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John Mitchell Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 - February 13, 1976) was an American animator and director employed by 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.
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John Lounsbery was an American animator, who worked for The Walt Disney Company. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was 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 co-directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and The Rescuers.
John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976. At the time of his death, he was working on The Rescuers and still animating at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.
He was an animation director for:
•Dumbo (1941)
•Pinocchio - J. Worthington Foulfellow and Gideon
•Fantasia - Alligators, Ben Ali Gator, the alligators, and the hippos in "Dance of the Hours", Mickey Mouse
•Dumbo - Dumbo, Timothy Mouse
•The Three Caballeros - Donald Duck, José Carioca, Panchito Pistoles
•Make Mine Music - Wolf in Peter and the Wolf, Willie the Whale
•Song of the South - Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear
John Lounsbery was an American animator and animation director who worked for Disney from 1935 to 1976. He was one of the "Nine Old Men" who created classic characters such as Eeyore, Shere Khah, and Robin Hood.
- John Lounsbery
- February 13, 1976
- March 9, 1911
- 13-Time Animation Director. During his Disney career, Lounsbery was the animation director for a whopping 13 Disney animated classics. The best-known titles he directed include Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, and Robin Hood.
- Character Development. In addition to being animation director on more than a dozen films, Lounsbery animated some very well-known characters during his tenure at Disney Animation Studios.
- Shy Guy. John Lounsbery was quiet and shy by nature. However, the characters he animated were the complete opposite. Characters like Honest John are lifelike and slightly in-your-face, which was contrary to Lounsbery’s own personality.
- Ohio Born, Colorado Raised. While John Lounsbery was born in Ohio, he grew up in Colorado, where he discovered a love of winter sports. Lounsbery enrolled in the Art Institute of Denver, where he honed his drawing skills.
John Lounsbery passed away on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles. At the time of his death, he was still giving Disney his all as one of the directors of the animated feature The Rescuers. John Lounsbery had his own special way of looking at things, according to fellow animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
John Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 – February 13, 1976) started in 1935 and, working under Norm "Fergy" Ferguson, quickly became a star animator. Lounsbery, affectionately known as "Louns" by his fellow animators, was an incredibly strong draftsman who inspired many animators over the years.
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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.
