Tim Burton was born to Jean Burton and Bill Burton in the city of Burbank, California. His mother was the owner of a cat-themed gift shop called “Cats Plus.” While his father, a former minor league baseball player, worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. Daniel, Tim’s younger brother wasn’t born until 1961, Tim was about 3 years old. Tim recalls that although he grew up in a suburban neighborhood with a typical American family, he was not a very joyus child. He recalls being a child that often kept to himself. He wasn’t very close to his family, or anyone for that matter. He was a sad child that was distant with everyone including his parents. Just like any other parents, they had already envisioned what they wanted their child to be like. …show more content…
Tim shwed no interest in either of his parents suggestions, he spent most of his time alone in his room or watching Tv. Being the lonely child he was, he found one thing that seemed to fill his heart with joy; monster movies. Growing up, Tim definitely had a different way of thinking than most people. A few movies that he can remember watching are Frankenstein, Godzilla, and the Creature from the Black lagoon. He believed that the creatures showed in these movies were misrepresented which caused the audience to misunderstand them. He believed that the only monsters around were those trying to convince others that the creatures were evil and horrible. In the book “Burton on Burton,” Tim states “ I’ve always loved monster movies. I was never terrified of them, I just loved them from as early as I can remember. I felt the monsters were basically misperceived, they usually had much more heartfelt souls than the human characters around them.” Tim admired the work of Vincent Price; a famous actor in the 1950’s and