Bruce bickford frank zappa biography

American animator (1947–2019)

Bruce Charles Bickford (February 11, 1947 – April 28, 2019) was an American artist, animator, and filmmaker, who worked primarily in line and clay animation.^[1] From 1974 to 1980, he collaborated with Frank Zappa in Los Angeles.

Bickford's animation was featured extensively in the Frank Zappa videos Baby Snakes and The Dub Room Special. Zappa also released a video titled The Amazing Mr. Bickford, which was entirely composed of Bickford animations set to a soundtrack of Zappa's orchestral music.

Bruce bickford frank zappa biography book

Biography

Bickford was born in Seattle in 1947, one of four sons to George Edward Bickford and Audrey Ione Bickford (nee Spencer). He served with the U.S. Marines and fought during the Vietnam War.^[2]

Bickford's animations depict surreal scenes based on his unique worldview.

Often outwardly seeming to be somewhat disconnected from the world around him, Bruce Bickford's work is extremely subjective