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b. 1939 - d. 2021

Ron Campbell (born 26 December 1939) is an animator, director, and producer, best known for his work on the 1960s The Beatles television series, as well as the animated feature film Yellow Submarine.

Ron Campbell’s career[1] began in 1958 animating various commercials for Australian television. However, when Al Brodax brought both his Krazy Kat and Beetle Bailey cartoons to Australia for production, Campbell was recruited to work on the project.

After Krazy Kat, Campbell went on to direct many installments of The Beatles television series for King Features. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its four-year run. He later wrote the forward to the book Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles,[2] where his involvement in the show is also talked about extensively.

Due in part to the enormous success of the program, Campbell was hired by Bill Hanna (of Hanna-Barbera fame) and relocated to Hollywood, California. In Hollywood, he would go on to work on a wide array of animated television series including, but not limited to: The Smurfs, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, Rugrats, Rocket Power, and Ed, Edd n Eddy.

Yellow Submarine - In 1968, Al Brodax once again contracted Campbell from London, where he was producing The Beatles' feature length animated motion picture, Yellow Submarine. Brodax asked Campbell, and his colleague Duane Crowther, if they could animate many of the connecting sequences in the movie. Together, they subsequently ended up animating around twelve minutes, or roughly one seventh of the entire film. In his 2004 memoir Up Periscope Yellow,[3] chronicling the making of Yellow Submarine, Brodax accredits Campbell for essentially helping pull together various elements of the movie. Ron Campbell Films, Inc.

In 1971, Campbell founded his own animation studio, Ron Campbell Films, Inc.; the company’s first project would also place him as associate producer for ABC’s television special Nanny and the Professor.

He would also go on to produce and direct animation in both the Emmy and Peabody award winning children’s shows, The Big Blue Marble[4] and Sesame Street. Following this, Campbell worked on the hit animated series, The Smurfs.
Disney, Nickelodeon & Retirement

The 1990s took Campbell to Disney Animation, where he worked on several cartoons, including: Bonkers, Goof Troop, and Darkwing Duck. In addition to this, he also worked with Klasky-Csupo for Nickelodeon, and storyboarded on such shows as: Rugrats, Rocket Power, and Duckman for the USA Network.

As of 2008, Campbell is retired from his fifty-year career as a screen cartoonist and lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area. He now creates original pop art paintings[5] based upon the films he was involved with in one capacity or another. His paintings are sold through Scott Segelbaum’s Rock Art Show,[6] where he occasionally appears, both exhibiting and selling his artwork.

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      • Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Beatles Cartoon animation cel, edition 185/225 13"H x 16"W (sight), 24 1/8"H x 27"W (frame)
        Jun. 05, 2024

        Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Beatles Cartoon animation cel, edition 185/225 13"H x 16"W (sight), 24 1/8"H x 27"W (frame)

