Richard Williams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Richard Williams
Occupation	Cartoonist
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1933(1933-03-19)
Age	91
Date Of Death	Aug 16, 2019 (86 age)
Birthplace	Canada
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Pisces

Richard Williams Biography

Richard Williams is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on March 19, 1933 in Canada, Canada. Animator who won a 1989 Academy Award for his work on the live action/animation hybrid film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” “The Thief and the Cobbler” became his unfinished masterpiece.

He and voice actor Christopher Lloyd both worked on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” winning great acclaim for their contributions.

Following a period in Johannesburg and Welkom, working as a trainee graduate metallurgist working in gold and uranium in processing for Anglo American Corporation (1979/80), he later joined De Beers Industrial Diamonds Research Laboratory undertaking a PhD based in South Africa and Imperial College London (Royal School of Mines) (1982–1986). He was appointed lecturer in Chemical Engineering at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (now University of Manchester) in 1986. He specialised in the area of surface and colloid engineering. In 1993 he was appointed Royal Academy of Engineering-Rio Tinto Professor of Minerals Engineering at the University of Exeter (based at the Camborne School of Mines). Aged 33 he was one of the youngest engineering professors in the UK. He further developed a large research activity based on engineering of mineral and particulate systems.

He is married to musician Jane M Taylor (married 1989) and they have two children (born 1995 and 1997). He has interests in industrial history and art, especially collecting contemporary West Penwith artists from this region back to 1900. He has personal interest in mentoring young entrepreneurs and role of philanthropic investments in research, business and social enterprise. He is a member of the Athenæum Club.

He married and divorced Margaret French and later wed Imogen Sutton.

Richard Williams Net Worth

Richard Williams is one of the richest Cartoonist from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richard Williams 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his animation debut with the 1958 short film “The Little Island,” which won the 1958 BAFTA Award for Animated Film.

He worked on the television film “Ziggy’s Gift” from 1982 that won an Emmy, as well as on an animated version of “A Christmas Carol” from 1971.

He was born in Worcester in 1960 and attended The Kings School, Worcester (1967–1978). His father and grandfather were national and international motor sportsmen including Isle of Man TT race champions. He studied at Imperial College London for BSc(Eng) Hons in Mineral Technology (1983) and PhD in photoelectro chemistry applied to industrial diamond separation processes (awarded 1998).

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Who is Richard Williams Dating?

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Royal Academy of Engineering Vice-President (2005–2008 and again in 2015-) and inaugurated the EATechnology-Royal Academy Engineering Entrepreneurs Prize. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) (2005-2015), Southeast University Nanjing (2015-) and China Academy of Sciences (2014-). He is a trustee of the Carnegie Trust (Scotland) (2015-) and on the advisory board of the Lloyds Register Foundation (2016-).

Facts & Trivia

Richard Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Richard Williams celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

He is an editor of Minerals Engineering, Advanced Powder Technology, Chemical Engineering Reactional Design, Particle and Particle Systems Characterisation, Particuology, Previously he has served as an editor of: The Chemical Engineering Journal, Nuclear Energy Science and Technology and Recent Patents on Chemical Engineering. He is a graduate of the Higher Education Academy’s Top Management Programme (2007).

Did Richard Williams abandon his family?

He dumped his wife and five kids , allegedly walking out of the door to buy her a bike – and never returning – then went onto marry Serena and Venus’s mother Oracene.

How is Richard Williams doing?

Where is Richard Williams now? Williams currently resides in Atlanta , and has been in poor health for the past few years. The 80-year-old suffered two strokes in 2016 and is under his son Chavoita LeSane’s care.

Did Richard Williams have a stroke?

In July 2016, Williams suffered a stroke. At the time his then-wife, Lakeisha Williams, stated that his condition was stable. In 2022, Williams was reported to have had two strokes.

What did Richard Williams do for a living?

Being a native of America he has trained many sports players in Tennis. The legendary coach is usually recognized as the father and coach of his two master Tennis players Venus and Serena William. His work and services were so legendary and famous that a film has been released on his life and struggle through life.

Is Richard Williams married?

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