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)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
Aquamania (1961)
Goliath II (1960)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Peter Pan (1953)
Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
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 Legend of Coyote Rock (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 For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-03-09
Deathday
1976-02-13 (64 years old)
Birth Name
John Mitchel Lounsbery
Birth Place
Cincinnati, United States
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Los Angeles · Colorado, United States of America
Also Known As
John Mitchell Lounsbery
Awards
Disney Legends
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