Tim Burton
American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
Also known as Timothy Burton
- Born
- August 25, 1958
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Sources- 1.Stated in RKDartistsRetrieved 2017-08-23
- 2.Stated in NooSFereRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in BD Gest'Retrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in The Fine Art Archive
- 6.Stated in Le Delarge
- August 25, 1958
- Birthplace
- Burbank
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Sources- 1.Stated in Who's Who in Animated Cartoon
- 2.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-18
- Burbank
- Citizenship
- United States
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Sources- 1.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- United States
- Occupation
- film director
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Sources- 1.Stated in The Fine Art Archive DbRetrieved 2021-04-01
- 2.Stated in HOLLISid.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99157880264103941/catalogRetrieved 2024-08-22
- 3.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
- , screenwriter
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- , film producer
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- +6 more
- film director
- Positions held
- President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival(2010–2010)
- Education
- California Institute of the Arts(until 1981)
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- , Burbank High School
- California Institute of the Arts(until 1981)
- Employer
- Walt Disney Studios(1981–1984)
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- Walt Disney Studios(1981–1984)
- Spouse
- Lena Gieseke(1989–1991)
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- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Museum of Modern Art online collectionRetrieved 2019-12-04
- 3.Stated in The Peerage
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-06
- male
- Awards
- Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema(2022) conferred by: Institut Lumière
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Sources- 1.Stated in Lumière Festivalfestival-lumiere.org/lecture-zen/prix-lumiere-2022.htmlRetrieved 2022-10-22
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement(2019)
- Officer of Arts and Letters(2016)
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film(2012) for work: Frankenweenie
- Inkpot Award(2009)
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- Winsor McCay Award(2009)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy(2008) for work: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement(2007)
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- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film(2005) for work: Corpse Bride
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation(1991) for work: Edward Scissorhands
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program(1990) for work: Beetlejuice
- Empire Awards
- Hugo Award(1991)
- 34th Moscow International Film Festival
- Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema(2022) conferred by: Institut Lumière
- Unmarried partner
- Lisa Marie(1993–2001)
- Helena Bonham Carter(2001–2014)
- Monica Bellucci(2023–2025)
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Sources- 1.“Monica Bellucci i Tim Burton, parella sorpresa del món del cinema, de vacances a Madrid”ara.cat/gent/famosos/monica-bellucci-tim-burton-parella-sorpresa-mon-cinema-vacances-madrid_1_4633578.htmlRetrieved 2025-09-19
- 2.“Les stars Tim Burton et Monica Bellucci annoncent leur séparation”leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/les-stars-tim-burton-et-monica-bellucci-annoncent-leur-separation-19-09-2025-Z65YNUL2JZD6XAAZZLPNESOLLE.phpRetrieved 2025-09-19
- Website
- timburton.com language: English
- Birth name
- Timothy Walter Burton
- Name in native language
- Tim Burton
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature(January 10, 2013) for work: Frankenweenie · statement is subject of: 85th Academy Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature(January 31, 2006) for work: Corpse Bride · statement is subject of: 78th Academy Awards · together with: Mike Johnson
- Has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Harvard Film Archive
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Sources- 1.Stated in HOLLISid.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99157880264103941/catalogRetrieved 2024-08-22
- Related category
- Category:Films directed by Tim Burton category contains: film directed by this person
- Category:Films produced by Tim Burton category contains: film produced by this person
- Category:Short films directed by Tim Burton category contains: short film directed by this person
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 70 years pma
- Different from
- Timothy Burt criterion used: personal name refers to multiple people
On other databases
219 identifiers linking Tim Burton across the web's reference databases
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