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John Coates
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Born
November 7
,
1927
·
Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
Died
September 16
,
2012
·
Longfield, Kent, England, UK
(cancer)
Birth name
John Piesse Coates
Mini Bio
John Coates was born on November 7, 1927 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer and production manager, known for
Heavy Metal (1981)
,
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
and
Yellow Submarine (1968)
. He died on September 16, 2012 in Longfield, Kent, England, UK.
Family
Relatives
J. Arthur Rank
(Aunt or Uncle)
Anne V. Coates
(Sibling)
Trivia
Co-founded TVC London with
George Dunning
in 1957.
Best known for producing the film The Snowman and he was working alongside
Raymond Briggs
.
He served in WWII as an army officer. He was a film distributor in Asia before returning to England and beginning to produce animation.
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