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{{Short description|American animator (1935–2023)}}
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| birth_name = Burnett Mattinson
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| years_active = 1953–2023
| years_active = 1953–2023
| employer = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]]
| employer = [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] (1953–2023)
| spouse = Sylvia Fry<br />Ellen Siirola
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* {{Marriage|Sylvia Fry|1962|1986|end=d.}}
* {{Marriage|Ellen Siirola|<!--unknown-->|2023}}
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'''Burnett "Burny" Mattinson''' (May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023) was an American animator, director, producer, and story artist for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], where he was employed from 1953 until his death in 2023.
'''Burnett Mattinson''' (May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023) was an American animator, director, producer, and story artist for [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], where he was employed from 1953 until his death in 2023.

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Mattinson was honored as an inductee of the [[Disney Legends]] program in 2008.<ref name="DisneyLegend">{{cite web |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/burny-mattinson/ |title=Legend Bio: Burny Mattinson (animation) |website=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]] |year=2008}}</ref> Mattinson was the longest serving employee of [[The Walt Disney Company]], with a career that spanned seven decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-honors-its-longest-serving-employee|title=The Walt Disney Company Honors its Longest-Serving Employee|date=2018-06-18|work=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


As a director, Mattinson was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] for ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983). He also co-directed the Disney animated mystery adventure film ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' (1986).
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Mattinson was honored as an inductee of the [[Disney Legends]] program in 2008.<ref name="DisneyLegend">{{cite web |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/burny-mattinson/ |title=Legend Bio: Burny Mattinson (animation) |website=[[D23 (Disney)|D23]] |year=2008}}</ref> Mattinson was the longest serving employee of [[The Walt Disney Company]], with a career that spanned almost 70 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-honors-its-longest-serving-employee|title=The Walt Disney Company Honors its Longest-Serving Employee|date=2018-06-18|work=The Walt Disney Company|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
There, Mattinson was mentored by Johnny Bond, an [[Inbetweening|in-betweener]]. After a six-month stint in the traffic department, Mattinson began working as an in-betweener on ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955).{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|pp=419–420}}<ref>{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2006/06/26/burny-mattinson-part-one/ |title=Show 016 – Burny Mattinson, Part One |series=The Animation Podcast |time=09:51 |date=June 26, 2006 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> Following its release, most of the character animators were laid off, but he joined [[John Walker (animator)|Johnny Walker]] to work as assistant animators to [[Marc Davis (animator)|Marc Davis]] on ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' (1959). Walker later left, and Mattinson was promoted to the position.<ref name="LaughingPlace" /> There, he worked on the character [[Maleficent]]. Reflecting on the experience, Mattinson stated, "We purposely kept her controlled and quiet and we let her dialogue do her acting for us. The reason for this was that we wanted to use those moments of when she exploded as accents that would frighten the audience. We kept her sweet, nice and controlled and then let her blow up on purpose."<ref>{{cite interview |last=Noyer |first=Jérémie |url=https://animatedviews.com/2008/once-upon-a-dream-burny-mattinson-on-sleeping-beautys-maleficent/ |title=Once Upon A Dream: Burny Mattinson on Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent |website=Animated Views |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>
After six months in the traffic department, Mattinson began working as an [[Inbetweening|in-betweener]] on ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' (1955), where we was mentored by Johnny Bond.{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|pp=419–420}}<ref>{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2006/06/26/burny-mattinson-part-one/ |title=Show 016 – Burny Mattinson, Part One |series=The Animation Podcast |time=09:51 |date=June 26, 2006 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> Following its release, most of the character animators were laid off, but he joined [[John Walker (animator)|Johnny Walker]] to work as assistant animators to [[Marc Davis (animator)|Marc Davis]] on ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' (1959). Walker later left, and Mattinson was promoted to the position.<ref name="LaughingPlace" /> There, he worked on the character [[Maleficent]]. Reflecting on the experience, Mattinson stated, "We purposely kept her controlled and quiet and we let her dialogue do her acting for us. The reason for this was that we wanted to use those moments of when she exploded as accents that would frighten the audience. We kept her sweet, nice and controlled and then let her blow up on purpose."<ref>{{cite interview |last=Noyer |first=Jérémie |url=https://animatedviews.com/2008/once-upon-a-dream-burny-mattinson-on-sleeping-beautys-maleficent/ |title=Once Upon A Dream: Burny Mattinson on Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent |website=Animated Views |date=October 9, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref>


For ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (1961), Mattinson provided in-between animation; he also drew illustrations for the [[Little Golden Books]] adaptation for the film. After another lay-off, Mattinson, at the direction of Andy Engman, was reassigned to work as an assistant to [[Eric Larson]].{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=424}} Under Larson's unit, he animated [[Ludwig von Drake]] for ''[[Disney anthology television series#Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969)|The Wonderful World of Color]]'' television series.{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|pp=425–426}} This was soon followed with ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword and the Stone]]'' (1963), ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964), ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1967) and ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970).
For ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (1961), Mattinson provided in-between animation; he also drew illustrations for the [[Little Golden Books]] adaptation for the film. After another lay-off, Mattinson, at the direction of Andy Engman, was reassigned to work as an assistant to [[Eric Larson]].{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=424}} Under Larson's unit, he animated [[Ludwig von Drake]] for ''[[Disney anthology television series#Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961–1969)|The Wonderful World of Color]]'' television series.{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|pp=425–426}} This was soon followed with ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword and the Stone]]'' (1963), ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964), ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1967) and ''[[The Aristocats]]'' (1970).
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By the 1970s, an internal training program had been initiated to train assistant animators. Mattinson enrolled in the program, delivering an animation test within eight weeks. His animation test of Prince John from ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (1973) was approved, and Mattinson became a character animator under [[Ollie Johnston]].{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=429}} He next worked on ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (1974) animating [[List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters|Kanga]], [[Roo]], [[Tigger]], and [[Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Rabbit]].<ref>{{cite interview |last=Noyer |first=Jérémie |url=https://animatedviews.com/2011/winnie-the-pooh-and-burny-too-a-chat-with-animation-legend-burny-mattinson/ |title=''Winnie the Pooh'' and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson |website=Animated Views |date=October 22, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]] had noticed Mattinson's thumbnail sketches and recommended he work on ''[[The Rescuers]]'' (1977). Mattinson then worked on storyboards and designed the titles on the film, which he repeated again on ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' (1981) and ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' (1985).{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=430}}
By the 1970s, an internal training program had been initiated to train assistant animators. Mattinson enrolled in the program, delivering an animation test within eight weeks. His animation test of Prince John from ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (1973) was approved, and Mattinson became a character animator under [[Ollie Johnston]].{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=429}} He next worked on ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (1974) animating [[List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters|Kanga]], [[Roo]], [[Tigger]], and [[Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Rabbit]].<ref>{{cite interview |last=Noyer |first=Jérémie |url=https://animatedviews.com/2011/winnie-the-pooh-and-burny-too-a-chat-with-animation-legend-burny-mattinson/ |title=''Winnie the Pooh'' and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson |website=Animated Views |date=October 22, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]] had noticed Mattinson's thumbnail sketches and recommended he work on ''[[The Rescuers]]'' (1977). Mattinson then worked on storyboards and designed the titles on the film, which he repeated again on ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' (1981) and ''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' (1985).{{sfn|Kaytis|2006|p=430}}


On ''The Black Cauldron'' (1985), he, [[Mel Shaw]], and several story artists had boarded several sequences, compiling the first two books of ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]''. During a storyboard meeting, the directors had criticized a sequence Mattinson had boarded—the introduction of Taran and Dallben—claiming that it wasn't ready to move forward into production. Mattinson, known for his congenial personality, then exploded at the directors, which made him feel he had jeopardized his career at Disney.<ref name="AnimationPodcastPart2">{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2006/09/04/burny-mattinson-part-two/ |title=Show 017 – Burny Mattinson, Part Two |series=The Animation Podcast |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> He returned home that night depressed, telling his wife, Sylvia, what had happened. Sylvia then reminded him of a project that Mattinson had been excited about, urging him to "stop talking and start doing".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Scott |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498447/the-atlanta-constitution/ |title=Mickey makes a comeback |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |pages=1P, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498479/the-atlanta-constitution/ 3P] |date=December 2, 1983 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Having long desired to produce a project starring the "Fab Five" ([[Mickey Mouse|Mickey]], [[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]]), Mattinson had listened to a 1974 [[Walt Disney Records|Disneyland]] Storyteller album titled ''An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol Performed by the Walt Disney Players'' written by [[Alan Young]] (who also performed the voice for [[Scrooge McDuck]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mickeys-christmas-carol-1983/ |title='Mickey’s Christmas Carol' (1983) |website=Cartoon Research |date=December 25, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
On ''The Black Cauldron'' (1985), he, [[Mel Shaw]], and several story artists had boarded several sequences, compiling the first two books of ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]''. During a storyboard meeting, the directors had criticized a sequence Mattinson had boarded—the introduction of Taran and Dallben—claiming that it wasn't ready to move forward into production. Mattinson, known for his congenial personality, then exploded at the directors, which made him feel he had jeopardized his career at Disney.<ref name="AnimationPodcastPart2">{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2006/09/04/burny-mattinson-part-two/ |title=Show 017 – Burny Mattinson, Part Two |series=The Animation Podcast |date=September 4, 2006 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> He returned home that night depressed, telling his wife, Sylvia, what had happened. Sylvia then reminded him of a project that Mattinson had been excited about, urging him to "stop talking and start doing".<ref>{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Scott |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498447/the-atlanta-constitution/ |title=Mickey makes a comeback |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |pages=1P, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498479/the-atlanta-constitution/ 3P] |date=December 2, 1983 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Having long desired to produce a film starring the "Fab Five" ([[Mickey Mouse|Mickey]], [[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], [[Goofy]], [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]]), Mattinson remembered the 1974 [[Walt Disney Records|Disneyland]] Storyteller album titled ''An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol Performed by the Walt Disney Players'' written by [[Alan Young]] (who also performed the voice for [[Scrooge McDuck]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mickeys-christmas-carol-1983/ |title='Mickey's Christmas Carol' (1983) |website=Cartoon Research |date=December 25, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>


