Portrait of Art Clokey

Art Clokey

Bio: ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur "Art" Clokey (October 12, 1921 - January 8, 2010) was a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, influenced by his professor, Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. From the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented Gumby
Born: Wed, Oct 12 1921
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death: Fri, Jan 08 2010
Art Clokey is 88 years old
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Poster of Adventures of Gumby: A Sample
Adventures of Gumby: A Sample
Art Clokey would have been no older than
88 in Adventures of Gumby: A Sample
as 'Director'.
Fri, Jan 01 2016
Poster of Gumby: The Movie
Gumby: The Movie
Art Clokey was
73 in Gumby: The Movie
as 'Director, Producer, Writer'.
Wed, Oct 04 1995
Poster of The Puppetoon Movie
The Puppetoon Movie
Art Clokey was
65 in The Puppetoon Movie
as 'Executive Producer'.
Fri, Jun 12 1987
Poster of Gumby and the Wild West
Gumby and the Wild West
Art Clokey was
60 in Gumby and the Wild West
as 'Writer, Director, Producer'.
Wed, Mar 17 1982
Poster of The Return of Gumby
The Return of Gumby
Art Clokey was
60 in The Return of Gumby
as 'Director, Writer, Producer'.
Sat, Feb 20 1982
Poster of Mandala
Mandala
Art Clokey was
55 in Mandala
as 'Director'.
Sat, Jan 01 1977
Poster of The Clay Peacock
The Clay Peacock
Art Clokey was
53 in The Clay Peacock
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jan 01 1975
Poster of Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Art Clokey was
44 in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
as 'Opening Title Sequence'.
Sat, Nov 06 1965
Poster of How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Art Clokey was
43 in How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as 'Opening Title Sequence'.
Wed, Jul 14 1965
Poster of Gumby's Christmas Capers
Gumby's Christmas Capers
Art Clokey was
35 in Gumby's Christmas Capers
as 'Director, Writer, Producer'.
Tue, Jan 01 1957
Poster of Gumbasia
Gumbasia
Art Clokey was
33 in Gumbasia
as 'Director, Animation'.
Sat, Feb 05 1955

TV Shows (As Crew)

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Poster of Gumby Adventures
Gumby Adventures
Art Clokey was
66+ in Gumby Adventures
as 'Writer, Producer, Director, Creator'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 02 1988
Poster of Davey and Goliath
Davey and Goliath
Art Clokey was
39+ in Davey and Goliath
as 'Producer, Creator'.
First Air Date
Sat, Feb 25 1961
Poster of Gumby
Gumby
Art Clokey was
34+ in Gumby
as 'Producer, Writer, Director, Creator'.
First Air Date
Tue, May 01 1956