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John Lounsbery

Biography

From Wikipedia.

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.

Visual Effects

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977

Animation

Robin Hood

1973

Animation

The Aristocats

1970

Animation

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

1968

Animation

The Jungle Book

1967

Animation Director

Mary Poppins

1964

Animation

The Sword in the Stone

1963

Animation

Aquamania

1961

Animation

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961

Animation

Goliath II

1960

Animation Director

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Animation

Lady and the Tramp

1955

Animation

Lady and the Tramp

1955

Animation Director

Peter Pan

1953

Animation

Peter Pan

1953

Animation Director

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

1952

Animation

Alice in Wonderland

1951

Animation

Cinderella

1950

Animation Director

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

Animation

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

Animation Director

Melody Time

1948

Animation

Mickey and the Beanstalk

1947

Animation

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Animation Director

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Animation

Song of the South

1946

Animation Director

Peter and the Wolf

1946

Animation

Make Mine Music

1946

Animation

Canine Patrol

1945

Animation

The Legend of Coyote Rock

1945

Animation

The Three Caballeros

1944

Animation

Springtime for Pluto

1944

Animation

Chicken Little

1943

Animation

Victory Through Air Power

1943

Animation

Private Pluto

1943

Animation

Dumbo

1941

Animation

Fantasia

1940

Animation

Bone Trouble

1940

Animation

Donald's Dog Laundry

1940

Animation

Pinocchio

1940

Animation

Officer Duck

1939

Animation

The Pointer

1939

Animation

Society Dog Show

1939

Animation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

Animation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

Animation Production Assistant