Biography
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John Lounsbery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney. Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on numerous other short features in the 1940s, while continuing to serve as part of the animating team on nearly all of Disney's most famous feature-length animated films. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director and directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and co-directed The Rescuers.
John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure during cardiac surgery, aged 64. At the time of his death, he was working on the The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 46
Director 11
self 4
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached (2009)
The Pixar Story (2007)
The Rescuers (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Robin Hood (1973)
The Aristocats (1970)
The Jungle Book (1967)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Aquamania (1961)
Goliath II (1960)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Peter Pan (1953)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Cinderella (1950)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Melody Time (1948)
Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
Song of the South (1946)
Peter and the Wolf (1946)
Make Mine Music (1946)
Canine Patrol (1945)
The Three Caballeros (1944)
Springtime for Pluto (1944)
Chicken Little (1943)
Private Pluto (1943)
Dumbo (1941)
Fantasia (1940)
Bone Trouble (1940)
Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Officer Duck (1939)
The Pointer (1939)
Society Dog Show (1939)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
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Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1911-03-09
Deathday1976-02-13 (64 years old)
Birth NameJohn Mitchel Lounsbery
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles · Colorado, United States of America
Also Known AsJohn Mitchell Lounsbery
AwardsDisney Legends
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