In March 1981, at his wife's urging, Mattinson sent a two-paragraph pitch letter and the LP record to then-Disney CEO [[Ron W. Miller|Ron Miller]]. The next day, Miller called Mattinson into his office, where he angrily inquired about the letter. Mattinson defended his idea, to which Miller dropped the ruse, declaring it was "a great idea" and approved the project. Mattinson was eventually made director and producer on ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983).<ref name="AnimationPodcastPart2" /> According to Mattinson, the project was initially conceived as a "24-minute TV special to air annually" starting on Christmas 1982, but an industry-wide animators' strike that same year delayed production.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashton |first=William H. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498594/the-miami-herald/ |title=Slipping moviegoers a new Mickey |date=December 25, 1983 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |pages=1L, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498640/the-miami-herald/ 4L] |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> It was later released as a theatrical short attached with the 1983 re-release of ''The Rescuers'' (1977). The film was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in [[56th Academy Awards|1984]], but lost to ''[[Sundae in New York]]'' (1983).
In March 1981, at his wife's urging, Mattinson sent a two-paragraph pitch letter and the LP record to then-Disney CEO [[Ron W. Miller|Ron Miller]]. The next day, Miller called Mattinson into his office, where he angrily inquired about the letter. Mattinson defended his idea, to which Miller dropped the ruse, declaring it was "a great idea" and approved the project. Mattinson was eventually made director and producer on ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983).<ref name="AnimationPodcastPart2" /> According to Mattinson, the project was initially conceived as a "24-minute TV special to air annually" starting on Christmas 1982, but an industry-wide animators' strike that same year delayed production.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashton |first=William H. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498594/the-miami-herald/ |title=Slipping moviegoers a new Mickey |date=December 25, 1983 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |pages=1L, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106498640/the-miami-herald/ 4L] |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> It was later released as a theatrical short attached with the 1983 re-release of ''The Rescuers'' (1977). The film was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in [[56th Academy Awards|1984]], but lost to ''[[Sundae in New York]]'' (1983).


