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  Bill Plympton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bill Plympton was born in Portland, Oregon on April 30, 1946 to Don and Wilda Plympton.
Plympton's illustrations and cartoons have been printed in The New York Times and The Village Voice, as well as the magazines Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse, and National Lampoon.
His political cartoon strip "Plympton", which began in 1975, eventually was syndicated and appeared in over twenty newspapers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bill_Plympton   (220 words)

  
 No Apologies
In Bill Plympton's world, flesh is infinitely malleable, and that flexibility becomes the occasion for obscenely funny vignettes on the twin themes of sex and violence (actually the title of one of Plympton's shorts).
Plympton's previous feature, The Tune (1992), used a struggling songwriter's quest for success as the frame story for a somewhat loosely bound collection of set pieces, from musical numbers to segments that had already been exhibited as short subjects on their own.
While enjoyable enough in a modest way, the movie lacked the bite of Plympton's best work, and the sequences that did work, such as one in which two suit-clad men devise increasingly intricate means of destroying each other, seemed so disconnected from the story that their arbitrary placement was distracting.
www.citypaper.net /articles/100198/critmas.plympton.shtml   (631 words)

  
 Plympton Links
Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains fa Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.
-- Shane Leslie Plympton It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.
Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains fa Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
www.welcome-2-europe.com /United_Kingdom_England_Devon_Plympton.html   (1544 words)

  
 FILMMAKER MAGAZINE | Online Features: The Animator
Plympton, who once turned down a million-dollar Disney contract when he found out the studio would own every last sketch he scribbled once he signed, says his films cost about $1,000 a minute to produce.
Plympton never put in time at a traditional animation studio; instead, he honed his drawing skills as a kid growing up in rainy Oregon where it was often way too wet to play outside.
Plympton stayed clear of animation for a decade while he forged a reputation as an illustrator, magazine designer and cartoonist, most notably with the longrunning political strip Plympton.
www.filmmakermagazine.com /archives/online_features/the_animator.html   (645 words)

  
 Welcome to Devon4Business-Plympton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Plympton St Mary adjoins Plympton-Earl, and is an extensive parish on the east side of the vale of the river Plym.
The Earl of Morley is lord of the manor and barony of Plympton, and resides at Saltram, a stately mansion, in an extensive and finely wooded park on the East side of the river Plym.
The Church of Plympton St Mary was anciently the conventual church of the priory.
www.devon4business.co.uk /plympton.htm   (129 words)

  
 'Mondo Plympton'
But in "Mondo Plympton," the prize-winning filmmaker has assembled an 80-minute walk through his wild side, mixing bits of autobiography with bracing servings of his sometimes surreal cartoons.
Plympton, who is mischievous, mordant, analytical and ceaselessly imaginative, views the world through an eye that, thanks to the possibilities of animation, accepts no constraints and seeks no safety in conformity.
For Plympton in "Draw," the classic western shootout becomes the text for a speeding bullet's-eye view of an invasion of viscera.
partners.nytimes.com /library/film/mondo-film-review.html   (427 words)

  
 Town of Plympton :: About Plympton : A Brief History
Before there was a town of Plympton, before there was a County of Plymouth, and before there was a ship called the Mayflower carrying the Pilgrims to this shore, there were the Wampanoag People who lived, hunted, and raised crops throughout southeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years.
The current configuration of Plympton came about in 1863 when the boundaries were finalized between Plympton and Halifax.
A bronze tablet, given by the Daughters of the American Revolution, is located on a boulder on Plympton Green and commemorates her story.
town.plympton.ma.us /about_history.html   (553 words)

  
 masters of animation: bill plympton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Unafraid to show complete disregard for political correctness, Plympton's work is satirical, surprising and at times a little disgusting (read: bitten off heads, liberal use of saliva and other bodily fluids), but invariably raises a sly chuckle from his audience.
Plympton's casual, pacy style began to emerge during his years as a political cartoonist for New York's Soho Weekly News in the 1970s.
Plympton's website is a good place to start for animators looking for advice on self-financing their work.
www.acmi.net.au /DCE31B8B75944D25BF82D48A47E784CA.jsp?page=1   (629 words)

  
 Bill Plympton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Bill Plympton is an American animator whose short films have been generally well received at American animationfestivals.
Plympton's illustrations and cartoons have been printed in TheNew York Times and The Village Voice, as well as themagazines Vogue, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Penthouse, and National Lampoon.
His political cartoon strip "Plympton", which began in 1975, eventually was syndicated and appeared inover twenty newspapers.
www.therfcc.org /bill-plympton-30027.html   (194 words)

  
 About Plympton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Plympton services its students in an urban setting with a student population representing the diversity of the neighborhood and the city.
Plympton provides many educational services to its students which we outlined in the student accommodation section of this plan.
Plympton has an active PTO as well as state mandated School Council to advise the Principal Active participation in educational support as well as fund raising activities is essential to the success of Plympton.
www.plymptonschool.org /aboutus.html   (552 words)

