Ralph Wright

Ralph Wright

Known for: Writing
Birthday: 1908-05-17
Deathday: 1983-12-30 (75 years old)

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Biography

Ralph Waldo Wright (May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983) was a Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who provided the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie the Pooh franchise. Wright came to the studio in the 1940s, and became well known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy and sullen personality traits as well as his bass voice. He turned out to be a natural model for Eeyore when the studio began development on Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. He, along with his fellow Disney contemporaries, was a pioneer in the use of "gags" within cartoons, often acted out in front of the "story board," a bulletin board pinned with sequential sketches of the cartoon's scenes. Early on, with Goofy's Glider and other "How To" cartoons, Ralph pioneered the story concept featuring a hero's failed attempt at achieving his goals. This technique is still in use today in most major animation studios. Warner Bros. Cartoons incorporated this premise into Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Sylvester and Tweety, and Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons. This highly reusable format proved to be wildly successful. In fact, full credit was attributed by Frank Tashlin interviewed by Michael Barrier in 2004: "That all came from a marvelous fellow who came from Tillamook, Oregon, a fellow by the name of Ralph Wright. He came down, and his pants were twelve inches too short for him, and he wore suspenders—he was out of the hills. But he had a crazy, crazy mind, almost as wild as Roy Williams, who is the best of all. Ralph did the first story of that type for Jack Kinney, called How to Ride a Horse. The Goof tried to stay on the horse—boom, off, another joke. That was the beginning of what still seems to be going on today. Then he and Kinney made more—a series of jokes, just one problem and working it out. It's like a symphony, with a theme and then the development of that theme."He spent the last 30 years of his life in San Luis Obispo County in Los Osos, California.

He died on the final day of 1983, at his home in Los Osos from a heart attack, at the age of 75.

Filmography

All 58

Movies 58

Writter 41

Director 3

Voice 1

Characters
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

Movie
6.34
Writer
Dingo aux jeux olympiques

Dingo aux jeux olympiques (1992)

Movie
Eeyore
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)

Movie
Writer
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)

Movie
Eeyore (voice) / Story
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

Movie
9
Story
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Movie
8
Screenplay
The Aristocats

The Aristocats (1970)

Movie
6.26
Writer
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)

Movie
Story
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book (1967)

Movie
6.87
Eeyore
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)

Movie
Writer
Yellowstone Cubs

Yellowstone Cubs (1963)

Movie
Writer
Salmon Loafer

Salmon Loafer (1963)

Movie
Writer
Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Movie
Writer
Aquamania

Aquamania (1961)

Movie
Writer
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)

Movie
Story
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Movie
7.42
Director
Perri

Perri (1957)

Movie
Director
The Blue Men of Morocco

The Blue Men of Morocco (1957)

Movie
Writer
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From? (1956)

Movie
Writer
On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends (1956)

Movie
Writer
Our Unsung Villians

Our Unsung Villians (1956)

Movie
Screenplay
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Movie
6.82
Director
Siam

Siam (1954)

Movie
Writer
Don's Fountain of Youth

Don's Fountain of Youth (1953)

Movie
Story
Peter Pan

Peter Pan (1953)

Movie
6.53
Writer
Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat (1952)

Movie
Writer
Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)

Movie
Writer
R'Coon Dawg

R'Coon Dawg (1951)

Movie
Writer
Plutopia

Plutopia (1951)

Movie
Writer
Dude Duck

Dude Duck (1951)

Movie
Writer
The Australian Platypus

The Australian Platypus (1949)

Movie
Writer
Beside the Seaside

Beside the Seaside (1948)

Movie
Writer
Early One Morning

Early One Morning (1948)

Movie
Writer
The House-Cat (Felis Vulgaris)

The House-Cat (Felis Vulgaris) (1948)

Movie
Writer
The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo (1948)

Movie
Writer
Crazy with the Heat

Crazy with the Heat (1947)

Movie
Story
Song of the South

Song of the South (1946)

Movie
6
Writer
No Sail

No Sail (1945)

Movie
Writer
Donald's Crime

Donald's Crime (1945)

Movie
Writer
The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It (1945)

Movie
Story
The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros (1944)

Movie
10
Writer
How to Be a Sailor

How to Be a Sailor (1944)

Movie
Writer
Victory Vehicles

Victory Vehicles (1943)

Movie
Writer
Private Pluto

Private Pluto (1943)

Movie
Writer
Bellboy Donald

Bellboy Donald (1942)

Movie
Writer
How to Swim

How to Swim (1942)

Movie
Writer
The Olympic Champ

The Olympic Champ (1942)

Movie
Writer
Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos (1942)

Movie
10
Writer
El Gaucho Goofy

El Gaucho Goofy (1942)

Movie
Writer
Donald's Garden

Donald's Garden (1942)

Movie
1
Story
Bambi

Bambi (1942)

Movie
6.58
Writer
The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense (1941)

Movie
Writer
The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing (1941)

Movie
Writer
How to Ride a Horse

How to Ride a Horse (1941)

Movie
6
Writer
Goofy's Glider

Goofy's Glider (1940)

Movie
6
Writer
Donald's Dog Laundry

Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)

Movie
Writer
Mickey's Polo Team

Mickey's Polo Team (1936)

Movie
Adaptation
Peter Pan & Wendy

Peter Pan & Wendy

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.53
Based on 1.17 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1947
2019

Information

Known for
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-05-17

Deathday
1983-12-30 (75 years old)

Place of birth
Grants Pass, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also known as
Ralph Waldo Wright


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