John Halas

Born

April 16, 1912 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died

January 21, 1995

• Producer
• Director
• Writer

John Halas OBE was a pioneering British animator. Together with Gyula Macskássy, and Félix Kassowitz, Halász co-founded Hungary's first animation studio, Coloriton, in 1932. Coloriton existed for 4 years, producing animations for cinemas, including Boldog király kincse.