Director

Hal Mason

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 2151150

IMDb ID: nm1209034

Known for: Directing

Born: September 6, 1917

Died: October 10, 1986

Age: 69

Place of birth: Northridge, California, U.S.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1942 - 1985

Years active: 44

Average TMDB rating: 6.14

Frequent jobs

Director (1)Animation (4)Additional Storyboarding (1)Production Supervisor (1)Story (1)

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Biography

Hal Mason was a 50-year veteran of the entertainment industry, having worked as a producer, director, writer and animator. He worked with cartoon producer Walter Lantz on Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda and Oswald Rabbit. Additionally, Mason was credited as the creator of the Pillsbury Dough Boy, Mr. Clean, and other animated characters In 1982, Mason wrote the “Chipmunks Christmas” television special. Although ailing for the past nine months, Mason was still working on characters, including those used in the Raid insecticide commercials. Other Mason creations include the Frito Bandido and the bear used in the Hamm’s beer commercials.

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