- Ed Catmull was born on March 31, 1945 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. He is a producer, known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Brave (2012) and Meet the Robinsons (2007). He has been married to Susan Anderson since June 11, 1983. They have three children.
- SpouseSusan Anderson(June 11, 1983 - present) (3 children)
- Graduated at University of Utah with a PhD in Computer Science.
- In 1972, he created the first piece of 3D animation, his own left hand. It was so impressive that it was put into the 1976 film Futureworld.
- Is known for creating texture mapping, a process in computer animation where you can put life like textures on 3D geometry.
- [on changes in the animation world] When Walt Disney started, people didn't know how to make films. They were figuring out how to add color, how to sync sound. When Walt died they stopped advancing the technology. And they also went downhill in their films. I think that's related.
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