VAN HORN, WILLIAM
 Name and vital stats
    VAN HORN, WILLIAM [1939- ] (writer; artist; colorist; letterer) NULL
 Education
    B.F.A., California College and Crafts NULL
 Family in arts
    Son: Noel Van Horn [animation] NULL
 Influences
    Chester Gould, Carl Barks NULL
    George Herriman, Walt Kelly, Floyd Gottfredson NULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
    Designer: Greeting card designer: Blueridge Cards 1984 [Canada] > 84
    Illustrator: Juvenile book: Picnic with Bert 1983 > 83
    Illustrator: Juvenile book: The Wiggly Wobbly Boat Ride 1982 > 82
    Illustrator: Juvenile book: Twitchtoe, the Beastfinder 1978 > 78
    Illustrator: Juvenile book: Very Special Birthday Present 1982 > 82
    Writer & Artist: Juvenile book: Harry Hoyle's Giant Jumping Bean 1978 > 78
    Writer & Artist: Juvenile book: Harry Hoyle's Slippery Shadow 1980 > 80
 Animation
    Background Artist: Imagination: 1961 > 61
    Background Artist: Mills Animation: 1964-66 > 64 65 66
    Background Artist: Walter Landor: 1966-67 > 66 67
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Audio Brandon Films NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Baily Film Associates NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Between Rational Numbers 1969 > 69
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Encyclopedia Britannica NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Free Sparlin NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Houghton Mifflin NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Idiom's Delight 1974 > 74
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: If You're a Horse 1974 > 74
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Kaiser Broadcasting Company NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Macmillan NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Sesame Street NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Silver Burdett NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: The Reluctant Robot 1980 > 80
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: The Truth about Horsefeathers 1974 > 74
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: The Wanderers 1969 > 69
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: The Weird Number 1970 > 70
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Whatever Is Fun 1973 > 73
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Where Did Leonard Harry Go? 1974 > 74
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: Xerox Corp. NULL
    Producer, Art Director & Animator: Davidson: [San Francisco] 1967-75 > 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
 Additional biography
    Amazing Heroes #129, 1987 NULL
    Walt Disney Comics and Stories #537, 1989 NULL
 Honors
    Comics Buyer's Guide Award Favorite Letterer 1995 > 95
    Comics Buyer's Guide Award Favorite Penciller 1995 > 95
    Five Cine Golden Eagles 1970-75 > 70 71 72 73 74 75
    Two Silver Medals (Venice, Italy) 1970 > 70
 Danish comics
    Disney features (w/a) post-1992 > 90s
    Various comics (w/a) 1991+ for EGMONT > 91 90s
 BLACKTHORNE PUBLISHING
    Covers (a) 1985-86/88 > 85 86 88
    KING BILLY (w/a) 1985-86 > 85 86
    LAFFIN' GAS~ (w/a) 1986-87 > 86 87
    NERVOUS REX (w/a) 1985-87 > 85 86 87
    PEARL OF THE UNIVERSE (w/a) 1985 > 85
    POSSIBLEMAN (w/a) 1987 > 87
    TRACKER (w/a) 1988 > 88
 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
    AMBROSE (w/a) 1988-90 > 88 89 90
    ANGST (w/a) 1988-89 > 88 89
    Covers (a) 1988-89 > 88 89
 Note on comics career
    Colorist on his own strips NULL
    Letterer on his own strips NULL
 DISNEY PRODUCTIONS
    Covers (a) 1990-92 new > 90 91 92
    DONALD DUCK (w/a) 1990-92 new > 90 91 92
    LI'L BAD WOLF, THE (w/a) 1991 new > 91
    UNCLE SCROOGE (w/a) 1990-92 new > 90 91 92
 GLADSTONE PUBLISHING
    DONALD DUCK (w/a) 1987-90 reprint [from Europe] > 87 88 89 90
    DUCKTALES (w/a) 1987-90 reprint [from Europe] > 87 88 89 90
    UNCLE SCROOGE (w/a) 1987-90/94 with covers; reprint from Europe > 87 88 89 90 94
 Source (some data)
    WILLIAM VAN HORN NULL