        Est: $200 - $400

        Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Beatles Cartoon animation cel, edition 185/225 Signed lower right. Biography from BeatlesCartoonArtShow: Born in 1939 in Seymore, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, educated at Swinburne Art Institute in Melbourne, Ron Campbell was a force in animation for five decades. Campbell began his animation career in the late fifties, soon working on Beetle Bailey, Krazy Kat, and Cool McCool, directing the spectacularly successful TV cartoon series The Beatles. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its four-year run. He later wrote the forward to the book Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles, where his involvement in the show is also talked about extensively. He then moved to the United States and Hanna-Barbera, going on to write and produce cartoons for Sesame Street and animate on the original George of the Jungle and Tom Slick TV shows.His Hollywood studio, Ron Campbell Films, Inc., produced and directed the animation for the Big Blue Marble, which won many awards including a Peabody for Excellence in Broadcasting and an Emmy for Best Children's Show of the Year. In the late 60's Ron Campbell, working with his friend and colleague Duane Crowther (RIP), animated many scenes in the Beatles Yellow Submarine feature film, including the Sea of Time sequence, and much of the action between the Chief Blue Meanie and his boot-licking sidekick, Max.He animated many scenes involving the multi-named Jeremy Hillary Boob PHD aka the Nowhere Man. In Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax's 2004 memoir Up Periscope Yellow, chronicling the making of Yellow Submarine, Brodax accredits Campbell for essentially helping pull together various elements of the movie. In the early 1980s, he storyboarded Hanna-Barbera's hit series, The Smurfs, including the Emmy-award winning "Smurfolympics" special.Also, during the 70's and 80's, Campbell was the line producer and story editor for the hit European children's show ‘The Smoggies' and produced, directed, animated, or storyboarded numerous other hit shows of the era, including the Flintstones, Jetsons, Captain Caveman, and Scooby Doo.Ron was part of the original team the created the Scooby Doo series. The 1990's took Ron Campbell to Disney TV Animation where he contracted animation direction and storyboarded on Bonkers, Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie the Pooh.His studio produced publicity films for Disney.He also spent much of the decade storyboarding for the Rugrats, Rocket Power, and the bizarre adult cartoon, Duckman.During that time, he was nominated for an Emmy for a storyboard for Aaahh! Real Monsters, and another for the Rugrats. Since retiring after a 50-year career, Ron began painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen.With particular emphasis on The Beatles, his Cartoon Pop Art has been showcased in galleries internationally and across the USA.

        Ripley Auctions
      • Ron Campbell, America / Australia (1939-2021), The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004, marker and ink on paper, 8 3/4"H x 6 1/2"W (each), 19 1/2"H x 42 3/4"W (frame)
        Jun. 05, 2024

        Ron Campbell, America / Australia (1939-2021), The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004, marker and ink on paper, 8 3/4"H x 6 1/2"W (each), 19 1/2"H x 42 3/4"W (frame)

        Est: $200 - $400

        Ron Campbell America / Australia, (1939-2021) The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004 marker and ink on paper Each drawing signed upper right. Mat signed and dated lower right. Biography from BeatlesCartoonArtShow: Born in 1939 in Seymore, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, educated at Swinburne Art Institute in Melbourne, Ron Campbell was a force in animation for five decades. Campbell began his animation career in the late fifties, soon working on Beetle Bailey, Krazy Kat, and Cool McCool, directing the spectacularly successful TV cartoon series The Beatles. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its four-year run. He later wrote the forward to the book Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles, where his involvement in the show is also talked about extensively. He then moved to the United States and Hanna-Barbera, going on to write and produce cartoons for Sesame Street and animate on the original George of the Jungle and Tom Slick TV shows. His Hollywood studio, Ron Campbell Films, Inc., produced and directed the animation for the Big Blue Marble, which won many awards including a Peabody for Excellence in Broadcasting and an Emmy for Best Children's Show of the Year. In the late 60's Ron Campbell, working with his friend and colleague Duane Crowther (RIP), animated many scenes in the Beatles Yellow Submarine feature film, including the Sea of Time sequence, and much of the action between the Chief Blue Meanie and his boot-licking sidekick, Max. He animated many scenes involving the multi-named Jeremy Hillary Boob PHD aka the Nowhere Man. In Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax's 2004 memoir Up Periscope Yellow, chronicling the making of Yellow Submarine, Brodax accredits Campbell for essentially helping pull together various elements of the movie. In the early 1980s, he storyboarded Hanna-Barbera's hit series, The Smurfs, including the Emmy-award winning "Smurfolympics" special. Also, during the 70's and 80's, Campbell was the line producer and story editor for the hit European children's show ‘The Smoggies' and produced, directed, animated, or storyboarded numerous other hit shows of the era, including the Flintstones, Jetsons, Captain Caveman, and Scooby Doo. Ron was part of the original team the created the Scooby Doo series. The 1990's took Ron Campbell to Disney TV Animation where he contracted animation direction and storyboarded on Bonkers, Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie the Pooh. His studio produced publicity films for Disney. He also spent much of the decade storyboarding for the Rugrats, Rocket Power, and the bizarre adult cartoon, Duckman. During that time, he was nominated for an Emmy for a storyboard for Aaahh! Real Monsters, and another for the Rugrats. Since retiring after a 50-year career, Ron began painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen. With particular emphasis on The Beatles, his Cartoon Pop Art has been showcased in galleries internationally and across the USA.

