Document details

Wolfgang "Woolie"Reitherman

Originally Aired on the Disney Channel March 1985 (#10 in The Series of 20 Disney Family Albums)
You’ll find him credited as Woolie and sometimes Wolfgang Reitherman in classic Disney animated films. One of Walt’s Nine Old Men, Woolie started his career in 1934 alongside Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on many classic Disney shorts. Woolie spent 44 years in the animation department, contributing to more than 30 Disney shorts including "Water Babies," "Mickey's Fire Brigade" and "Donald in Mathmagic Land." Woolie won an Academy Award for his work on the short film, “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” in 1968. He also contributed his animation skills to such classic animated features as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and directed classics including Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book, The Aristocrats, Robin Hood and more. He retired in 1981 after The Fox and the Hound.

Location

Primary location: Youtube

Source

Title
Volume 10
Published
Language en
Document type Feature
Media type text
Duration 00:27:55

Metadata

Id 5222
Availability Free
Inserted 2020-06-27