John Coates (1927 - 2012) in his office at TVC, the Animation Studio he founded in 1957. It produced films including the psychedelic Beatles movie 'The Yellow Submarine'; the Oscar-nominated and Bafta-winning animation adaptation of Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman'; a special adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows, and other classic English animations. London, UK, 1994
Post script: TVC (TV Cartoons) created the animated feature film: The Beatles' Yellow Submarine in 1967-68 London. Credited ‘production supervisor’ (producer): John Coates; Directed by George Dunning; creative art director Heinz Edelmann; other designers include: Jon Cramer; animation directors included: Bob Balser and Jack Stokes; key special effects directors included: Charlie Jenkins; Key & notable animators include: Anne Jolliffe, Tony Cuthbert, Mike Stuart, Hester Coblenz, Paul Driessen, Cam Ford, Geoff Collins, Jim Hiltz, Ron Campbell; and numerous creative animation artists
Location: Fitzrovia, London, UK
Photographer: Richard Keith Wolff
