Wong, Arne

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Cartoonist and animator from Los Angeles, California; creator of vibrant, humorous, mildly subversive short animated sequences used in surf movies from the early and mid-1970s, including A Sea for Yourself and Five Summer Stories Plus Two. Wong was born (1950) and born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown District, began skateboarding at 13 and surfing at 15, and became a self-taught animator...

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"Karma" by Arne Wong (1972)

"Acapulco Gold" by Arne Wong (1971)

Arne wong animation from "Heavy Metal" (1981)

Arne Wong