Ivor Sydney Wood (born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK, 4 May 1932) was an animator and the founder of Woodland Animations.
His career first took off whilst he was living in France during the 1960's when he animated the popular television show "The Magic Roundabout". He then went on to direct "The Herbs" and "The Adventures of Parsley".
During the 1970's, he and his wife set up Woodland Animations to animate various television shows for the BBC and he made his name very well known whilst animating and directing the television series of "The Wombles" and "Paddington" for FilmFair.
In the early 1980's Ivor Wood scored a massive hit when he produced and directed the television series of Postman Pat for the rest of the 20th century. He helped to provide the storyline for Postman Pat and the Tuba. His company also produced many other television shows like "Gran", "Bertha" and "Charlie Chalk".
In 2001 when the franchise was celebrating its 20th anniversary, Ivor Wood sold his company and the rights of "Postman Pat" and the other shows made by Woodland Animations to Entertainment Rights, which soon brought newly revamped episodes of Postman Pat back to the television screens in 2003. He later died on 13 October 2004, aged 72. His ashes were scattered in Paris, France where his career had first taken off.
Trivia[]
- Ivor's favourite Postman Pat character was Ted Glen.
Gallery[]
