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Alison Snowden

Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for Bob and Margaret alongside her Oscar-winning short Bob's Birthday which was also co-directed by her husband David Fine.[1] Bob's Birthday serves as the pilot for the Alison Snowden and David Fine's animated TV show Bob and Margaret. [2]

Alison Snowden
Born (1958-04-04) 4 April 1958 (age 66)
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Animator, voice actress, producer, screenwriter
SpouseDavid Fine
Children1

Life and work

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Born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire,[3] Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she collaborated with future husband David Fine. Alison Snowden's short Second Class Mail was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 58th Academy Awards.[4]

At the 67th Academy Awards, Snowden and Fine's short Bob's Birthday received the Oscar.[5][6]

Snowden and Fine's NFB films Bob's Birthday and George and Rosemary are included in the Animation Show of Shows.[7][8]

Alison Snowden, along with her husband David Fine, both created and produced Bob's Birthday and Bob and Margaret; the two have also written for the animated TV show Peppa Pig. They also developed Shaun the Sheep, another animated series, for Aardman Animations, and created the character of Timmy.[9]

Family

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Alison Snowden's daughter Lily is also a former voice actress with Astley Baker Davies,[10] where she is best known for voicing Peppa Pig in the show of the same name, and has also appeared in Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar and the TV series Bob and Margaret.[11][12] She currently works as an artist and illustrator.

Filmography

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Most of the following were done with David Fine.

Screenwriter

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Director

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Voice acting

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Producer

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Accolades

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  • 1986: Academy Award nomination for Second Class Mail[13]
  • 1988: Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film win for George and Rosemary
  • 1995: Academy Award win for Bob's Birthday (with David Fine)
  • 2019: Academy Award nomination for Animal Behaviour (with David Fine)[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Short Film Winners: 1995 Oscars". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  2. ^ "Bob's Birthday". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Snowden, Alison; Fine, David. "Alison". SnowdenFine.com. Snowden Fine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ "The 58th Academy Awards | 1986". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (7 April 2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836717 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The 67th Academy Awards | 1995". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ "The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 16)". www.animationshowofshows.com.
  8. ^ "The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 28)". www.animationshowofshows.com.
  9. ^ SnowdenFine.com. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2018
  10. ^ Peppa Pig: A History.
  11. ^ Lily Snowden-Fine at Behind the Voice Actors.
  12. ^ Lily Snowden-Fine at IMDB.
  13. ^ "Jim Henson, Kermit and Scooter: 1986 Oscars". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  14. ^ "The 91st Academy Awards | 2019". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 15 April 2019.
  15. ^ ""Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
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