Disney Family Album Vol. 6: Marc Davis (1913 - 2000)

Welcome my friends to my den of insanity and trivia. Today, I give you a glimpse of one of the greatest animators/artists to ever have graced the Disney Studios. His draftsmanship matched that of Milt Kahl (although Kahl refused to admit it). He gave Tinkerbell in Peter Pan her spunk, left you in terror with his animation of Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty, and designed some of our favorite attractions at Disneyland, such as the Haunted Mansion, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Here's Marc Davis.


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Until Next Time

Disney Family Album Vol. 5: Wolfgang Reitherman (1909 - 1985)

Welcome one and all to my inner sanctum. Today, I have another Disney Family Album to give. This time around, it's about a certain member of Disney's "Nine Old Men" who would help guide the studio through it's darkest age. Whether he was successful is best left to the individual's opinion. He may not be a name you recognize, but what he animated certainly arises emotion. He terrified us with his work on Monstro in Pinocchio, brought to tears of laughter with hilarious animation in many Goofy shorts, and showed us why it's a bad idea to mess with dragons with his work in Sleeping Beauty. He later directed such Disney classics as One Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Jungle Book. Here is Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman.


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Until We Meet Again

Disney Family Album Vol. 4: Eric Larson (1905 - 1988)

Today my loyal peanut gallery, I bring you an episode about an animator who is not as known, but equally important figure in Disney animation. He animated Figaro in Pinocchio, gave the Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland his sense of movement, and trained the current generation of animators and directors at Disney. Here is Eric Larson.


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Until Next Time Kiddies

Disney Family Album Vol. 3: Ward Kimball (1914 - 2002)

This time around, I present to you an episode about one of my favorite Disney animators, if not one of my favorite animators in general. He was a true iconoclast in a studio that usually didn't encourage it. He was responsible for The Crows in Dumbo, The Mad Tea Party in Alice in Wonderland, and of course, he gave us that wonderful little insect conscience, Jiminy Cricket. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you: Ward Kimball


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Happy Trails

Disney Family Album Vol. 2: Frank (1912 - 2004) and Ollie (1912 - 2008)

Here I present to you a double feature: two episodes of The Disney Family Album for the price of one. These are about the Dynamic Duo of Disney Animation. The ones who brought Bambi and friends to life, not to mention showed us the relationship between a "stupid jungle bum" and his mancub. Here is Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

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Ollie Johnston


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Until We Meet Again