Grantray-Lawrence Animation

A still from the studio's final production, Spider-Man.

Grantray-Lawrence Animation was an animation studio active from 1954 to 1968 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson (hence "Grant-Ray"), and Robert L. Lawrence.

This animation company produced commercials and low-budget animated television shows until it went bankrupt in 1968^[1] and its distributor, Krantz Films, took over production. The best-known of those animated shows are its adaptations of superheroes from Marvel Comics, the earliest such adaptations for electronic media. Before then, it did sub-contracted work on Top Cat, The Jetsons, The Dick Tracy Show, and The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo.^[2]

Filmography[]

Grantray-Lawrence filmography
Year	Title	Co-production with	Notes
1957	The Hope that Jack Built
1958	Planet Patrol		Failed pilot
1966	The Marvel Super Heroes	Marvel Comics Krantz Films	Aired in syndication^[3]
1966–68	Rocket Robin Hood	Trillium Productions Krantz Films	Uncredited
1967—68	Spider-Man	Marvel Comics Krantz Films
1967	Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse	Al Guest Studios Krantz Films

References[]

^ Batchelor, Bob (2017). Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4422-7782-3. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Mallory, Michael (January 6, 2002). "Ray Patterson". Variety.
^ Thomas, Roy; Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel. Running Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0762428441. In 1966, television production company Grantray-Lawrence produced a series of five half-hour semi-animated shows under the banner title Marvel Superheroes. Captain America (original comics appearance in 1941), The Incredible Hulk (1962), Iron Man (1963), The Mighty Thor, and Sub-Mariner (1939) all made their television debuts.

External links[]

The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Grantray-Lawrence Animation

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[slmbm-1] Batchelor, Bob (2017). Stan Lee: The Man behind Marvel. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4422-7782-3. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

[2] Mallory, Michael (January 6, 2002). "Ray Patterson". Variety.

[3] Thomas, Roy; Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel. Running Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0762428441. In 1966, television production company Grantray-Lawrence produced a series of five half-hour semi-animated shows under the banner title Marvel Superheroes. Captain America (original comics appearance in 1941), The Incredible Hulk (1962), Iron Man (1963), The Mighty Thor, and Sub-Mariner (1939) all made their television debuts.

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