Boyd Kirkland | |
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| File:BoydKirkland.jpg Boyd Kirkland | |
| Born | Boyd Douglas Kirkland November 4, 1950[1] |
| Died | January 27, 2011 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, Animator |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Guest (m. 1972) |
Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on X-Men Evolution. His other famous works included Batman: The Animated Series. He suffered from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). While in ICU at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, he died waiting for a lung transplant on January 27, 2011.[1] He has a book dedicated to him called Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Team-Up.
Biographical background[]
Kirkland was raised in Utah as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[2] He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Weber State College in Ogden, Utah.[3] His career in animation started in 1979 as a layout artist.[4] This evolved into XAM! Productions,[3] a partnership based in Salt Lake City that subcontracted for larger Los Angeles based studios. He moved his family to Los Angeles in 1986.[4]
Kirkland published articles about the nature of God in Mormon thought. While a missionary for the LDS Church, Kirkland was confused about the Adam-God doctrine, ostensibly taught in the 19th century and denied in the 1970s, which led him to start questioning the current official church leaders.[5] After brief requests for answers from church leaders, Kirkland continued his own research into the controversy, resulting in articles published in Sunstone Magazine,[6] Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought,[7] and chapters of Line Upon Line: Essays on Mormon Doctrine.[5][8]
Kirkland worked as a producer for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series, and with storyboards for G.I. Joe: The Movie, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, My Little Pony: The Movie, and Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. He also worked on various Mormon cartoons from the Living Scriptures, Inc, including "The Savior in America" and "The Miracles of Jesus."[9]
Notable works[]
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero[]
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero is considered a major personal achievement in Boyd Kirkland's career. As a writer, director and producer on the film, he was seen as an integral part of the creative process. This gave him a unique opportunity to highly influence critical decisions, and to make the type of movie that he felt Batman fans would enjoy and appreciate.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm[]
Boyd Kirkland was a sequence director and storyboard artist for the 1993 film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Batman: The Animated Series[]
Boyd Kirkland was a writer and director for Batman: The Animated Series.[10]
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes[]
Boyd Kirkland was a director for the show's second season. The episode "Michael Korvac" was dedicated to his life. The ending credits included the dedication, "In Loving Memory Of Boyd Kirkland: Friend, Father, Director, Avenger." After the dedication, the episode's end credits played in complete silence, which is highly unusual for an American television series.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boyd Kirkland's Obituary: "Boyd Kirkland Obituary".
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Obituary of Kirkland's mother shows the family's strong Mormon connection at: "Death: Irene Argyle Kirkland". Church News (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News). January 1, 1989. http://archive.deseretnews.com/archive/31982/DEATH--IRENE-ARGYLE-KIRKLAND.html. Retrieved 2009-03-02.[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kirkland, Boyd (Autumn 1984). "Jehovah as the Father: The Development of the Mormon Jehovah Doctrine". Sunstone 9 (2): 36–44. https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/044-36-44.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Crew: Boyd Kirkland". Dragonlance Movie Site. Cinemagine Media Ltd. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kirkland, Boyd (Fall 1998). "Building the Kingdom with Total Honesty". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 31 (3): iv–vi. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614020205/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C10341. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ Kirkland, Boyd (November 1986). "Of Gods, Mortal, and Devils: Eternal Progression and the Second Death in the Theology of Brigham Young". Sunstone 10 (12): 6–12. https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/056-06-12.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ Kirkland, Boyd (Spring 1986). "Elohim and Jehovah in Mormonism and the Bible". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 19 (1): 77–93. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110613225251/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u/?%2Fdialogue%2C16653. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ Kirkland, Boyd (1989). "The Development of the Mormon Doctrine of God" and "Eternal Progression and the Second Death in the Theology of Brigham Young". In Bergera, Gary J.. Line Upon Line: Essays on Mormon Doctrine. Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books. ISBN 0-941214-69-9.
- ↑ "Brief Biographies of Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: K". LDSFilm.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Boyd Kirkland at the Internet Movie Database