Patrick Loubert
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Patrick Loubert was one of the founders of the Canadian animation studio, Nelvana
Limited, along with Clive A. Smith
and Michael Hirsh
. He has produced, and executive-produced, much of the company's most memorable fare.
At the beginning of his career, Loubert published The Great Canadian Comic Books
, a 1971 book focusing on the early days of local comic lore, with partner Hirsh. Under the alias of Speed Savage, the name of an obscure comic book hero, he wrote the 1972 live-action cult film, Voulez-vous coucher avec God?. With Don Haig, he scripted and directed 125 Rooms of Comfort, another live-action project, in 1974.
Loubert and his colleagues won a Daytime Emmy in 1990 (in the category Best Animated Program) for the children's television series Beetlejuice
.
Nelvana
Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...
Limited, along with Clive A. Smith
Clive A. Smith
Clive A. Smith is a British expatriate director and animator who, with Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, founded Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1971...
and Michael Hirsh
Michael Hirsh (producer)
Michael Hirsh is a Belgian-born Canadian citizen. He has been a significant figure in the Canadian television industry, or more specifically children's programming, since the 1980s.-Personal life:...
. He has produced, and executive-produced, much of the company's most memorable fare.
At the beginning of his career, Loubert published The Great Canadian Comic Books
The Great Canadian Comic Books
The Great Canadian Comic Books is a 1971 book from Peter Martin Associates. It was written by Nelvana founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive A. Smith as designer and illustrator...
, a 1971 book focusing on the early days of local comic lore, with partner Hirsh. Under the alias of Speed Savage, the name of an obscure comic book hero, he wrote the 1972 live-action cult film, Voulez-vous coucher avec God?. With Don Haig, he scripted and directed 125 Rooms of Comfort, another live-action project, in 1974.
Loubert and his colleagues won a Daytime Emmy in 1990 (in the category Best Animated Program) for the children's television series Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice (TV series)
Beetlejuice is an American-Canadian animated television series which ran from September 9, 1989 to May 7, 1992 on ABC and, later on, on Fox. Loosely based on the 1988 homonymous film of the same name, it was developed and executive-produced by the film's director, Tim Burton...
.