This document provides an overview of the history of computer animation from the 1960s through the 1990s. It summarizes key pioneering works from researchers like Sutherland, Csuri, and Fetter who created some of the first computer animated films and drawings. It also highlights how computer animation was used in early movies from Westworld to Star Wars to Tron. The document features screenshots and images from these early computer animated works and films to illustrate the evolution of the field from basic 2D animations to 3D modeling and rendering techniques.