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Frank Kelling(1904-1949)

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Frank Kelling was born on 11 November 1904 in Missouri, USA. He was a director, known for Gulliver's Travels (1939), The Snowman (1933) and So Does an Automobile (1939). He died on 23 March 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 11, 1904
DiedMarch 23, 1949(44)
BornNovember 11, 1904
DiedMarch 23, 1949(44)
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Known for

Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Gulliver's Travels
6.6
  • Animation Department
  • 1939
The Snowman (1933)
The Snowman
6.6
Short
  • Animation Department(as F. Kelling)
  • 1933
So Does an Automobile (1939)
So Does an Automobile
6.3
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1939
Towne Hall Follies (1935)
Toyland Premiere
5.9
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1934

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  • Stan Freed, Jack Mercer, Carl Meyer, Tedd Pierce, and Pauline Loth in Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
    Mr. Bug Goes to Town
    6.9
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Speaking of Animals in the Zoo
    7.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1941
  • Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
    Gulliver's Travels
    6.6
    • director of animation
    • 1939
  • So Does an Automobile (1939)
    So Does an Automobile
    6.3
    Short
    • animator
    • 1939
  • Mickey's Circus (1936)
    Mickey's Circus
    6.9
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Puppy Love (1933)
    Orphans' Picnic
    6.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wilfred Jackson in Music Land (1935)
    Music Land
    7.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Towne Hall Follies (1935)
    Toyland Premiere
    5.9
    Short
    • animator
    • 1934
  • The Snowman (1933)
    The Snowman
    6.6
    Short
    • animator (as F. Kelling)
    • 1933
  • Walt Disney in The Gorilla Mystery (1930)
    The Beach Party
    6.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1931

Director



  • Pinto Colvig, Jessica Dragonette, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker, Tedd Pierce, and Lanny Ross in Gulliver's Travels (1939)
    Gulliver's Travels
    6.6
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1939

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  • Alternative name
    • F. Kelling
  • Born
    • November 11, 1904
    • Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 1949
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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