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Paul Fierlinger(1936-2025)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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The story of a man who rescues a German shepherd and how the two become fast friends. Based on the novel by J.R. Ackerley.
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My Dog Tulip (2009)
Paul Fierlinger was born on 15 March 1936 in Ashiya, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979), My Dog Tulip (2009) and The Quitter (1988). He was married to Helena Fierlinger and Sandra Fierlinger. He died on 4 April 2025 in Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornMarch 15, 1936
DiedApril 4, 2025(89)
BornMarch 15, 1936
DiedApril 4, 2025(89)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979)
It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
6.1
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1979
My Dog Tulip (2009)
My Dog Tulip
6.8
  • Animation Department
  • 2009
The Quitter
Video
  • Animation Department
  • 1988
Still Life with Animated Dogs
8.5
TV Movie
  • Animation Department
  • 2001

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Hollywood Beauty Salon (2016)
    Hollywood Beauty Salon
    • animator
    • 2016
  • Slocum at Sea with Himself (2015)
    Slocum at Sea with Himself
    • animator
    • 2015
  • Me... Jane (2015)
    Me... Jane
    Short
    • animator
    • 2015
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator: specific segments
    • character animator: Teeny Little Super Guy
    • animator
    • 1976–2012
  • My Dog Tulip (2009)
    My Dog Tulip
    6.8
    • animator
    • 2009
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 2003–2008
  • Maggie Growls (2003)
    Maggie Growls
    • animator
    • 2003
  • Still Life with Animated Dogs
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 2001
  • Amby & Dexter
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1997
  • Drawn from Memory (1995)
    Drawn from Memory
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • character designer
    • 1995
  • Shining Time Station (1989)
    Shining Time Station
    8.1
    TV Series
    • character animator: Teeny Little Super Guy (specific segments)
    • 1989
  • The Quitter
    Video
    • animator
    • 1988
  • Square One Television (1987)
    Square One Television
    8.4
    TV Series
    • animator: specific segments
    • 1987–1992
  • Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)
    Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
    7.4
    Video
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Making Love Better
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1983

Director

  • From Eliza to Paul & Sandra: A Portrait of an Email Exchange
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Slocum at Sea with Himself (2015)
    Slocum at Sea with Himself
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Me... Jane (2015)
    Me... Jane
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
  • My Dog Tulip (2009)
    My Dog Tulip
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2009
  • A Room Nearby
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Still Life with Animated Dogs
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Drawn from Life
    Short
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Drawn from Memory (1995)
    Drawn from Memory
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • And Then I'll Stop... Does Any of This Sound Familiar?
    Video
    • Director
    • 1990
  • The Quitter
    Video
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Jim Thurman in Teeny Little Super Guy (1982)
    Teeny Little Super Guy
    8.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Louis James Hates School
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979)
    It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
    6.1
    Short
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1979
  • Rainbowland
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Why We Need Reading, or the Piemaker of Ignoramia
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976

Writer

  • My Dog Tulip (2009)
    My Dog Tulip
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 2009
  • A Room Nearby
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2003
  • Still Life with Animated Dogs
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Amby & Dexter
    8.3
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 1997–2003
  • Drawn from Memory (1995)
    Drawn from Memory
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1995
  • The Quitter
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House (1979)
    It's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House
    6.1
    Short
    • film-script written by
    • 1979
  • Rainbowland
    6.8
    Short
    • story
    • 1978

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 15, 1936
    • Ashiya, Japan
  • Died
    • April 4, 2025
    • Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouses
      Helena Fierlinger1967 - 1989 (divorced, 2 children)

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  • Trivia
    His father Jan was a Czechoslovak diplomat, and his uncle Zdenek Fierliinger was a key figure in the Czechoslovak communist regime from 1948 until 1968.
  • Nickname
    • Fala

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