The success of ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' led to Mattinson's hiring as a director on ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' (1986).<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> During production, in 1984, Miller, who had been the film's producer, was forced out as CEO and president, and replaced by [[Michael Eisner]] and [[Frank Wells]]. [[Roy E. Disney]], who had been the animation department's chairman, promoted Mattinson as producer to replace him. However, Mattinson found both duties as producer and co-director much too laborious, and decided to remain as producer. [[Ron Clements]], by then a story artist, was brought on board as a co-director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Korkis |first=Jim |title=How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part One |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/02/How-Basil-Saved-Disney-Feature-Animation-Part-One/144296/1 |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712004433/http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/02/How-Basil-Saved-Disney-Feature-Animation-Part-One/144296/1 |date=February 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> During production on ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988), Mattinson moved to [[Orlando]], [[Florida]] to briefly work at the [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] to head up the shorts department. There, in search of a new project, the crew decided to complete an unfinished Mickey Mouse short titled ''Plight of the Bumblebee''. Years earlier, in 1981, several elements (including the recorded soundtrack) had been discovered by [[Daan Jippes]]. Using the assembled elements, an [[animatic]] was filmed and screened to Disney executives, but then-studio chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] declined to complete it.<ref>{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2007/05/16/burny-mattinson-part-three/ |title=Show 018 – Burny Mattinson, Part Three |series=The Animation Podcast |time=24:34 |date=May 16, 2007 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mickey-mouse-in-plight-of-the-bumblebee/ |title=Mickey Mouse in 'Plight of the Bumblebee' |website=Cartoon Research |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
The success of ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' led to Mattinson's hiring as a director on ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' (1986).<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> During production, in 1984, Miller, who had been the film's producer, was forced out as CEO and president, and replaced by [[Michael Eisner]] and [[Frank Wells]]. [[Roy E. Disney]], who had been the animation department's chairman, promoted Mattinson as producer to replace him. However, Mattinson found both duties as producer and co-director much too laborious, and decided to remain as producer. [[Ron Clements]], by then a story artist, was brought on board as a co-director.<ref>{{cite news |last=Korkis |first=Jim |title=How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part One |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/02/How-Basil-Saved-Disney-Feature-Animation-Part-One/144296/1 |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712004433/http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/mouseplanet/post/2011/02/How-Basil-Saved-Disney-Feature-Animation-Part-One/144296/1 |date=February 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 12, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> During production on ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988), Mattinson moved to [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] to briefly work at the newly opened Feature Animation Florida studio in the [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] theme park to head up the shorts department. There, in search of a new project, the crew decided to complete an unfinished Mickey Mouse short titled ''Plight of the Bumblebee''. Years earlier, in 1981, several elements (including the recorded soundtrack) had been discovered by [[Daan Jippes]]. Using the assembled elements, an [[animatic]] was filmed and screened to Disney executives, but then-studio chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] declined to complete it.<ref>{{cite podcast |host=Clay Kaytis |url=http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2007/05/16/burny-mattinson-part-three/ |title=Show 018 – Burny Mattinson, Part Three |series=The Animation Podcast |time=24:34 |date=May 16, 2007 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mickey-mouse-in-plight-of-the-bumblebee/ |title=Mickey Mouse in 'Plight of the Bumblebee' |website=Cartoon Research |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>


Throughout the 1990s, Mattinson worked as a storyboard artist on nearly every subsequent Disney theatrical animated film, including ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991), ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992), and ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994). Around this time, he began working closely with [[Joe Grant]], whom he first met on ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991). Together, along with storyboard artist [[Vance Gerry]], the trio were comically referred as the "Geriatricals", who would pitch adaptations of children's books and develop original story ideas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/vance-gerry-1117919106/|title=Vance Gerry|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 8, 2005|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> One of those discarded ideas Mattinson co-developed with Grant was ''Bitzy'', which centered on an [[Indian elephant]] who leaves home to start a Hollywood career but ends up working in a used-car lot and falling in love.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gettleman|first=Jeffrey|title=Hollywood's 'Grays' Defy Culture Fixated on Youth|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-27-mn-34664-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 27, 2000|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> Mattinson then worked as head of story on ''Dumbo II'', which was later cancelled by [[John Lasseter]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Josh |url=http://animatedviews.com/2014/buried-treasure-the-ill-fated-voyage-to-treasure-planet-2/ |title=Buried ''Treasure'': The ill-fated voyage to ''Treasure Planet 2'' |website=AnimatedViews |date=June 3, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
Throughout the 1990s, Mattinson worked as a storyboard artist on nearly every subsequent Disney theatrical animated film, including ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991), ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (1992), and ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994). Around this time, he began working closely with [[Joe Grant]], whom he first met on ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991). Together, along with storyboard artist [[Vance Gerry]], the trio were comically referred as the "Geriatricals", who would pitch adaptations of children's books and develop original story ideas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/people-news/vance-gerry-1117919106/|title=Vance Gerry|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 8, 2005|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> One of those discarded ideas Mattinson co-developed with Grant was ''Bitzy'', which centered on an [[Indian elephant]] who leaves home to start a Hollywood career but ends up working in a used-car lot and falling in love.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gettleman|first=Jeffrey|title=Hollywood's 'Grays' Defy Culture Fixated on Youth|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-27-mn-34664-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 27, 2000|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> Mattinson then worked as head of story on ''Dumbo II'', which was later cancelled by [[John Lasseter]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Josh |url=https://animatedviews.com/2013/from-snow-queen-to-pinocchio-ii-robert-reeces-animated-adventures-in-screenwriting/ |title=From ''Snow Queen'' to ''Pinocchio II'': Robert Reece's animated adventures in screenwriting |website=AnimatedViews |date=April 22, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>


