Willard Carroll


Willard F. Carroll is an American producer, writer, director, and animator.

Career

He was an executive producer for the animated films The Brave Little Toaster, The [Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars] and The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue, also writing the screenplay for the latter two.
He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed film The Runestone, the ensemble romance, Playing by Heart, the British fantasy Tom's [Midnight Garden (film)|Tom's Midnight Garden] and the Bollywood pastiche Marigold. Playing by Heart was entered into the 49th Berlin International [Film Festival].
An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, comprising more than 100,000 items. Several books, including The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury and All Things Oz, have been published displaying parts of his collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the The [Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|1939 film]. He also wrote and produced the animated direct-to-video series The Oz Kids.
He established Hyperion Pictures with Tom Wilhite.

Filmography

Director

Writer

  • ''The Successor''