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Jane Aaron
American animator

Jane Aaron

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American animator
Work field
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Manhattan
Age
67 years
Family
Father:
Sam Aaron
Spouse:
Skip Blumberg
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Biography

Jane Frances Aaron (April 16, 1948 – June 27, 2015) was an American filmmaker and children's book illustrator, best known for her work on Between the Lions and Sesame Street. Aaron mixed live-action shots and animated images to teach children the alphabet, counting skills, and opposites, such as front and back or full and empty.

Early life and education

Jane Aaron was born in Manhattan to Sam Aaron and Florence Goldberg. Aaron attended The High School of Music & Art and graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in fine arts.

Career

In addition to her animation work, Aaron illustrated the When I'm... book series written by Barbara Gardiner. She also worked with Oralee Wachter on two films about child sexual abuse and prevention, No More Secrets for Me and Close to Home. The films were later made into books illustrated by Aaron.

Aaron's independent films have been shown at the Whitney Biennial and the Museum of Modern Art. Permanent collections of her work exist at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Walker Art Center. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1985.

Personal life

She married Skip Blumberg on January 17, 1988, with whom she had one son, Timothy Aaron. Aaron died of cancer in Manhattan on June 27, 2015, aged 67. In addition to her husband and son, she was survived by her mother and three siblings.

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