan on a scholarship to the New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab where he worked as head of the 3D production department which made film effects television commercials and scientific visuals citation needed In 1994 he moved to Pixar partly due to his interest in Toy Story and his respect for John Lasseter where he supervised the animation on Pixar s early successes including Toy Story A Bug s Life Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc 1 2 McQueen also served as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood He and his wife Terry had a daughter 2 Death editIn December 2001 McQueen was diagnosed with melanoma but he stated that he would continue working at Pixar He died on October 29 2002 at his home in Berkeley California at the age of 41 from complications of the disease His death occurred during the production of Finding Nemo which is dedicated to him His former colleagues also paid homage by naming the main character in the film Cars Lightning McQueen 3 4 5 Legacy editMcQueen has admirers all over the world for his work and has been hailed as one of the best animators in the field Pixar co founder John Lasseter called McQueen a great animator a great friend and a fantastic family man and the heart and soul of our animation department and also said that Glenn is not gone from us He s still alive in all of us 3 Pixar opened a new studio in 2009 in Vancouver British Columbia which would be named the Glenn McQueen Pixar Animation Center to honor McQueen It was planned to be around 20 000 square feet 1 900 m2 and be located in the downtown area of Vancouver The studio focused on producing short films and television episodes based on Pixar characters 6 Job qualifications were released in 2009 7 and the studio opened in spring 2010 producing many shorts including Small Fry 2011 and Partysaurus Rex 2012 In October 2013 the studio was closed down in order to re focus Pixar s efforts at its main headquarters 8 Filmography editDirector edit 1991 The Last Halloween 1991 Slide ShowAnimator edit 1992 Sleepwalkers 1995 Toy StorySupervising animator edit 1998 A Bug s Life 1999 Toy Story 2 2001 Monsters Inc Character animator edit 1994 Angels in the OutfieldReferences edit Plume Kenneth 2000 02 10 Interview with Glenn McQueen IGN Retrieved 2012 11 08 a b Obituary latimes com November 19 2002 accessed September 1 2015 a b Rizvi Samad Remembering Glenn McQueen 1960 2002 Pixar Times Retrieved 2012 11 08 Nusair David 5 Things You Didn t Know About the Cars Series About com Retrieved 2012 11 08 Cars Easter Egg Tribute to Dead Animator husband and wife team of David and Annette Wolf Retrieved 2012 11 08 Marke Andrews 2009 05 08 Pixar to open Vancouver studio Archived from the original on 2010 04 20 Retrieved 2012 11 08 Mike Valiquette 2009 11 15 Jobby Production Manager Layout Artist Pixar Vancouver Retrieved 2012 11 08 Pixar Canada shuts its doors in Vancouver The Province October 8 2013 Retrieved June 20 2014 External links editGlenn McQueen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenn McQueen amp oldid 1179418944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