In 2008, Mattinson was awarded the Disney Legends Award.<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> A year later, directors [[Stephen J. Anderson]] and [[Don Hall (filmmaker)|Don Hall]] enlisted Mattinson to work as a story supervisor on ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' (2011), due to his earlier involvement with the 1960s featurettes.<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Susan|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jul-13-la-et-winnie-the-pooh-20110713-story.html|title=New 'Winnie the Pooh' movie goes back to its Hundred Acre Wood roots|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> In March 2011, Mattinson announced that he was pitching an idea for a full-length animated feature with [[Mickey Mouse]] as the main protagonist.<ref name="Mickey Mouse's First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/24/scoop-mickey-mouses-first-feature-length-film-being-developed-at-disney/ |title=SCOOP: Mickey Mouse's First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney |access-date=2011-03-24 |author=Connelly, Brendon |date=2011-03-24 |website=Bleeding Cool |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325235455/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/24/scoop-mickey-mouses-first-feature-length-film-being-developed-at-disney/ |archive-date=2011-03-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He further worked as a story consultant on ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'' (2014) and ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |last=Flam |first=Charna |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/burny-mattinson-dead-disney-animator-beauty-and-the-beast-1235537545/ |title=Burny Mattinson, Disney's Longest-Serving Employee and 'Beauty and the Beast' Animator, Dies at 87 |work=Variety |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref>
In 2008, Mattinson was awarded the Disney Legend Award.<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> A year later, directors [[Stephen J. Anderson]] and [[Don Hall (filmmaker)|Don Hall]] enlisted Mattinson to work as a story supervisor on ''[[Winnie the Pooh (2011 film)|Winnie the Pooh]]'' (2011), due to his earlier involvement with the 1960s featurettes.<ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Susan|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-jul-13-la-et-winnie-the-pooh-20110713-story.html|title=New 'Winnie the Pooh' movie goes back to its Hundred Acre Wood roots|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> In March 2011, Mattinson announced that he was pitching an idea for a full-length animated feature with [[Mickey Mouse]] as the main protagonist.<ref name="Mickey Mouse's First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/24/scoop-mickey-mouses-first-feature-length-film-being-developed-at-disney/ |title=SCOOP: Mickey Mouse's First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney |access-date=2011-03-24 |author=Connelly, Brendon |date=2011-03-24 |website=Bleeding Cool |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325235455/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/24/scoop-mickey-mouses-first-feature-length-film-being-developed-at-disney/ |archive-date=2011-03-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He further worked as a story consultant on ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'' (2014) and ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite news |last=Flam |first=Charna |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/burny-mattinson-dead-disney-animator-beauty-and-the-beast-1235537545/ |title=Burny Mattinson, Disney's Longest-Serving Employee and 'Beauty and the Beast' Animator, Dies at 87 |work=Variety |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref>


His final project was ''[[Strange World (film)|Strange World]]'' (2022). According to Hall, during a story meeting, Mattinson suggested adding a dog character for the Clades, which became the character Legend.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stateman |first=Alison |url=https://d23.com/the-legacy-of-burny-mattinson/ |title=The Legacy of Burny Mattinson |website=D23 |date=March 3, 2023 |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref>
According to Hall, during a story meeting, Mattinson suggested adding a dog character for the Clades in ''[[Strange World (film)|Strange World]]'' (2022), which became the character Legend.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stateman |first=Alison |url=https://d23.com/the-legacy-of-burny-mattinson/ |title=The Legacy of Burny Mattinson |website=D23 |date=March 3, 2023 |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> He appeared posthumously in the Disney short ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'' (2023), which celebrates the Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary in October 2023, released that same month and was dedicated to Mattinson.<ref name="variety">{{Cite news|last=Croll|first=Ben|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/annecy-opening-disney-centenary-short-sirocco-1235640168/|title=Annecy Opens on Note of Artistic Defiance as Disney Premieres Centenary Short ''Once Upon a Studio''|website=Variety|date=June 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/honoring-disney-legend-burny-mattinsons-legacy-in-disney-animations-once-upon-a-studio/ |title=Honoring Disney Legend Burny Mattinson's Legacy in Disney Animation's 'Once Upon a Studio' |publisher=The Walt Disney Company |date=October 13, 2023}}</ref> Mattinson also worked as a story artist for ''[[Wish (film)|Wish]]'' (2023), which was also dedicated to his memory and marks the final film he was involved in prior to his death.


