Linda Simensky
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Linda Simensky is an American executive. She served as a creative executive for Nickelodeon[1][2] and Cartoon Network.[3][4][5]
Early life
Simensky graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 1985.[6]
Career
Simensky received the June Foray Award in 2000.[7]
On October 28, 2003, the Public Broadcasting Service appointed Simensky the position of senior director of children's programming.[8]
In 2021, she joined Duolingo as head of animation and scripted content.[9]
Views of gender in animation
In the 2008 book, Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics, Simensky stated that many male animators find difficulty in creating strong, positive female characters with substance that can serve as role models. When she questioned the creators of Rocko's Modern Life, one of the series which she produced, why the women in the series were invariably drawn to be well-endowed, she was told that the animators believed that drawing women "the traditional way" was easier. Simensky described the creators as "talented guys" who formed "a boy's club" and added that "we pushed them to be funny, but a lot of their women are stereotypical."[1]
Accolades
Simensky was named in Animation Magazine's "Top 10 Most Influential People in Animation" list in January 2002.[10]
References
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- ↑ a b Furniss, Maureen. (February 5, 2008). 240 Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. Indiana University Press. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Lisa (Kiczuk) Trainor interviews Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life", The Rocko's Modern Life FAQ
- ↑ "Bio Script error: No such module "webarchive".", Joe Murray Studio
- ↑ "Tuned into toons: Linda Simensky turned her love for animation into Cartoon's success.(Cartoon Network)(Company Profile)(Biography) Script error: No such module "webarchive".." Multichannel News
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- ↑ "PBS APPOINTS LINDA SIMENSKY AS SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING, PBS KIDS". PBS
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External links
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- Women in the Animation Industry--Some Thoughts
- Supporting Independents: Five Champions
- O Canada: - Canadian animators