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Sep 26, 2008, 6:53 PM
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Studio B producer Richard Pimm dead at 60
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Canadian producer Richard Pimm, of Vancouver animation outfit Studio B Productions, died Wednesday at 60.
Pimm was a producer and production manager on the Studio B series D'Myna Leagues, Yvon of the Yukon and Class of the Titans. He was producing A Side Show Christmas at the time of his death.
Pimm worked for over three decades at such major animation companies as Nelvana, Disney and Lucasfilm. For 12 years, he was an overseas supervisor in Wales, China, Taiwan, Korea and the Philippines, where he was Toon City's general manager.
At Nelvana, he was a checker on the 1979 TV specials Runaway Robots! Romie-O and Julie-8 and Intergalactic Thanksgiving, and was in quality control on Easter Fever (1980). He was an animation camera operator on 1983's Rock & Rule, the first animated theatrical feature film produced entirely in Canada.
Pimm's work at Disney included serving as a production manager on The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) and Return to Never Land (2002), as well as a unit coordinator on the video Belle's Magical World and the Hercules TV series.
He was a unit manager on the TV series Ewoks, The Care Bears, Babar and Beetlejuice, in addition to 1989's Babar: The Movie.
Pimm was a proud member of the Manila, Philippines-based Mad Dog Motorcycle Club.
"Richard was a great guy who always had a pleasant outlook on life. He will be sadly missed by his many friends at the studio and around the world," said Studio B spokesman Anthony Jiwa.
A viewing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 30 at Burkeview Family Funeral Care, 1340 Dominion Avenue, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.
(This post was edited by eminovitz on Sep 26, 2008, 6:54 PM)
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