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Mattinson married Sylvia Fry, who also worked as an in-betweener on ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959).<ref name="LaughingPlace" /> They have three children and four grandchildren.<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> At the time of his death, he was married to Ellen Siirola.<ref name="TheHollywoodReporter" />
Mattinson married Sylvia Fry, who also worked as an in-betweener on ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1959).<ref name="LaughingPlace" /> They have three children and four grandchildren.<ref name="DisneyLegend" /> At the time of his death, he was married to Ellen Siirola.<ref name="TheHollywoodReporter" />


On February 27, 2023, Mattinson died in [[Canoga Park, California]], at the age of 87.<ref name="TheHollywoodReporter">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/burny-mattinson-dead-disney-animator-1235335758/|title=Burny Mattinson, Animator and Disney's Longest-Serving Employee, Dies at 87|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/remembering-disney-legend-burny-mattinson/ |title=Remembering Disney Legend Burny Mattinson |work=The Walt Disney Company |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> The upcoming film ''Wish'' will be dedicated to his honor.
On February 27, 2023, Mattinson died<!-- WARNING: Do NOT add his cause of death without a referencing a reliable source. --> in [[Canoga Park, California]], at the age of 87.<ref name="TheHollywoodReporter">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/burny-mattinson-dead-disney-animator-1235335758/|title=Burny Mattinson, Animator and Disney's Longest-Serving Employee, Dies at 87|first=Mike|last=Barnes|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/remembering-disney-legend-burny-mattinson/ |title=Remembering Disney Legend Burny Mattinson |work=The Walt Disney Company |date=February 27, 2023 |access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> On June 4, 2023, the Walt Disney Company presented a sculpture, featuring [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh]] characters, to Mattinson's family on the anniversary of his seventh decade-long career.<ref>{{cite web |last=Betti |first=Tony |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/enwiki/w/news/2023/06/05/burny-mattinson-disney-animation-70/ |title=Walt Disney Animation Studios Celebrates 70th Service Anniversary of Late Disney Legend Burny Mattinson |website=The Laughing Place |date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref> The film ''[[Wish (film)|Wish]]'' is dedicated to his honor, as well as the short film ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| Character Animator (uncredited)
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| 1959
| ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''
| ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]''
| Character Animator (uncredited)
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| 1960
| ''[[Goliath II]]''
| ''[[Goliath II]]''
| Character Animator (uncredited)
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| 1961
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| 2011
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| Story Supervisor / Senior Story Artist
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| Story Artist
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| ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''
| Posthumous Live-action cameo, dedicated
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| ''[[Wish (film)|Wish]]''
| ''[[Wish (film)|Wish]]''
| Story Artist, posthumous release, dedicated
| Dedicated
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Burny Mattinson
Mattinson in 1983
Born
Burnett Mattinson

(1935-05-13)May 13, 1935
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 27, 2023(2023-02-27) (aged 87)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1953–2023
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1953–2023)
Spouses
Sylvia Fry
​
​
(m. 1962; died 1986)​
Ellen Siirola
​
(before 2023)​
Children3

Burnett Mattinson (May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023) was an American animator, director, producer, and story artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he was employed from 1953 until his death in 2023.

Mattinson was honored as an inductee of the Disney Legends program in 2008.[1] Mattinson was the longest serving employee of The Walt Disney Company, with a career that spanned seven decades.[2]

As a director, Mattinson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983). He also co-directed the Disney animated mystery adventure film The Great Mouse Detective (1986).

Early life

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Mattinson was born in San Francisco in 1935. His father, Bernie Mattinson, was a jazz drummer who toured with Horace Heidt's big band. His mother had resided in San Jose, California and was working at a theatre there, where she met the drummer. Both parents were of British heritage.[3] Before he was six, his mother took him to see Pinocchio (1940) at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.[4] Mattinson became enamored of animation and began practicing drawing Disney characters throughout his school years. In 1945, the family moved to Los Angeles once his father's band had ended.[3]

After graduating high school, his mother had asked what he wanted to do professionally. Mattinson replied, "Maybe I will try Disney. I will go over there and see about getting a job."[4] His mother dropped him off at the studio gate, where Mattinson handed his portfolio to a security guard. Impressed, the guard immediately called Ken Seiling, the head of Personnel. At the time, there were no available job positions in the studio's animation department, but Mattinson took a job in the traffic department.[5]

Career

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After six months in the traffic department, Mattinson began working as an in-betweener on Lady and the Tramp (1955), where we was mentored by Johnny Bond.[6][7] Following its release, most of the character animators were laid off, but he joined Johnny Walker to work as assistant animators to Marc Davis on Sleeping Beauty (1959). Walker later left, and Mattinson was promoted to the position.[3] There, he worked on the character Maleficent. Reflecting on the experience, Mattinson stated, "We purposely kept her controlled and quiet and we let her dialogue do her acting for us. The reason for this was that we wanted to use those moments of when she exploded as accents that would frighten the audience. We kept her sweet, nice and controlled and then let her blow up on purpose."[8]

For One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), Mattinson provided in-between animation; he also drew illustrations for the Little Golden Books adaptation for the film. After another lay-off, Mattinson, at the direction of Andy Engman, was reassigned to work as an assistant to Eric Larson.[9] Under Larson's unit, he animated Ludwig von Drake for The Wonderful World of Color television series.[10] This was soon followed with The Sword and the Stone (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967) and The Aristocats (1970).

