Raoul Barre
Born: 1874-01-29 in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 1932-05-21
Known For: Directing
Biography
Raoul Barré is a cartoon pioneer who has lived in Montréal, Paris and New York. Barré studied at the Académie Julian in Paris and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist. He founded the Barré-Nolan Studio and contributed to the industrialization of animation. He invented the “slash system” and the “peg bar”, major innovations in animation. Barré trained many famous animators, including those who created Felix the Cat. He returned to Montréal in 1929, where he continued to paint and exhibit.
Filmography
1916
- Never Again! The Story of a Speeder Cop. ... (Animation)
- Cooks vs. Chefs: The Phable of Olaf and Louie ... (Director)
- Twas But a Dream ... (Animation)
- The Phable of the Phat Woman ... (Animation)
- The Phable of a Busted Romance ... (Director)
- A Newlywed Phable ... (Director)
1915
- Cartoons on the Beach ... (Writer)
- Cartoons in the Parlor ... (Director)
- Cartoons in the Country ... (Animation)
- Cartoons in the Hotel ... (Producer)
- The Animated Grouch Chaser ... (Director)
- Cartoons in a Seminary ... (Animation)
- Cartoons on a Yacht ... (Animation)
- Feet Is Feet: A Phable ... (Director)
- Cartoons in the Kitchen ... (Director)
- Romiet and Julio ... (Animation)
- Cartoons On Tour ... (Director)
- Hicks in Nightmareland ... (Director)
- Hunter and Dog ... (Director)