Grantray-Lawrence Animation was an American animation studio active from 1954 to 1968 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson (hence "Grant-Ray"), and Robert L. Lawrence.

This animation company produced commercials and low-budget animated television shows until it went bankrupt in 1968 after the death of Grant Simmons. and its distributor, Krantz Films, took over production. The best-known of those animated shows are its adaptations of superheroes from Marvel Comics, the earliest such adaptations for electronic media. Before then, it did sub-contracted work on Top Cat, The Jetsons, The Dick Tracy Show, and The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo.

Filmography

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| 1954

| Dig That Dog

| Walter Lantz Productions

| Uncredited

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| 1957

| The Hope that Jack Built

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| 1958

| Planet Patrol

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| Failed pilot

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| 1966

| The Marvel Super Heroes

| Marvel Comics Group

| Aired in syndication

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| 1966–69

| Rocket Robin Hood

| Trillium Productions<br>Krantz Films

| Uncredited

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| 1967–70

| Spider-Man

| Marvel Comics Group

| Season 1; continued by Krantz Films

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| 1967

| Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse

| Al Guest Studios<br>Krantz Films

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References

  • The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for Grantray-Lawrence Animation