By the 1970s, an internal training program had been initiated to train assistant animators. Mattinson enrolled in the program, delivering an animation test within eight weeks. His animation test of Prince John from Robin Hood (1973) was approved, and Mattinson became a character animator under Ollie Johnston.[11] He next worked on Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) animating Kanga, Roo, Tigger, and Rabbit.[12] Meanwhile, Frank Thomas had noticed Mattinson's thumbnail sketches and recommended he work on The Rescuers (1977). Mattinson then worked on storyboards and designed the titles on the film, which he repeated again on The Fox and the Hound (1981) and The Black Cauldron (1985).[13]

On The Black Cauldron (1985), he, Mel Shaw, and several story artists had boarded several sequences, compiling the first two books of The Chronicles of Prydain. During a storyboard meeting, the directors had criticized a sequence Mattinson had boarded—the introduction of Taran and Dallben—claiming that it wasn't ready to move forward into production. Mattinson, known for his congenial personality, then exploded at the directors, which made him feel he had jeopardized his career at Disney.[14] He returned home that night depressed, telling his wife, Sylvia, what had happened. Sylvia then reminded him of a project that Mattinson had been excited about, urging him to "stop talking and start doing".[15] Having long desired to produce a film starring the "Fab Five" (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto), Mattinson remembered the 1974 Disneyland Storyteller album titled An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol Performed by the Walt Disney Players written by Alan Young (who also performed the voice for Scrooge McDuck).[16]

In March 1981, at his wife's urging, Mattinson sent a two-paragraph pitch letter and the LP record to then-Disney CEO Ron Miller. The next day, Miller called Mattinson into his office, where he angrily inquired about the letter. Mattinson defended his idea, to which Miller dropped the ruse, declaring it was "a great idea" and approved the project. Mattinson was eventually made director and producer on Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983).[14] According to Mattinson, the project was initially conceived as a "24-minute TV special to air annually" starting on Christmas 1982, but an industry-wide animators' strike that same year delayed production.[17] It was later released as a theatrical short attached with the 1983 re-release of The Rescuers (1977). The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1984, but lost to Sundae in New York (1983).

The success of Mickey's Christmas Carol led to Mattinson's hiring as a director on The Great Mouse Detective (1986).[1] During production, in 1984, Miller, who had been the film's producer, was forced out as CEO and president, and replaced by Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Roy E. Disney, who had been the animation department's chairman, promoted Mattinson as producer to replace him. However, Mattinson found both duties as producer and co-director much too laborious, and decided to remain as producer. Ron Clements, by then a story artist, was brought on board as a co-director.[18] During production on Oliver & Company (1988), Mattinson moved to Orlando to briefly work at the newly opened Feature Animation Florida studio in the Disney-MGM Studios theme park to head up the shorts department. There, in search of a new project, the crew decided to complete an unfinished Mickey Mouse short titled Plight of the Bumblebee. Years earlier, in 1981, several elements (including the recorded soundtrack) had been discovered by Daan Jippes. Using the assembled elements, an animatic was filmed and screened to Disney executives, but then-studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg declined to complete it.[19][20]

Throughout the 1990s, Mattinson worked as a storyboard artist on nearly every subsequent Disney theatrical animated film, including Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and The Lion King (1994). Around this time, he began working closely with Joe Grant, whom he first met on Beauty and the Beast (1991). Together, along with storyboard artist Vance Gerry, the trio were comically referred as the "Geriatricals", who would pitch adaptations of children's books and develop original story ideas.[21] One of those discarded ideas Mattinson co-developed with Grant was Bitzy, which centered on an Indian elephant who leaves home to start a Hollywood career but ends up working in a used-car lot and falling in love.[22] Mattinson then worked as head of story on Dumbo II, which was later cancelled by John Lasseter.[23]

In 2008, Mattinson was awarded the Disney Legend Award.[1] A year later, directors Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall enlisted Mattinson to work as a story supervisor on Winnie the Pooh (2011), due to his earlier involvement with the 1960s featurettes.[24] In March 2011, Mattinson announced that he was pitching an idea for a full-length animated feature with Mickey Mouse as the main protagonist.[25] He further worked as a story consultant on Big Hero 6 (2014) and Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).[26]

According to Hall, during a story meeting, Mattinson suggested adding a dog character for the Clades in Strange World (2022), which became the character Legend.[27] He appeared posthumously in the Disney short Once Upon a Studio (2023), which celebrates the Walt Disney Company's 100th anniversary in October 2023, released that same month and was dedicated to Mattinson.[28][29] Mattinson also worked as a story artist for Wish (2023), which was also dedicated to his memory and marks the final film he was involved in prior to his death.

