Animator Vincent Cafarelli dies

Vincent Cafarelli, a mainstay within the NY animation industry in excess of six decades, died of natural causes in Brooklyn on 12 ,. 1. He was 81. Cafarelli started in the market in 1948 while still a teen, being employed as an assistant animator at Paramount's Famous Galleries on qualities including classic figures for example Popeye, Little Audrey and Baby Huey. He eventually found act as an animator-director at almost all of the main galleries in Manhattan including UPA, Gifford Animation, Stars and Stripes Prods. (where he directed and animated over 300 place advertisements) and Perpetual Movies. In early sixties Cafarelli labored with Pablo Ferro on film graphics for Stanley Kubrick working in london, where they produced game titles for that 1964 Tulsi Dearden-directed feature "Lady of Hay," starring Sean Connery, among other projects. In NY at Animation Central and then at Kim & Gifford Studio, he animated radio stations comics Bob and Ray in a number of advertisements for Piel's beer advertisements and actress Margaret Hamilton for Great Bread. Almost 30 Years Ago, Cafarelli and Chocolate Kugel grew to become the creative team at Buzzco Prods., that they and Marilyn Kraemer created Buzzco Affiliates in 1985, with Cafarelli as leader/co-creative director. Cafarelli directed 100s of spots for major ad campaigns and tv special offers throughout his career, including some featuring famous figures like the Berenstain Bears and Strawberry Shortcake. Their manufacture of advertisements aside, Cafarelli and Kugel created, animated and director numerous independent shorts that won critical acclaim in addition to honours at film festivals including Annecy, Stuttgart, Rome, Rio and London. "KnitWits" opened on opening evening from the 1997 NY Film Festival with Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm." A number of their shorts have been in the film assortment of the Museum of contemporary Art. Vincent Frederick Cafarelli was created in 1930 in Brooklyn and offered 2 yrs within the Military from 1951-53, employed in Fort Benning's graphics department. He's made it by his wife, Francisca a daughter and five grandchildren. A memorial service is going to be held on Jan. 6, with particulars to become introduced later. Donations might be designed to the Brooklyn Museum. Correspondence might be delivered to (and additional information received from) Chocolate Kugel, Buzzco Affiliates, 33 Bleecker St., NY, NY 10012 or at 212-473-8800 or 917-309-5449. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com