John Sutherland (producer)

John Sutherland (September 11, 1910 – February 17, 2001) was an American film producer.[1]

Jonathan Sutherland
Born
John Sutherland

(1910-09-11)September 11, 1910
Williston, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 2001(2001-02-17) (aged 90)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1931–1973
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 1939; died 1996)
Children4

Sutherland was an animator on the 1931 short film The Beach Party and voiced the adult Bambi in the 1942 film Bambi. Sutherland produced 45 films from 1945–1973.[1] Many of his films were instructional cartoons produced for Harding College extolling the socioeconomic concept of capitalism and delivering a political message on the benefits of both corporate and individual liberty, and the drawbacks of government intervention, particularly with Make Mine Freedom and Fresh Laid Plans.[2]

Life

Sutherland was born on September 11, 1910, in Williston, North Dakota.

Film career

Sutherland moved to Los Angeles, California, to work in the film industry. He started his career as an animator in 1931, with a short film, The Beach Party. While in Los Angeles, Sutherland married Paula Winslowe on September 16, 1939, and had four children.

Sutherland and Winslowe worked with Walt Disney in the 1942 film Bambi, where she voiced the mother of his character.

Sutherland quit the film industry in 1973, and moved to Van Nuys, California.

Death

Sutherland died on February 17, 2001, in his house in Van Nuys. He was 90.

Selected filmography

Live-action

Animation
  • The Beach Party (1931)
  • Bambi (1942)
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References
  1. John Sutherland on IMDb
  2. Animating Ideas, Hogan's Alley #12
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