  
 Mondo Plympton
In between the goofy bits, Plympton answers frequently asked questions about inspiration (uh, drugs have something to do with it) and if he uses computers to make his work (no).
Plympton's scratchy drawings are a little hard to look at for over an hour straight, but thankfully things are broken up with excerpts from his live action features J.
Plympton's moments of personal reflection are good times to run to the concession stand; they aren't nearly as hilarious or insightful as his cartoons.
www.citypaper.net /articles/072497/article024b.shtml   (216 words)

  
 Sundance Channel -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Plympton recalls the first screening: "I was so embarrassed because the film was such a goofball film.
In the Plympton universe, human beings, objects and landscapes are endlessly transformable and the laws of physics gleefully follow suit: noses slide down, around, and behind faces; hamburgers dance with French fries; and a head is a vessel containing all manner of surprising items.
In addition to his bizarre and funny shorts, Plympton has drawn several feature length animated films, including the visual tribute to American roots music THE TUNE (1992) and MUTANT ALIENS (2001), the story of a stranded astronaut returning to Earth after 20 years in space.
www.sundancechannel.com /on_air_event/?ixContent=6521   (339 words)

  
 GENUKI: Plympton St. Maurice, Devon - Genealogy
At the commencement of the civil wars, Plympton was the headquarters of the small force that the royalists then had in the county.
A street index to the 1861 census for Plympton St Maurice is held at the Plymouth Central Library, North Hill.
A history of the borough of Plympton Erle, the castle and manor of Plympton, and of the ecclesiastical parish of Plympton St. Thomas, in the county of Devon.
genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/PlymptonStMaurice   (792 words)

  
 Bill Plympton: Animated Shorts
Bill Plympton's first use of live-action with animation, this quirky story is about an ill-fated romance between a drawing line and his model, using a rare technique of drawing the animation under the camera as a unique way to tell a story.
Plympton was too cheap to hire a male singer.
Many of Bill's earlier animated shorts are available on the Plymptoons cassette, and his later shorts are available on the Mondo Plympton cassette, both of which can be ordered on-line.
www.awn.com /plympton/shorts.html   (1131 words)

  
 GENUKI: Plympton St. Mary, Devon - Genealogy
"PLYMPTON ST MARY adjoins Plympton-Earl, and is an extensive parish, on the east side of the vale of the river Plym, from 3 to 5 miles N.E. of Plymouth.
The Earl of Morley is lord of the manor and barony of Plympton, and resides at SALTRAM, a stately mansion, in an extensive and finely wooded park, on the east side of the river Plym, about 2 miles E.N.E. of Plymouth.
Plympton St. Mary: the priory, the church and the parish.
genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/PlymptonStMary   (1158 words)

  
 Britannia Castles: Plympton, Devon
The "Honour" of Plympton was the most important of all the great feudal holdings of Devon and the one most closely associated with the Redvers Earls, who had it from their ancestor, Baldwin de Brionne, before the Earldom was created.
It was an immense unit - 89 knights' fees or 185 manors extending all over the south-west corner of Devon, of which Plympton was then the chief town, Plymouth being, as yet, no more than a fishing village.
Plympton Castle was early important and long inhabited but, unfortunately, it has disappeared.
www.britannia.com /history/devon/castles/plymptoncast.html   (182 words)

  
 Plympton - An Ancient Town Somewhere In Devon
Plympton is an ancient stannary town situated just east of Plymouth in South West England.
Plympton has a population of around 35,000, and is situated in two valleys with a central ridge running the length.
The old part of the town, Plympton St Maurice, is very picturesque as it survives from the days when it was an important trading centre for locally mined Tin, and a bustling port, (before the river silted up and the sea trade moved to Plymouth).
www.plympton.info /plympton.htm   (589 words)

  
 Plympton's Metamorphoses
Plympton is currently working full-tilt on his new animated feature, I Married A Strange Person, which should be finished in December.
When he announced that he was making a feature, and that he would be animating the whole thing himself and financing it out of his own pocket, they thought he was joking.
Plympton's style, going back to his days as a political cartoonist for New York's Soho Weekly News in the 70s, is loose and squiggly.
www.awn.com /mag/issue1.3/articles/segall1.3.html   (1731 words)

  
 The Enterprise at SouthofBoston.com
PLYMPTON — Fire Chief David Rich said this week there are mobile homes and camping trailers being used for residential occupancy in town, in direct violation of town bylaws prohibiting their use anywhere in town.
In Plympton, according to local bylaws, mobile homes may be used for temporary housing after a fire or natural disaster with approval of the zoning enforcement officer, and for a year with a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Rich said he learned of three situations which he believes constitute violations, and gave selectmen a list of the addresses where the violations are said to be ongoing.
enterprise.southofboston.com /articles/2005/07/14/news/news/news08.txt   (447 words)