        Ripley Auctions
      • Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Yellow submarine animation cell, edition 47/175. 16"H x 20"W (sight), 29 1/4"H x 33 1/4"W (frame)
        Jun. 05, 2024

        Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Yellow submarine animation cell, edition 47/175. 16"H x 20"W (sight), 29 1/4"H x 33 1/4"W (frame)

        Est: $200 - $400

        Ron Campbell (American/Australian, 1939-2021), Yellow submarine animation cell, edition 47/175. Signed lower right. Autographed by English record producer, George Martin, upper left. Biography from BeatlesCartoonArtShow: Born in 1939 in Seymore, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, educated at Swinburne Art Institute in Melbourne, Ron Campbell was a force in animation for five decades. Campbell began his animation career in the late fifties, soon working on Beetle Bailey, Krazy Kat, and Cool McCool, directing the spectacularly successful TV cartoon series The Beatles. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its four-year run. He later wrote the forward to the book Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles, where his involvement in the show is also talked about extensively. He then moved to the United States and Hanna-Barbera, going on to write and produce cartoons for Sesame Street and animate on the original George of the Jungle and Tom Slick TV shows.His Hollywood studio, Ron Campbell Films, Inc., produced and directed the animation for the Big Blue Marble, which won many awards including a Peabody for Excellence in Broadcasting and an Emmy for Best Children's Show of the Year. In the late 60's Ron Campbell, working with his friend and colleague Duane Crowther (RIP), animated many scenes in the Beatles Yellow Submarine feature film, including the Sea of Time sequence, and much of the action between the Chief Blue Meanie and his boot-licking sidekick, Max.He animated many scenes involving the multi-named Jeremy Hillary Boob PHD aka the Nowhere Man. In Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax's 2004 memoir Up Periscope Yellow, chronicling the making of Yellow Submarine, Brodax accredits Campbell for essentially helping pull together various elements of the movie. In the early 1980s, he storyboarded Hanna-Barbera's hit series, The Smurfs, including the Emmy-award winning "Smurfolympics" special.Also, during the 70's and 80's, Campbell was the line producer and story editor for the hit European children's show ‘The Smoggies' and produced, directed, animated, or storyboarded numerous other hit shows of the era, including the Flintstones, Jetsons, Captain Caveman, and Scooby Doo.Ron was part of the original team the created the Scooby Doo series. The 1990's took Ron Campbell to Disney TV Animation where he contracted animation direction and storyboarded on Bonkers, Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie the Pooh.His studio produced publicity films for Disney.He also spent much of the decade storyboarding for the Rugrats, Rocket Power, and the bizarre adult cartoon, Duckman.During that time, he was nominated for an Emmy for a storyboard for Aaahh! Real Monsters, and another for the Rugrats. Since retiring after a 50-year career, Ron began painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen.With particular emphasis on The Beatles, his Cartoon Pop Art has been showcased in galleries internationally and across the USA.

        Ripley Auctions
      • Ron Campbell, America / Australia (1939-2021), The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004, marker and ink on paper, 16"H x 24"W (sight), 27 1/4"H x 34 1/2"W (frame)
        Jun. 05, 2024

        Ron Campbell, America / Australia (1939-2021), The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004, marker and ink on paper, 16"H x 24"W (sight), 27 1/4"H x 34 1/2"W (frame)

