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Joy Batchelor and her Hungarian husband John Halas co-owned the largest animation studio in Britain. It was established in 1940 and continued to be prominent throughout the post war years. In later years it produced informational and educational films. They also animated many shorts, series, and features -- their best known being 1954's Animal Farm. Batchelor was involved in more than 500 productions over 40 years. Batchelor often wrote, directed, oversaw, or collaborated with her husband on their animation features.