Eric Ernest PorterAM (19 June 1911 — 1 May 1983) was an Australian filmmaker and animator who specialised in documentaries and commercials, but also made several features, such asA Son is Born.[1] He directed Australia's first animated feature,Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon (1972). That film's financial failure forced him to close his animation studio.[2]
Porter was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) with effect 20 December 1983 in the1984 Australia Day Honours for "service to the film industry particularly in the field of animation".[3]
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