
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1923 (age 103)
Birthplace
Lambeth, London, England, UK
Vera joined Halas & Batchelor in 1940 fresh out of art school. Her talents and need to express them quickly moved her from tracing work – copying the pencil drawings of others onto clear cels in ink – to animating herself. She remained a key member of the company in its founding years, before leaving to join the Larkins Studio in the late 40s.
Vera flourished at Larkins, working particularly well with Nancy Hanna who was already established there and the two were head-hunted to work in an animation department at Pearl & Dean under ex-UPA man Dave Hilberman in 1953 or 54. Hildenburg’s tenure at Pearl & Dean was unfortunately short-lived and Nancy and Vera were not treated well by the managem...
2020
1971
Director, Writer, Animation
1970
Director
1968
Animation, Writer, Producer, Director
1968
Animation
1966
Animation
1965
Story, Director, Animation
1964
Director, Animation
1962
1961
Animation
1960
Director, Animation
1957
Storyboard Artist
1956
Animation
1954
Director
1953
Animation
1951
Animation, Background Designer
1949
Animation
1949
Animation
1949
Animation
1948
Animation
1948
Animation
1948
Animation
1947
Animation
1945
Animation
1943
Animation