        Est: $200 - $400

        Ron Campbell America / Australia, (1939-2021) The Beatles TV cartoon caricatures, 2004 marker and ink on paper Signed right. Mat signed and dated lower right. Biography from BeatlesCartoonArtShow: Born in 1939 in Seymore, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, educated at Swinburne Art Institute in Melbourne, Ron Campbell was a force in animation for five decades. Campbell began his animation career in the late fifties, soon working on Beetle Bailey, Krazy Kat, and Cool McCool, directing the spectacularly successful TV cartoon series The Beatles. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained number one in the ratings for the duration of its four-year run. He later wrote the forward to the book Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles, where his involvement in the show is also talked about extensively. He then moved to the United States and Hanna-Barbera, going on to write and produce cartoons for Sesame Street and animate on the original George of the Jungle and Tom Slick TV shows.His Hollywood studio, Ron Campbell Films, Inc., produced and directed the animation for the Big Blue Marble, which won many awards including a Peabody for Excellence in Broadcasting and an Emmy for Best Children's Show of the Year. In the late 60's Ron Campbell, working with his friend and colleague Duane Crowther (RIP), animated many scenes in the Beatles Yellow Submarine feature film, including the Sea of Time sequence, and much of the action between the Chief Blue Meanie and his boot-licking sidekick, Max.He animated many scenes involving the multi-named Jeremy Hillary Boob PHD aka the Nowhere Man. In Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax's 2004 memoir Up Periscope Yellow, chronicling the making of Yellow Submarine, Brodax accredits Campbell for essentially helping pull together various elements of the movie. In the early 1980s, he storyboarded Hanna-Barbera's hit series, The Smurfs, including the Emmy-award winning "Smurfolympics" special.Also, during the 70's and 80's, Campbell was the line producer and story editor for the hit European children's show ‘The Smoggies' and produced, directed, animated, or storyboarded numerous other hit shows of the era, including the Flintstones, Jetsons, Captain Caveman, and Scooby Doo.Ron was part of the original team the created the Scooby Doo series. The 1990's took Ron Campbell to Disney TV Animation where he contracted animation direction and storyboarded on Bonkers, Goof Troop, Darkwing Duck, and Winnie the Pooh.His studio produced publicity films for Disney.He also spent much of the decade storyboarding for the Rugrats, Rocket Power, and the bizarre adult cartoon, Duckman.During that time, he was nominated for an Emmy for a storyboard for Aaahh! Real Monsters, and another for the Rugrats. Since retiring after a 50-year career, Ron began painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen.With particular emphasis on The Beatles, his Cartoon Pop Art has been showcased in galleries internationally and across the USA.

        Ripley Auctions
      • Ron Campbell Beatles Yellow Submarine Presentation Frame
        May. 04, 2023

        Ron Campbell Beatles Yellow Submarine Presentation Frame

        Est: $200 - $400

        Beatles Presentation Frame with Ron Campbell Yellow Submarine Original Watercolor on Paper and Framed It Don't Come Easy 45 Record. Framed and Double Matted. Frame measures 26.5" tall x 14.5" wide. All invoices must be paid within 24 hours of the sale. All items are shipped USPS or UPS and will be billed separately. A $12 handling fee is added to the shipping price per lot if shipped in house. Some items or large quantity of purchases will be packed and shipped via the Monmouth Junction UPS store. Local pickups are at our Monmouth Junction location on Friday, Saturday and Monday ONLY! All pickups are by appointment only. Any condition issues will be listed in the description. Please read the terms for full information.

        Bodnar's Auction Sales
      • Ron Campbell Eeyore Original Storyboard Drawing
        May. 05, 2022

        Ron Campbell Eeyore Original Storyboard Drawing

        Est: $150 - $300

        Original "Winnie the Pooh" Animation Drawing featuring Eeyore. Artwork Drawn and Signed by Ron Campbell. Drawing done Pen and Marker. Measures approx. 14" x 10".

        Weiss Auctions
      • Ron Campbell Yellow Submarine Mixed Media On Board
        Jul. 10, 2021

        Ron Campbell Yellow Submarine Mixed Media On Board

        Est: -

        Ron Campbell Animator The Beatles. Signed On The Lower Right Corner. Measures Approximately 23in X 29in. Artwork Measures Approximately 18in X 23.5in. Nr12723 Ja

        EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
      • Ron Campbell (1939 - ) - The Beatles - TV Cartoons 32 x 40cm
        Jun. 09, 2016

        Ron Campbell (1939 - ) - The Beatles - TV Cartoons 32 x 40cm

        Est: $400 - $600

        Ron Campbell (1939 - ) The Beatles - TV Cartoons cartoon cell, ed. 89/225 32 x 40cm signed lower right

