Jules Engel

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Personal Info

Known for

Directing

From

Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Born

3/11/1909

Age

116

Credit(s)

1

Biography

Jules Engel was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, where he taught until his death, serving as mentor to several generations of animators.