Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willard Carroll (born 1955 in Easton, Maryland) is an American film producer, writer, and director. He was executive producer of The Brave Little Toaster series, writing the screenplays for The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue and The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars. He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed horror/adventure film The Runestone, the ensemble romance, Playing by Heart, the family film, Tom's Midnight Garden, and the Bollywood pastiche, Marigold. An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately-held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, and several books, including The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury and All Things Oz have been published displaying parts of is collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the 1939 MGM film. He also wrote and produced the video series, The Oz Kids. He established Hyperion Pictures with Thomas L. Wilhite, a former Disney executive who greenlighted Return to Oz. Other animated films his studio released include The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The Tangerine Bear, Rover Dangerfield, and Bebe's Kids. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Carroll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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7
Bone Chillers
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6

Bone Chillers

(1996) Director
Playing by Heart
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7

Playing by Heart

(1998) Writer
The Brave Little Toaster
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7

The Brave Little Toaster

(1987) Executive Producer
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
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6
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
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6
The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
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5
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2005 Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Production


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