Jules Engel

Birthday: March 11th, 1909 Date of Death: September 6th, 2003 Place of Birth: Budapest, Austria – Hungary (now Budapest, Hungary)

Jules Engel was an American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, animator, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the experimental animation program at the California Institute of the Arts, where he taught until his death, serving as mentor to several generations of animators.