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Graduated as a portrait painter from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis in 1935. He joined the Disney Organisation two years later, after moving to California. Highlights of his 42-year long career with Walt Disney as director/animator include bringing to life the characters of Thumper ('Bambi') and Chip'n'Dale, as well as animating the title sequence ('Mickey Mouse Club March') from the 1950's TV series The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He also directed a number of animated short films, three of which received Academy Award nominations: The Truth About Mother Goose (1957) (with Wolfgang Reitherman), explaining the background of classic nursery rhymes, Noah's Ark (1959), and a 'new twist on the old ragtime' theme, A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962). After 1965, Bill became part of the imagineering/programming team for Disney's Audio-Animatronics figures at Disneyland, specifically involved with the Hall of Presidents, Mission to Mars, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean attractions. He was also noted as an expert in the use of stop motion animation technique in conjunction with live action films, such as Mary Poppins (1964), usually in collaboration with T. Hee and Xavier Atencio. Bill retired in 1979 and was pronounced a Disney Legend in 1996. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
October 18th, 1987 | Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers | Animation | 7.4 | |
February 26th, 1967 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Animation | 7.1 | |
December 12th, 1963 | Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket | Animation Director | 8.1 | |
December 19th, 1962 | A Symposium on Popular Songs | Animation | 5.5 | |
December 14th, 1961 | Babes in Toyland | Visual Effects | 5.8 | |
November 10th, 1959 | Noah's Ark | Animation | 5.5 | |
February 13th, 1959 | Duck Flies Coop | Animation | 5.5 | |
April 27th, 1956 | Hooked Bear | Animation | 7 | |
September 23rd, 1955 | Up a Tree | Animation | 7.3 | |
September 2nd, 1955 | Beezy Bear | Animation | 6.8 | |
June 11th, 1955 | Music Land | Animation | 6 | |
November 17th, 1954 | The Donald Duck Story | Animation | TBD | |
November 12th, 1954 | The Flying Squirrel | Animation | 6.4 | |
August 13th, 1954 | Grin and Bear It | Animation | 6.8 | |
July 16th, 1954 | Dragon Around | Animation | 7.1 | |
April 23rd, 1954 | Two for the Record | Animation | 8 | |
January 15th, 1954 | Spare the Rod | Animation | 6.1 | |
November 11th, 1953 | Working for Peanuts | Animation | 6.9 | |
May 30th, 1953 | Don's Fountain of Youth | Animation | 6.8 | |
February 5th, 1953 | Peter Pan | Animation | 7.2 | |
November 21st, 1952 | Pluto's Christmas Tree | Animation | 7.1 | |
October 10th, 1952 | Trick or Treat | Animation | 7 | |
July 18th, 1952 | Uncle Donald's Ants | Animation | 6.6 | |
April 25th, 1952 | Let's Stick Together | Animation | 6.4 | |
March 21st, 1952 | Two Chips and a Miss | Animation | 6.9 | |
January 18th, 1952 | Donald Applecore | Animation | 6.7 | |
December 14th, 1951 | Bee On Guard | Animation | 6.9 | |
November 2nd, 1951 | Out of Scale | Animation | 7.6 | |
August 9th, 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Animation | 7.2 | |
July 20th, 1951 | Lucky Number | Animation | 6.7 | |
June 8th, 1951 | Test Pilot Donald | Animation | 6.6 | |
March 23rd, 1951 | Corn Chips | Animation | 7.3 | |
March 2nd, 1951 | Dude Duck | Animation | 6.8 | |
January 19th, 1951 | Chicken in the Rough | Animation | 6.5 | |
December 15th, 1950 | Out on a Limb | Animation | 7 | |
October 13th, 1950 | Bee at the Beach | Animation | 6.4 | |
April 28th, 1950 | Trailer Horn | Animation | 6.6 | |
January 20th, 1950 | Lion Around | Animation | 6.2 | |
December 16th, 1949 | Toy Tinkers | Animation | 6.9 | |
November 25th, 1949 | Slide Donald Slide | Animation | 6.8 | |
October 14th, 1949 | The Greener Yard | Animation | 6.5 | |
September 2nd, 1949 | All in a Nutshell | Animation | 6.8 | |
June 3rd, 1949 | Winter Storage | Animation | 6.8 | |
April 8th, 1949 | Sea Salts | Animation | 6.6 | |
February 11th, 1949 | Donald's Happy Birthday | Animation | 6.8 | |
December 24th, 1948 | Tea for Two Hundred | Animation | 6.5 | |
November 5th, 1948 | Three for Breakfast | Animation | 6.7 | |
October 15th, 1948 | Soup's On | Animation | 6.4 | |
August 27th, 1948 | Inferior Decorator | Animation | 6.4 | |
November 28th, 1947 | Chip an' Dale | Animation | 6.7 | |
November 14th, 1947 | Mail Dog | Animation | 6.2 | |
August 22nd, 1947 | Bootle Beetle | Animation | 6 | |
June 20th, 1947 | Clown of the Jungle | Animation | 6.4 | |
April 18th, 1947 | Straight Shooters | Animation | 6.2 | |
December 20th, 1946 | Double Dribble | Animation | 6.3 | |
August 9th, 1946 | Wet Paint | Animation | 5.8 | |
December 21st, 1945 | Old Sequoia | Animation | 5.8 | |
October 26th, 1945 | Cured Duck | Animation | 6.5 | |
January 26th, 1945 | The Clock Watcher | Animation | 6.6 | |
December 21st, 1944 | The Three Caballeros | Animation | 6.3 | |
September 1st, 1944 | The Plastics Inventor | Animation | 6.6 | |
November 26th, 1943 | Home Defense | Animation | 6.1 | |
July 30th, 1943 | Victory Vehicles | Animation | 6.6 | |
January 1st, 1943 | Der Fuehrer's Face | Animation | 6.9 | |
August 24th, 1942 | Lake Titicaca | Animation | 6.7 | |
August 14th, 1942 | Bambi | Animation | 7 |