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[[Bruce Bickford]] is an American animator primarily working with [[wikipedia:Clay animation|clay animation]]. He worked with Zappa between 1974 and 1980 creating the claymation work and animated performance in the movie "[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]". Bickford's animation first appeared in the Zappa TV special "[[A Token Of His Extreme]]", and can also be seen in the FZ films "[[The Amazing Mr. Bickford]]", "[[Dub Room Special|The Dub Room Special]]", and "[[Video From Hell]]".
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'''Bruce Bickford''' (Seattle, 1947 - 28 April 2019 <ref>[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=10364 historylink.org] 2016-04-02</ref>) was an American animator primarily working with clay animation. He worked with Zappa between 1974 and 1980 creating the claymation work and animated performances in the movie "[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]" (1979). Bickford's animation first appeared in the Zappa TV special "[[A Token Of His Extreme]]" (1974), and can also be seen in the FZ films "[[The Amazing Mr. Bickford]]", "[[Dub Room Special|The Dub Room Special]]", and "[[Video From Hell]]".
  
 
Bickford was profiled in the 2004 documentary "Monster Road," directed by Brett Ingram. The film won numerous awards at film festivals and received international acclaim.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/work/monster-road-305501/awards All Movie - Monster Road]</ref>  
 
Bickford was profiled in the 2004 documentary "Monster Road," directed by Brett Ingram. The film won numerous awards at film festivals and received international acclaim.<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/work/monster-road-305501/awards All Movie - Monster Road]</ref>  
  
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He passed in 2019 at the age of 72.
 
 
[[Wikipedia:Bruce Bickford (animator)|Wikipedia - Bruce Bickford]]
 
  
 
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==See Also==
  
[http://www.brucebickford.com/bio.shtml Bruce Bickford's web site]
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* [[Wikipedia:Bruce Bickford (animator)|Wikipedia - Bruce Bickford]]
  
[http://brucebickford.com/media/BruceClayWebQuick.mov Sample Bickford Movie]
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081038/ Bruce Bickford on IMDB]
  
[http://www.brettingram.org/film/MRVids.php Monster Road web site]
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* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/3009986-Bruce-Bickford Bruce Bickford on Discogs]
  
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* [https://www.united-mutations.com/b/bruce_bickford.htm United Mutations page.]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 18 July 2025

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Bruce Bickford (Seattle, 1947 - 28 April 2019 [1]) was an American animator primarily working with clay animation. He worked with Zappa between 1974 and 1980 creating the claymation work and animated performances in the movie "Baby Snakes" (1979). Bickford's animation first appeared in the Zappa TV special "A Token Of His Extreme" (1974), and can also be seen in the FZ films "The Amazing Mr. Bickford", "The Dub Room Special", and "Video From Hell".

Bickford was profiled in the 2004 documentary "Monster Road," directed by Brett Ingram. The film won numerous awards at film festivals and received international acclaim.[2]

He passed in 2019 at the age of 72.

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See Also