John Lounsbery

John Mitchell Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 – February 13, 1976) was an American animator who worked for Walt Disney Productions. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, of which he was the shortest lived as well as the first to die.

John Lounsbery
Born
John Mitchell Lounsbery

(1911-03-09)March 9, 1911
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1976(1976-02-13) (aged 64)
OccupationAnimator
Known forOne of Disney's Nine Old Men

Life and career

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the ArtCenter College 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 (1937). He went on to work on numerous 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 the short film Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) and The Rescuers (1977).

Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976. At the time of his death, he was working on The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989 and was buried at the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year Title Credits Characters
1937 Snow White and the Seven DwarfsAssistant animator
1939Society Dog Show (Short)Animator
The Practical Pig (Short)Animator
The Pointer (Short)Animator
Mickey's Surprise Party (Short)Animator
Officer Duck (Short)Animator
1940PinocchioAnimator"Honest" John Worthington Foutfellow, Gideon
Bone Trouble (Short)Animator
Donald's Dog Laundry (Short)Animator
FantasiaAnimator - Segment "Dance of the Hours"Hyacinth Hippo, Hippos, Ben Alligator, Alligators
1941DumboAnimation DirectorDumbo, Timothy Q. Mouse
Pluto's Playmate (Short)Animator
1942BambiSupervising animator
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line (Short)Animator
Pluto at the Zoo (Short)Animator
1943Victory Through Air Power (Documentary)Animator
Chicken Little (Short)Animator
Private Pluto (Short)Animator
Pluto and the Armadillo (Short)Animator
1944The Three CaballerosAnimatorDonald Duck, Jose Carioca, Panchito
Springtime for Pluto (Short)Animator
1945The Legend of Coyote Rock (Short)Animator
Canine Patrol (Short)Animator
1946Make Mine MusicAnimatorWolf in "Peter and the Wolf" and "The Whale who Wanted to the sing at the Met"
Song of the SouthDirecting Animator
1947Fun and Fancy FreeDirecting AnimatorJiminy Cricket, Mickey Mouse, Willie the Giant
1948Melody TimeDirecting Animator"Once Upon A Wintertime", "Blame it on the Samba" and "Pecos Bill"
1949So Dear to My HeartAnimator
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadDirecting AnimatorIchabod Crane's introductory scenes
1950CinderellaDirecting AnimatorJaq, Gus, Lucifer, Mice, Bruno, Major
1951Alice in WonderlandDirecting AnimatorFlowers, Catepillar, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Strange Creatures
1952Lambert the Sheepish Lion (Short)Animator
1953Peter PanDirecting AnimatorGeorge Darling, Wendy, John, Michael, Mary, Nana, Lost Boys, Indians, Pirates, Captain Hook
Ben and Me (Short)Animator
1955Lady and the TrampDirecting AnimatorLady, Tramp, Tony, Joe, Bull, Toughy, Boris, Peg, Professor, Cop
1959Sleeping BeautyDirecting AnimatorPrince Philip, King Hubert, King Stefan, Animals, Goons
1960Goliath II (Short)Directing Animator
1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansDirecting AnimatorPongo, Perdita, Puppies, Colonel, Tibbs, Jasper, Horace, Danny, Captain Horse
Aquamania (Short)Animator
1963The Sword in the StoneDirecting AnimatorWart, Merlin, Archimedes, Sir Ector, Sir Kay, Sir Pelinore, Wolf, Pike, Madam Mim, Scullery Maid
1964Mary PoppinsAnimatorFarm Animals, Huntsman and Horse
1966Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Short)Animator
1967The Jungle BookDirecting AnimatorColonel Hathi, Winifred, Junior, Elephants, Bugler elephant, Baloo, Mowgli, Bagheera, King Louie, Shere Khan, Vultures, Monkeys
1968Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Short)Animator
1955 - 1970The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)Animator12 Episodes
1970The AristocatsDirecting AnimatorEdgar, George Hautecourt, Alley Cats, Roquefort,
1971Bedknobs and BroomsticksAnimator
1973Robin HoodDirecting AnimatorRobin Hood, Little John, Sheriff of Nottingham, Wolf Arrowmen, Otto
1974Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short)Director
1977The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohAnimator / Director
The RescuersDirector
1982The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)Director1 Episode
1984DTV: Golden Oldies (Video)Character Animator
2011Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV Series short)Director14 Episodes
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