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{{Short description|American animator and painter}}
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'''Ronald Lionel Dias''' (February 15, 1937 – July 30, 2013) was an American animator and painter who began his career in 1956 after winning a stamp animation contest organized jointly by the U.S. Post Office, the U.S. Office of Education and Counsel of Chief State Schools' officers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19580221&id=aDpVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6576,3021979&hl=en|title=The Age - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=2016-04-04}}</ref> He contributed to films such as ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'', ''[[The Chipmunk Adventure]]'' and ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. He died on July 30, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=C. Edwards |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/background-painter-ron-dias-dies-at-76-86917.html |title=Background Painter Ron Dias Dies at 76 |publisher=Cartoon Brew |date=2013-08-03 |access-date=2013-09-14}}</ref>

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[[Category:American animators]]
[[Category:American male painters]]


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