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)
- The Phable of a Busted Romance ... (Director)
- The Phable of the Phat Woman ... (Director)
- A Newlywed Phable ... (Animation)
- Twas But a Dream ... (Animation)
1915
- Cartoons in the Country ... (Producer)
- Cartoons in a Seminary ... (Animation)
- Hunter and Dog ... (Director)
- Cartoons On Tour ... (Director)
- Cartoons on a Yacht ... (Animation)
- Cartoons in the Hotel ... (Animation)
- Cartoons on the Beach ... (Writer)
- Hicks in Nightmareland ... (Director)
- Feet Is Feet: A Phable ... (Director)
- Romiet and Julio ... (Animation)