  
 Plympton Pathfields Gallery
To the north west are the Pathfields, the 'hayes' or grazing for cattle under the protectorate of the Castle.
Plympton has a recorded documentary history of 1,000 years, it's first mention in a Royal land deed in the year 904.
Known historically as Plympton Earle, the settlement occupied a dwelling place and stronghold high in the sheltered valley between the south and north valley ridges.
www.seax.supanet.com /gallery.htm   (1225 words)

  
 Town of Plympton :: Town Government : Board of Assessors : About
The Town of Plympton therefore makes interim adjustments to value each year to reflect the changing market as needed.
This assures that the taxpayer pays his or her fair share of the cost of local government, in proportion to the amount of money the property is worth, on a yearly basis rather than every three years.
The Board of Assessors is required to annually assess taxes in an amount sufficient to cover the state and local appropriations chargeable to the Town.
town.plympton.ma.us /town/assessor.html   (233 words)

  
 Plymouth City Council - Plympton St Maurice Census   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The resident population of Plympton St. Maurice Neighbourhood, as measured from the 2001 Census, was 6,689, of which 47.4 per cent were male and 52.6 per cent were female.
Within Plympton St. Maurice Neighbourhood, 34.4 per cent of those unemployed were aged 50 and over, 0.0 per cent had never worked and 33.3 per cent were long term unemployed.
In Plympton St. Maurice Neighbourhood there were 2,856 household spaces in 2001 of which 2.0 per cent were vacant and 0.0 per cent were second homes/holiday homes or holiday accommodation.
www.plymouth.gov.uk /homepage/homepage/yourplymouth/facts_and_figures/census/censusareaprofiles/censusplymptonstmaurice.htm   (562 words)

  
 Plympton Massachusetts - South Shore Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Plympton, once part of Plymouth and incorporated in 1707, is located 30 miles southeast of Boston.
We have interactive maps of the towns on the South Shore including Plympton.
Plympton Massachusetts -- Plympton Massachusetts -- Plympton Massachusetts
www.key-biz.com /ssn/Plympton/index.shtml   (104 words)

  
 USGenWeb Plympton, MA
After her discharge Deborah returned to Plympton, but sometime later was living in Stoughton with her aunt and uncle, Zebulon and Alice (Bradford) Waters.
In 1906 a memorial to Deborah, a boulder with a bronze tablet, was placed on the Plympton Green by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
In 1707 the precinct was incorporated as Plympton, the seventh town in Plymouth County.
www.rootsweb.com /~macplymp/index.html   (1336 words)

  
 Town of Plympton :: Community : News : Local News
The Plympton Agricultural Committee is sponsoring a talk about raising funds to preserve our open space.
Plympton is the "Back-to-the-Lander" winner in Boston Magazine 's annual "The Best Places to Live" issue.
Plympton to receive a $1,087,000 state public works economic development grant for new industrial park.
www.town.plympton.ma.us /com/news_local.html   (451 words)

  
 He Blows 'Em Up Real Good
While Plympton admits he may have sacrificed a bit of distinctiveness, he says working this way allowed him to spend a lot more time drawing—and allowed him to animate the whole picture in less than a year.
Although most animators cast according to voice, Plympton took the unusual step of auditioning actors for Strange Person based on their physical resemblance to the way he wanted the characters to look.
Given Plympton's fondness for beating up, disemboweling and otherwise mutilating his characters, it might not seem that realism is at the head of his aesthetic checklist, but he says that even when drawing the human body in the midst of being blown to bits, he tries to impart some sense of reality.
www.citypaper.net /articles/100198/critmas.plympton.side.shtml   (451 words)

  
 Bill Plympton Studio
The Android Sister Valeria Wasilewski asked Plympton to work on a film she was producing of Jules Feiffer's song, "Boomtown." Connie D'Antuono, another of the film's producers "sort of held my hand through the whole process," Plympton says.
Plympton says the idea came from the 1937 movie "Saratoga", in which star Jean Harlow died during the filming and a stand-in was used to finish.
Plympton is still charting new territory in animation, this time by broadcasting all of his drawing for the film live on the web at www.hairhigh.com.
www.plymptoons.com /biography/bio.html   (1191 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Miss Plympton regarded her with a face full of anxiety, and for some moments Edith wept without restraint; but at length, when the first outburst of grief was past, she picked up the letter once more and read it over and over.
She was unconscious of the kiss which Miss Plympton gave her; nor was she conscious of any thing till she found herself seated at a table in her own room, with the door locked, and the package lying on the table before her.
Miss Plympton tried to account for the delay in every possible way, and consoled herself as long as she could by the thought that she had been very much fatigued; and had not risen until very late.
www.knowledgerush.com /pg/etext05/lvlnk10.txt   (22963 words)

  
 Plympton
Plympton is situated just outside Plymouth, Devon UK, has a population of about 20,000 and is part of the City of Plymouth.
It is divided into two areas (wards), Plympton Erle and Plympton St. Mary.
With the exception of the historic parts of St. Maurice, and Ridgeway, the area is dominated by fairly new residential developments, particularly in Chaddlewood.
www.davidje.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /html/plympton.html   (431 words)

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