http://deneroff.com/blog/2009/08/22/clair-weeks-and-the-beginnings-of-indian-animation/ Comments and Thoughts on Animation and Film Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:52:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://deneroff.com/blog/2009/08/22/clair-weeks-and-the-beginnings-of-indian-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-4839 Kiersten Lewis Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:50:21 +0000 http://deneroff.com/blog/2009/08/22/clair-weeks-and-the-beginnings-of-indian-animation/#comment-4839 Clair Weeks was my great great uncle, and I got to meet him once when I was a baby, although don't remember it at all. I've chosen to write my history paper on him, and besides the little notes we have about him, it's a wonder and a completely different experience to go online, type his name, and be able to learn more about his accomplishments! It makes me proud that he's a part of my family, and wish that I was able to kind of get to know him. His parents were missionaries from Norway, and nobody in our family knew about his being in the OSS until much much later. Clair Weeks was my great great uncle, and I got to meet him once when I was a baby, although don’t remember it at all. I’ve chosen to write my history paper on him, and besides the little notes we have about him, it’s a wonder and a completely different experience to go online, type his name, and be able to learn more about his accomplishments! It makes me proud that he’s a part of my family, and wish that I was able to kind of get to know him. His parents were missionaries from Norway, and nobody in our family knew about his being in the OSS until much much later.

]]> http://deneroff.com/blog/2009/08/22/clair-weeks-and-the-beginnings-of-indian-animation/comment-page-1/#comment-4307 Dave Childress Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:20:10 +0000 http://deneroff.com/blog/2009/08/22/clair-weeks-and-the-beginnings-of-indian-animation/#comment-4307 I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Weeks sometime in the mid 80's at a community access television studio at Lakewood California. The producers of the show knew that he was a former Disney illustrator and one of the first people who drew Tinkerbell. I didn't get any info about Weeks up front, but was shocked by his interesting life as I luckily asked some "right" questions. During WWII he was recruited by Bill Donovan to work for the new OSS group. Weeks was integral in "running" the Burma Trail. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a secondary job with the CIA while helping with India's Animation industry. When I interviewed him he was in his 80's but could have passed for 65! I wish I had gotten a chance to know him better. At least I was able to "bully" the studio to let us continue taping after our 30 minutes were up! I had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Weeks sometime in the mid 80′s at a community access television studio at Lakewood California. The producers of the show knew that he was a former Disney illustrator and one of the first people who drew Tinkerbell. I didn’t get any info about Weeks up front, but was shocked by his interesting life as I luckily asked some “right” questions. During WWII he was recruited by Bill Donovan to work for the new OSS group. Weeks was integral in “running” the Burma Trail. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had a secondary job with the CIA while helping with India’s Animation industry. When I interviewed him he was in his 80′s but could have passed for 65! I wish I had gotten a chance to know him better. At least I was able to “bully” the studio to let us continue taping after our 30 minutes were up!

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