Charles Grosvenor (born June 2, 1952) is an American film
director.Originally from Hillsdale, New Jersey, he moved to Los
Angeles in 1978 to work in the animation industry, at a time when most
of the work was still being done in the US. His first job was for
Hanna-Barbera, as a model designer on The Buford Files. He soon joined
the layout department and quickly advanced to crew chief, and
ultimately to head of layout, thereby having a hand in every
Hanna-Barbera show that was produced in those years, including Richie
Rich and The Smurfs.With Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Grosvenor made the move
to directing. His success at that effort led to more directing
assignments, including some of the first long form (an hour or more)
animated shows, beginning with The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry
Hound. He graduated to feature film directing with Hanna-Barbera's
Once Upon a Forest.When Hanna-Barbera was absorbed by Warner Bros.,
Grosvenor moved to MGM, where he directed yet another incarnation of
The Pink Panther as well as an animated feature based on Babes in
Toyland. In 1997, he joined Universal Cartoon Studios (later renamed
Universal Animation Studios), taking over the highly successful The
Land Before Time direct-to-video series, beginning with The Land
Before Time V: The Mysterious Island. As of 2006 he has produced and
directed an additional seven sequels (The Land Before Time VII: The
Stone of Cold Fire, The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, The
Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water, The Land Before Time X: The
Great Longneck Migration, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the
Tinysauruses, and The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the
Flyers), in addition to overseeing 26 half-hours of a television
series based on the movies. While critical reception of the series has
varied (many of the first sequels received lukewarm to negative
reviews, while the latter sequels received more positive reviews), the
series has gained a loyal fanbase.
director.Originally from Hillsdale, New Jersey, he moved to Los
Angeles in 1978 to work in the animation industry, at a time when most
of the work was still being done in the US. His first job was for
Hanna-Barbera, as a model designer on The Buford Files. He soon joined
the layout department and quickly advanced to crew chief, and
ultimately to head of layout, thereby having a hand in every
Hanna-Barbera show that was produced in those years, including Richie
Rich and The Smurfs.With Yogi's Treasure Hunt, Grosvenor made the move
to directing. His success at that effort led to more directing
assignments, including some of the first long form (an hour or more)
animated shows, beginning with The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry
Hound. He graduated to feature film directing with Hanna-Barbera's
Once Upon a Forest.When Hanna-Barbera was absorbed by Warner Bros.,
Grosvenor moved to MGM, where he directed yet another incarnation of
The Pink Panther as well as an animated feature based on Babes in
Toyland. In 1997, he joined Universal Cartoon Studios (later renamed
Universal Animation Studios), taking over the highly successful The
Land Before Time direct-to-video series, beginning with The Land
Before Time V: The Mysterious Island. As of 2006 he has produced and
directed an additional seven sequels (The Land Before Time VII: The
Stone of Cold Fire, The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, The
Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water, The Land Before Time X: The
Great Longneck Migration, The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the
Tinysauruses, and The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the
Flyers), in addition to overseeing 26 half-hours of a television
series based on the movies. While critical reception of the series has
varied (many of the first sequels received lukewarm to negative
reviews, while the latter sequels received more positive reviews), the
series has gained a loyal fanbase.
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