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| birth_name = John Mitchell Lounsbery
| birth_name = John Mitchell Lounsbery
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|3|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|2|13|1911|3|9|mf=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|2|13|1910|3|9|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = Animator
| occupation = Animator<br>Director
| known_for = One of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s [[Disney's Nine Old Men|Nine Old Men]]
| known_for = One of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s [[Disney's Nine Old Men|Nine Old Men]]
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'''John Mitchell Lounsbery''' (March 9, 1911 – February 13, 1976) was an American [[animator]] who worked for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|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 Mitchell Lounsbery''' (March 9, 1911 - February 13, 1976) was an American [[animator]] and [[Animation director|director]] employed by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|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.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
He was born in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and raised in [[Colorado]]. He attended [[East High School (Denver)|East Denver High School]] and the [[The Art Institute of Colorado|Art Institute of Denver]]. While attending the [[ArtCenter College of Design]] in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney.
He was born on March 9, 1911, in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and raised in [[Colorado]]. He attended [[East High School (Denver)|East Denver High School]] and the [[The Art Institute of Colorado|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 film)|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 film]]s. 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 was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an uncredited assistant animator on ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|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 film]]s. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director and directed the short film ''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' (1974) and co-directed ''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 Legends|Disney Legend]] in 1989 and was buried at the [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.
Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, at age 64. 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 Legends|Disney Legend]] in 1989 and was buried at the [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.


== Filmography ==
==Filmography==
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
! Year
! Year
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! Credits
! Credits
! Characters
! Characters
! Notes
|-
|-
|1937|| ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' ||Assistant animator ||
|rowspan="2"| 1940 || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || Animator || ||
|-
|-
⚫
|''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' || Animator - Segment "''[[Dance of the Hours]]''" || ||
⚫
|rowspan="5"| 1939|| ''[[Society Dog Show]]'' (Short) ||Animator ||
|-
|-
|''[[The Practical Pig]]'' (Short) ||Animator ||
| 1941 || ''[[Dumbo]]'' || Animation Director || ||
|-
|-
|''[[The Pointer]]'' (Short) ||Animator ||
| 1943 || ''[[Victory Through Air Power (film)|Victory Through Air Power]]'' (Documentary) || rowspan="5" | Animator || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Mickey's Surprise Party]]'' (Short) ||Animator ||
|rowspan="3"| 1945 || ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Officer Duck]]'' (Short) ||Animator ||
|''The Legend of Coyote Rock'' (Short) || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1940 || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || Animator ||
|-
|''Bone Trouble'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|''[[Donald's Dog Laundry]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
⚫
|''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' || Animator - Segment "''[[Dance of the Hours]]''" ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1941 || ''[[Dumbo]]'' || Animation Director ||
|-
|''Pluto's Playmate'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1942 || ''Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|''Pluto at the Zoo'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1943 || ''[[Victory Through Air Power (film)|Victory Through Air Power]]'' (Documentary) || Animator ||
|-
|''[[Chicken Little (1943 film)|Chicken Little]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|''[[Private Pluto]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|''Pluto and the Armadillo'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1944 || ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' || Animator || [[Donald Duck]], [[José Carioca|Jose Carioca]], [[Panchito Pistoles|Panchito]]
|-
|''[[Springtime for Pluto]] '' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1945 ||''The Legend of Coyote Rock'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
|-
|''Canine Patrol'' (Short) || Animator ||
|''Canine Patrol'' (Short) || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1946 || ''[[Make Mine Music]]'' || Animator || "Peter and the Wolf"
|-
|-
|''[[Song of the South]]'' || Directing Animator ||
|rowspan="2"| 1946 || ''[[Make Mine Music]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'' || Directing Animator || [[Jiminy Cricket]], [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Willie the Giant]]
|''[[Song of the South]]'' || rowspan="3" | Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'' || ||
|rowspan="2"| 1948 || ''[[Melody Time]]'' || Directing Animator || "Once Upon A Wintertime", "Blame it on the Samba" and "Pecos Bill"
|-
|-
|''[[So Dear to My Heart]]'' || Animator ||
|rowspan="2"| 1948 || ''[[Melody Time]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1949 || ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' || Directing Animator ||
|''[[So Dear to My Heart]]'' || Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' || Directing Animator || Jaq, Gus, Lucifer, The Mice, Bruno, Major
| 1949 || ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' || rowspan="3" | Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || Directing Animator ||
| 1950 || ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
| 1951 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1953 || ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || Directing Animator ||
| 1952 || ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'' (Short) || Animator || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Ben and Me]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|rowspan="2"| 1953 || ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
⚫
|''[[Ben and Me]]'' (Short) || Animator || ||
| 1955 || ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' || Directing Animator || Lady, The Tramp, Tony, Joe, Bull, Toughy, Boris, Peg, The Professor, The Policeman at Zoo
|-
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' || Directing Animator ||
| 1955 || ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
⚫
| 1955 – 1982 || ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Magical World of Disney]]'' (TV Series) || Animator / Director - ''[[List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes|13 Episodes]]'' || ||
⚫
| 1960 || ''[[Goliath II]]'' (Short) || Directing Animator ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1961 || ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' || Directing Animator || Pongo, Perdita, The Puppies, The Colonel, Sgt. Tibbs, Jasper, Horace, Danny, The Captain
| 1959 || ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' || rowspan="3" | Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Aquamania]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
| 1960 || ''[[Goliath II]]'' (Short) || ||
|-
|-
| 1963 || ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'' || Directing Animator ||
|rowspan="2"| 1961 || ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' || Animator ||
|''[[Aquamania]]'' (Short) || Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (Short) || Animator || Owl, [[Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Rabbit]], [[Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Gopher]]
| 1963 || ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1967 || ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || Directing Animator ||
| 1964 || ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' || rowspan="2" | Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (Short) || Animator || Owl, [[Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Rabbit]], [[Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Gopher]]
| 1966 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (Short) || ||
|-
|-
⚫
| 1967 || ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
⚫
| 1955 - 1970 || ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Magical World of Disney]]'' (TV Series) || Animator || ''[[List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes|12 Episodes]]''
|-
|-
| 1970 || ''[[The Aristocats]]'' || Directing Animator ||
| 1968 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day]]'' (Short) || Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' || Animator ||
| 1970 || ''[[The Aristocats]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' || Animator || ||
| 1973 || ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Directing Animator || [[Robin Hood (Disney character)|Robin Hood]], Little John, The Sheriff of Nottingham, The Wolf Arrowmen, Otto, [[Prince John (Disney)|Prince John]], [[Sir Hiss]], The Captain of the Guards, Trigger, Nutsy
|-
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (Short) || Director ||
| 1973 || ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Directing Animator || ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1977 || ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' || Animator / Director || Owl, [[Eeyore]], [[Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Gopher]]
| 1974 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (Short) || Director || ||
|-
|-
|''[[The Rescuers]]'' || Director ||
|rowspan="2"| 1977 || ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' || Animator / Director || ||
|-
|-
| 1982 || ''The Magical World of Disney'' (TV Series) || Director || ''1 Episode''
|''[[The Rescuers]]'' || Director || ||
|-
|-
| 1984 || ''DTV: Golden Oldies'' (Video) || Animator ||
| 1984 || ''DTV: Golden Oldies'' (Video) || Animator || ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (TV Series short) || Director || ''14 Episodes''
| 2011 || ''Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' (TV Series short) || Director - ''14 Episodes'' || ||
|-
|-
|}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0522028}}
*{{IMDb name|0522028}}
* [http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=John+Lounsbery Disney Legends profile]
*[http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=John+Lounsbery Disney Legends profile]


