My Life in Cartoons

Paul Driessen was born in 1940, just before The Netherlands were invaded by Nazi Germany and his family lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland.

Growing up with parents who were arts and culture advocates, Driessen was surrounded by music, literature, and theatre.

In 1967 he moved to London to work on the animated Beatles feature The Yellow Submarine. From its Canadian director, George Dunning, he discovered the National Film Board of Canada, an organization known for its inventive anima...