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Rollin Hamilton | |
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| Born | Rollin Clare Hamilton (1898-10-28)October 28, 1898 South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | June 3, 1951(1951-06-03) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1924–1943 |
Rollin "Ham"Clare Hamilton (October 28, 1898 – June 3, 1951) was an early motion picture animator. He wasWalt Disney's first hire, and from 1924 to 1928, he worked as an animator for theAlice Comedies andOswald the Lucky Rabbit shorts. In 1928, Hamilton and several other animators left the Walt Disney Studio to work at Winkler Pictures' new animation studio with the help ofCharles Mintz (who in turn, made Oswald turn from a Disney property, to aUniversal property). A year later, Hamilton briefly transferred to Walter Lantz's new studio before he helped fellow animatorsHugh Harman andRudolf Ising establish their own animation studio. He was one of the primary animators for theLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies cartoons. From 1929 to 1934, he animated theBosko character in theHarman and Ising studio.[1]
He was one of the few animators who remained withLeon Schlesinger after Harman and Ising left in 1933. In Schlesinger's studio, he animatedBuddy,Beans the Cat, andPorky Pig. He then worked as a freelance animator until 1940.
Hamilton died in 1951 of a heart attack.
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