Serge Danot
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| Caption | Danot in 1974 |
| Birth Date | 1931-2-7 |
| Birth Place | Nantes, France |
Serge Danot (7 February 1931 – 23 December 1990) was a French animator and former advertising executive. He is best known for creating the animated series, Le Manège enchanté in 1964, which became known in its 1965 English-language version, written and narrated by actor Eric Thompson for the BBC as The Magic Roundabout.
Danot was born in Nantes, France. As a young artist, he worked on the restoration of the Eiffel Tower and suffered an injury; while recuperating, he began practising animation. In 1969, he established his own company, called Danot Films. His partner in making The Magic Roundabout was a half-French, half-British animator, Ivor Wood.
References
- Serge Danot – Social Networks and Archival Context, snaccooperative.org, 18 December 2022
- 24 December 1991, Just Magic, The Perthshire Advertiser
- Lindrea, Victoria, 12 October 2004, Magic Roundabout's French connection, BBC News, live, 28 June 2009, 16 November 2005
- Philippe Rège, Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, 11 December 2009, Scarecrow Press, 281
Category:1931 births
Category:1990 deaths
Category:French animators
Category:French animated film directors
Category:French animated film producers