Eric Arthur Wylam

Eric Arthur Wylam (2 April 1919 – 10 September 1996) was a British animator and artist. He worked on documentary film projects for British Transport Films and World Wide Pictures. His most notable film project was his animation work with Paul McCartney on the live-action / animated project, The Bruce McMouse Show. He was a veteran of World War II.

Early life

Wylam was born in Devonport, Devon, England to Arthur Thomas Wylam and Edith Muriel Cooper. In the 1930s, Wylam studied at the Plymouth School of Art, where his studies cut short due to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Wylam ended his service as a Lance Corporal in 1945.[1]

Film work

Wylam's works include the documentary films, Genetics and Plant Breeding (World Wide Pictures, 1969), Crossing the Channel (British Transport Films, 1972), and Express Link with Europe (British Transport Films, 1972).[2][3][4]

The Bruce McMouse Show

The Bruce McMouse Show was initially intended as a blended live-action / animated concert film for the band, Paul McCartney and Wings.[5] Directed by Barry Chattington and animated by Wylam,[6][7][8] the film's production began in 1972 and was completed in 1977.[5][7] Wylam took sketches by McCartney "and created the final McMouse family."[7] By the time the project was completed, McCartney felt the film no longer fit the direction of his band and the film not released.[5][6] Ultimately, the film was restored in 2018, and made its theatrical release in 2019,[5][9][10] nearly 12 years after Wylam's death.[5] The film is now available online.[7][11]

In 2011, Wylam's daughter sold McCartney's original 1972 sketches of the McMouse project's characters.[6][12]

Death

Eric Arthur Wylam died on September 10, 1996.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 6 Nov 1945. Supplement to The London Gazette, Vol. 534, No. 37340, p. 5442
  2. ↑ "Express Link with Europe". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Crossing the Channel". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Genetics and Plant Breeding". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "IFC Center - The Bruce McMouse Show". IFC Center. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  6. 1 2 3 Morris, Steve (9 Jun 2011). "Paul McCartney film cartoons for 70s tour go to auction". The Guardian.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Paul McCartney | News | UPDATED: 'The Bruce McMouse Show' is Now Available for Download". paulmccartney.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  8. ↑ "BRUCE MCMOUSE". BRUCE MCMOUSE. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  9. ↑ Cook-Wilson, Winston (2019-01-10). "Paul McCartney Animated Movie 'The Bruce McMouse Show' Coming to Theaters". SPIN. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  10. ↑ "Paul McCartney's The Bruce McMouse Show playing in select cinemas around the world on January 21, including three Canadian dates– Press Releases –". Universal Music Canada. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  11. ↑ "The Bruce McMouse Show (Full)". YouTube. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  12. ↑ "McCartney and the lost family of mice... Beatle's animations go up for sale". Paul Fraser Collectibles. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
  13. ↑ "Wylam, Eric Arthur (Rick)". The Guardian. 17 September 1996. p. 18.
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