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
- The Phable of the Phat Woman ... (Animation)
- Never Again! The Story of a Speeder Cop. ... (Animation)
- Cooks vs. Chefs: The Phable of Olaf and Louie ... (Director)
- Twas But a Dream ... (Animation)
- A Newlywed Phable ... (Director)
- The Phable of a Busted Romance ... (Director)
1915
- Cartoons on the Beach ... (Writer)
- Cartoons in the Hotel ... (Producer)
- Feet Is Feet: A Phable ... (Director)
- Cartoons in the Country ... (Animation)
- Cartoons in a Seminary ... (Animation)
- Hicks in Nightmareland ... (Director)
- Cartoons on a Yacht ... (Animation)
- Cartoons On Tour ... (Director)