Sadie Friedlander Bodin
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Background Artist, Colorist, Inker, Union Activist, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Color, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A., Van Beuren Corporation
"Sadie Bodin was an extremely influential animator, being the first to picket an animation studio during the fight for animation workers' rights in the 1930s. Bodin was also one of the few women animators to move up into managerial positions, becoming..."
Andreas Deja
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Character Designer
"Deja has worked in Disney more than two decades. He was always a fan of Disney since he was little. He wanted to become an animator in Disney studio when he saw Jungle Book at 10 years old. Then he went to art school to study graphic design and human..."
Norman Ferguson
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director
"Norm Ferguson was hired by Walt Disney in 1929. It was not until 1931 when Norm finally received recognition through his creation of Pluto. No other animator had the same handle on the character than him. His skill on handling Pluto was showcased in ..."
Clyde (Gerry) Geronimi
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Producer, Writer
"Geronimi had a sister named Emma and a brother name Larry. They were born in Chiavenna, a town of Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Sondrio, and came to the US through Ellis Island around the year 1903."
Burt Gillett
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, Rainbow Parade, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Ub Iwerks, Van Beuren Corporation, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Productions
"Burt Gillett was one of the first novice animators to come to Walt Disney Studios and work alongside Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. He took a number of important directorial positions at the studio, directing a few of Disney's most important early animat..."
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Cartoonist, Director, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Bill Hanna, Color, Droopy, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Tom and Jerry, Tom and Jerry, U.S.A.
"William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were two animators from MGM who began their own animated television studio, Hanna-Barbera Productions; a studio which would dominate and transform the industry from the 60s to the end of the century.William Denby “B..."
Milton (Milt) Kahl
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Color, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Winnie the Pooh
"Milt Kahl was an renown animator and director who was a part of Disney's group of “Nine Old Men”, who created and designed many Disney characters, and whose distinctive style had a large influence within the history of the studio. "
Seymour Kneitel
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Executive Producer, Studio Head, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Baby Huey, Betty Boop, Betty Boop series, Bray Productions, Casper the Ghost, Color, Dave Fleischer, Herman and Katnip, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Isadore Sparber, Koko the Clown, Max Fleischer, Noveltoons, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, Sam Buchwald, Seymour Kneitel, Superman, U.S.A.
"Seymour Kneitel was an early American animator, most well known for his work with Fleischer Studios. After the studio closed, he headed its successor, Famous Studios."
Bob Kurtz
Filed under: people, Animation Designer, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Misc. Crew, Producer, Sequence Animator, Soundtrack, Storyboard Artist, Title Department, Writer, U.S.A.
"His career started when he began writing the pink panther series."
Hamilton (Ham) Luske
Filed under: people, Animation Designer, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, Editorial Cartoonist, Producer, Sequence Animator, Color, Educational films, Mickey Mouse, Painted Animation, Silly Symphonies, Technicolor, Training films, U.S.A., Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios
"Hamilton Luske was born in Chicago on October 16, 1903. He was an animator, animation supervisor, film director, and producer at Walt Disney for several commercial feature and short-length projects at the studio, as well as working on some of Disn..."
Ram Mohan
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Businessman, Director, Educator, Studio Head, India
"Ram Mohan was born on August 26, 1931, in India. His birthplace is unknown. Known as the Father of Indian Animation, he was a pioneer animator from the post-Independence era, working for the Cartoon Film Unit at Films Division and Prasad Productio..."
Charles Augustus Nichols (“Nick”)
Filed under: people, Animation Supervisor, Animator, Director, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios
""Nick" Nichols was an Academy Award winning animator and director who first came into prominence working for Disney Studios, hired on December 31st, in 1937. In years to come he would work..."