John Halas was a Hungarian animator. (16 April 1912 Budapest

Budapest

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, Hungary

Hungary

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 – 21 January 1995, London

London

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, England

England

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). He learned his craft under George Pal

George Pál

George Pal , born György Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre...

, but launched his own career in 1934, and two years later moved to England where he and his wife Joy Batchelor

Joy Batchelor

Joy Batchelor was an English director, producer, writer, art director and animator. As a director, she primarily worked in television, directing series, including variety shows like The Jackson 5ive , and in animated films...

 founded Halas and Batchelor

Halas and Batchelor

Halas and Batchelor was an animation company founded by John Halas and his wife, Joy Batchelor. The company started as a small animation unit that created commercials for theatrical distribution...

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Over the years they made over 70 short subjects during the war, using propaganda

Propaganda

Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....

 from the time. Their most famous feature, Animal Farm

Animal Farm (1954 film)

Animal Farm is a 1954 British animated film by Halas and Batchelor, based on the book of the same name by George Orwell. It was the first British animated feature released worldwide, though Handling Ships was the first British animated feature ever made...

, was the first full-length animated film made in Great Britain. They also produced Snip and Snap

Snip and Snap

- External links :* , one of the prizewinning episodes of Snip and Snap...

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