Joy Batchelor

Joy Batchelor

Joy Ethel Batchelor (12 May 1914 – 14 May 1991) was an English animator, director, screenwriter, and producer. She married John Halas in 1940 and subsequently co-established Halas and Batchelor cartoons, whose best known production is the animated feature film Animal Farm (1954), which made her the first woman director of an animated feature since Lotte Reiniger. Together they created over 2000 shorts/films, and produced roughly 70 propaganda pieces during World War II for the British government. She helped co-write, write, animate, produce, and direct many of their productions. One of her projects as an art director was Cinerama Holiday (1955). Joy directed and wrote Ruddigore (1967), a television-film adaptation of W.S. Gilbert's opera of the same name, which became the first opera to be adapted into an animated film. She later worked in television, directing series, including animated shows like The Jackson 5ive (1971). Batchelor died on 14 May 1991, just two days after her 77th birthday.

  • Title: Joy Batchelor
  • Popularity: 2.748
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1914-05-22
  • Place of Birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Joy Halas
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Joy Batchelor Movies

  • 2018
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    Secrets of British Animation

    Secrets of British Animation

    6 2018 HD

    BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness...

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  • 2014
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    Ode to Joy

    Ode to Joy

    1 2014 HD

    An introduction to the life and work of Joy Batchelor on the hundredth anniversary of her birth. Joy was a director, animator, producer and designer...

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  • 1954
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    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Moving Spirit

    The Moving Spirit

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1954
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    Down a Long Way

    Down a Long Way

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1949
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    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

    R.A.F.: First Line of Defence

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Candlemaker

    The Candlemaker

    3 1956 HD

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  • 1945
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    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1950
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    Fowl Play

    Fowl Play

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    The Shoemaker and the Hatter

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1942
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    Filling the Gap

    Filling the Gap

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Cold Comfort

    Cold Comfort

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    3 1949 HD

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  • 1945
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    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1948
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    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1945
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    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 Little Jungle Boys

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Modern Guide to Health

    A Modern Guide to Health

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Charley in New Town

    Charley in New Town

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Charley in New Town

    Charley in New Town

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Christmas Visitor

    The Christmas Visitor

    6.6 1959 HD

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  • 1949
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    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    Charley Junior's Schooldays

    3 1949 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Christmas Wishes

    Christmas Wishes

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1964
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    Automania 2000

    Automania 2000

    6.8 1964 HD

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  • 1942
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    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1949
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    Farmer Charley

    Farmer Charley

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Modern Guide to Health

    A Modern Guide to Health

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hamilton in the Music Festival

    Hamilton in the Music Festival

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Magic Canvas

    The Magic Canvas

    7 1948 HD

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  • 1943
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    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Figurehead

    The Figurehead

    7 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Figurehead

    The Figurehead

    7 1952 HD

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  • 1942
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    Fable of the Fabrics

    Fable of the Fabrics

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    Dolly, Put the Kettle On

    5 1947 HD

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  • 1966
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    Little Tom Thumb

    Little Tom Thumb

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Five

    The Five

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1938
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    Music Man

    Music Man

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1964
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    Midsummer Nightmare

    Midsummer Nightmare

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1948
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    Your Very Good Health

    Your Very Good Health

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Charley in New Town

    Charley in New Town

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1959
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    Piping Hot

    Piping Hot

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Piping Hot

    Piping Hot

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1949
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    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    Charley's Black Magic

    Charley's Black Magic

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1967
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    Dying for a Smoke

    Dying for a Smoke

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1943
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    Abu's Dungeon

    Abu's Dungeon

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1941
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    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1946
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    Train Trouble

    Train Trouble

    1 1946 HD

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  • 1943
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    Abu's Dungeon

    Abu's Dungeon

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1945
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    Handling Ships

    Handling Ships

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Handling Ships

    Handling Ships

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1948
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    Charley's March of Time

    Charley's March of Time

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1948
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    Charley's March of Time

    Charley's March of Time

    6 1948 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Monster of Highgate Ponds

    The Monster of Highgate Ponds

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space was an animated cartoon series that was syndicated to television from 1965-1970. DoDo was a young extraterrestrial...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    DoDo, The Kid from Outer Space was an animated cartoon series that was syndicated to television from 1965-1970. DoDo was a young extraterrestrial...

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