Eliot Noyes

Eli Noyes

Eli Noyes — animator (1942–2024)

Eliot Fette Noyes, Jr. was an American animator most noted for his stop animation work using clay and sand. His 1964 work, Clay or the Origin of Species, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and established claymation as a medium. He designed animated sand pinwheels for the Nickelodeon show Pinwheel and the sand alphabet for Sesame Street.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 3 films (1964–1974) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1974 The Fable of he and she Learning Corporation of America ; made by Eliot Noyes, Jr. 11 16mm Color sound
1970 This is the home of Mrs. Levant Graham. New Thing Flick Company 15 16mm B&W sound
1964 Clay (Origin of the Species) ▶ Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill 8 16mm B&W sound