John Sutherland (producer)

Jonathan Sutherland
Born John Sutherland
(1910-09-11)September 11, 1910
Williston, North Dakota
Died February 17, 2001(2001-02-17) (aged 90)
Van Nuys, California
Occupation movie producer
Years active 1931–1973
Spouse(s) Paula Winslowe (19391996)
Children 4

John Sutherland (September 11, 1910 – February 17, 2001) was a United States movie producer.[1]

Sutherland was an animator on the 1931 short The Beach Party and voiced the adult Bambi in the movie Bambi (1942). Sutherland produced 45 movies from 1945 to 1973.[1]

Life

Sutherland was born on September 11, 1910, in Williston, North Dakota.

Film career

Sutherland moved to Los Angeles, California, to work in the film industry. He started his career as an animator in 1931, with a short movie, The Beach Party. While in Los Angeles, Sutherland married Paula Winslowe on September 16, 1939, and had four children.

Sutherland and Winslowe worked with Walt Disney in the 1942 film Bambi.

Sutherland quit the film industry in 1973, and moved to Van Nuys, California.

Death

Sutherland died on February 17, 2001, in his house in Van Nuys. He was 90.

Selected filmography

Producer Live-Action

Producer - Animation

Note: First five Daffy Ditties were produced in stop-motion animation, the final Daffy Ditty and all other Sutherland

References

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