Dianne Jackson

Dianne Jackson (28 July 1941 – 31 December 1992) was an English animation director, best known for The Snowman, made in 1982 and repeated every Christmas on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. She was born Dianne Hillier in 1941 and attended Twickenham County Grammar School and Twickenham Art School. She had a long career as an animator and director of animated half-hour TV Specials. Her earliest credit was for The Beatles' Yellow Submarine in 1968.