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Latest revision as of 22:29, 22 November 2024

John Lounsbery
Born
John Mitchell Lounsbery

(1910-03-09)March 9, 1910
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 13, 1976(1976-02-13) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Animator
Director
Known forOne of Disney's Nine Old Men

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.

Life and career

[edit]

He was born on March 9, 1911, 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 uncredited 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 co-directed The Rescuers (1977).

Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, at age 64. 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

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Year Title Credits Characters Notes
1940 Pinocchio Animator
Fantasia Animator - Segment "Dance of the Hours"
1941 Dumbo Animation Director
1943 Victory Through Air Power (Documentary) Animator
1945 The Three Caballeros
The Legend of Coyote Rock (Short)
Canine Patrol (Short)
1946 Make Mine Music
Song of the South Directing Animator
1947 Fun and Fancy Free
1948 Melody Time
So Dear to My Heart Animator
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Directing Animator
1950 Cinderella
1951 Alice in Wonderland
1952 Lambert the Sheepish Lion (Short) Animator
1953 Peter Pan Directing Animator
Ben and Me (Short) Animator
1955 Lady and the Tramp Directing Animator
1955 – 1982 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) Animator / Director - 13 Episodes
1959 Sleeping Beauty Directing Animator
1960 Goliath II (Short)
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Aquamania (Short) Animator
1963 The Sword in the Stone Directing Animator
1964 Mary Poppins Animator
1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Short)
1967 The Jungle Book Directing Animator
1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (Short) Animator
1970 The Aristocats Directing Animator
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Animator
1973 Robin Hood Directing Animator
1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (Short) Director
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Animator / Director
The Rescuers Director
1984 DTV: Golden Oldies (Video) Animator
2011 Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (TV Series short) Director - 14 Episodes
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