        Lawsons
      • Ron Campbell, Beatles Cartoon Animation Cel
        Sep. 30, 2014

        Ron Campbell, Beatles Cartoon Animation Cel

        Est: $500 - $800

        Original hand painted limited edition cel of the Beatles as they appeared in the 1960's Saturday Morning Cartoon, by Ron Campbell. Cel features John, Paul, Ringo, and George. Produced in 2002, this is the printer's proof edition, numberedPP17/25. Cel appears to have shifted under the glass, sight seen approx. 16" x 11". Comes with COA from Apple Corps Ltd. COA is hand signed by Campbell and features 4 facial drawings of the Beatles.

        Weiss Auctions
      • Ron Campbell Original Beatles Artwork.
        Feb. 26, 2014

        Ron Campbell Original Beatles Artwork.

        Est: $500 - $1,000

        Lot consists of Original Beatles Yellow Submarine Pen an Watercolor illustration. Signed Ron Campbell Animator Yellow Submarine. This is a wonderful original specialty piece. 11" x 15".

        Weiss Auctions
      • Ron Campbell. Original Illustration.
        Feb. 26, 2014

        Ron Campbell. Original Illustration.

        Est: $250 - $450

        Beatles Peeking From Behind a Door. signed by Campbell. Watercolor and Ink. Approx. 8" x 11"/

        Weiss Auctions
      • The Beatles animation cel inscribed and signed by director Ron Campbell.
        Dec. 18, 2013

        The Beatles animation cel inscribed and signed by director Ron Campbell.

        Est: $300 - $500

        The Beatles animation cel inscribed and signed by director Ron Campbell. (1965-1969, King Features) Hand painted 16 x 13 in. cel featuring The Beatles series cartoon characters playing their respective instruments. The cel is signed in the lower right corner, “Ron Campbell / director “The Beatles” TV. cartoons”. Campbell has drawn additional caricature faces of each of The Beatles in the lower left margin of the cell. Above the image of the band, Campbell has written the lyrics, “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah...” with some decorative musical notes. With “hand-painted limited edition” stamp in the lower right corner. The cel is tipped to a 21.5 x 19 in. double mat and is in fine condition. Unexamined out of mat.

        Profiles in History
      • Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine, Poster
        Aug. 23, 2012

        Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine, Poster

        Est: $300 - $500

        Artist: Ron Campbell, Australian (1939 - ) | Title: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine | Year: 1968 | Medium: Poster | Size: 29 in. x 21 in. (73.66 cm x 53.34 cm)

        RoGallery
      • Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - The Blue Meanies, Poster
        Aug. 23, 2012

        Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - The Blue Meanies, Poster

        Est: $300 - $500

        Artist: Ron Campbell, Australian (1939 - ) | Title: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - The Blue Meanies | Year: circa 1967 | Medium: Poster | Size: 29 in. x 21 in. (73.66 cm x 53.34 cm)

        RoGallery
      • Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Sgt. Pepper, Poster
        Aug. 23, 2012

        Ron Campbell, The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Sgt. Pepper, Poster

        Est: $300 - $500

        Artist: Ron Campbell, Australian (1939 - ) | Title: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Sgt. Pepper | Year: circa 1967 | Medium: Poster | Size: 29 in. x 21 in. (73.66 cm x 53.34 cm)

        RoGallery
      • Autograph: Beatles: Ron Campbell
        Jul. 14, 2010

        Autograph: Beatles: Ron Campbell

        Est: $200 - $400

        Autograph: Beatles: Ron Campbell - Four original color ink and felt tip sketches of the Beatles as members of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on individual 4 x 5.5 white cards, each affixed to slightly larger color cards highlighted with a couple strokes of oil paint. Each is signed in ink, "Ron Campbell, Animator, Yellow Submarine." All four are colorfully triple matted and framed together with a 45 rpm of "Strawberry Fields" to an overall size of 27.5 x 28. In very fine condition. Oversized.

        RR Auction
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