Raoul Barre

Raoul Barre

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: January 29, 1874

Day of Death: May 21, 1932 (58 years old)

Place of Birth: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Raoul Barré is a cartoon pioneer who has lived in Montréal, Paris and New York. Barré studied at the Académie Julian in Paris and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist. He founded the Barré-Nolan Studio and contributed to the industrialization of animation. He invented the “slash system” and the “peg bar”, major innovations in animation. Barré trained many famous animators, including those who created Felix the Cat. He returned to Montréal in 1929, where he continued to paint and exhibit.