Personal life and death

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Mattinson married Sylvia Fry, who also worked as an in-betweener on Sleeping Beauty (1959).[3] They have three children and four grandchildren.[1] At the time of his death, he was married to Ellen Siirola.[30]

On February 27, 2023, Mattinson died in Canoga Park, California, at the age of 87.[30][31] On June 4, 2023, the Walt Disney Company presented a sculpture, featuring Winnie the Pooh characters, to Mattinson's family on the anniversary of his seventh decade-long career.[32] The film Wish is dedicated to his honor, as well as the short film Once Upon a Studio.

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1955 Lady and the Tramp Inbetweener (uncredited)
1958 Paul Bunyan Character Animator (uncredited)
1959 Sleeping Beauty
1960 Goliath II
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Inbetweener (uncredited)
1963 The Sword in the Stone Character Animator (uncredited)
1964 Mary Poppins Inbetweener (uncredited)
1966 Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree Animator
1967 The Jungle Book
1968 Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1970 The Aristocats
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Inbetweener (uncredited)
1973 Robin Hood Character Animator
1974 Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Animator
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Rescuers Story
Pete's Dragon
1978 The Small One
1981 The Fox and the Hound
1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Animator
Mickey's Christmas Carol Writer/Director/Producer
1985 The Black Cauldron Additional Story Contributions
1986 The Great Mouse Detective Writer/Director/Producer
1987 The Brave Little Toaster Additional Story Contributions
1988 Oliver & Company Special Thanks
1990 The Prince and the Pauper Storyboard Artist
1991 Beauty and the Beast Story
1992 Aladdin
1994 The Lion King
1995 Pocahontas
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1998 Mulan
1999 Tarzan
2008 Tinker Bell
2011 Winnie the Pooh Story Supervisor / Senior Story Artist
2014 Big Hero 6 Story Artist
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Additional Story Artist
2022 Strange World Story Artist
2023 Once Upon a Studio Posthumous Live-action cameo, dedicated
Wish Story Artist, posthumous release, dedicated

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Legend Bio: Burny Mattinson (animation)". D23. 2008.
  2. ^ "The Walt Disney Company Honors its Longest-Serving Employee". The Walt Disney Company. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Stahl, Scarlett (January 8, 2003). "An Interview with Burny Mattinson". Laughing Place. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Kaytis 2006, p. 417.
  5. ^ Vagnini, Steven (February 27, 2017). "5 Fascinating Facts—Disney Legend Burny Mattinson". D23. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Kaytis 2006, pp. 419–420.
  7. ^ Clay Kaytis (June 26, 2006). "Show 016 – Burny Mattinson, Part One" (Podcast). The Animation Podcast. Event occurs at 09:51. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Noyer, Jérémie (October 9, 2008). "Once Upon A Dream: Burny Mattinson on Sleeping Beauty's Maleficent". Animated Views (Interview). Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Kaytis 2006, p. 424.
  10. ^ Kaytis 2006, pp. 425–426.
  11. ^ Kaytis 2006, p. 429.
  12. ^ Noyer, Jérémie (October 22, 2011). "Winnie the Pooh and Burny, too: a chat with animation legend Burny Mattinson". Animated Views (Interview). Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Kaytis 2006, p. 430.
  14. ^ a b Clay Kaytis (September 4, 2006). "Show 017 – Burny Mattinson, Part Two" (Podcast). The Animation Podcast. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Cain, Scott (December 2, 1983). "Mickey makes a comeback". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. pp. 1P, 3P. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ Korkis, Jim (December 25, 2020). "'Mickey's Christmas Carol' (1983)". Cartoon Research. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  17. ^ Ashton, William H. (December 25, 1983). "Slipping moviegoers a new Mickey". The Miami Herald. pp. 1L, 4L. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ Korkis, Jim (February 23, 2011). "How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part One". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  19. ^ Clay Kaytis (May 16, 2007). "Show 018 – Burny Mattinson, Part Three" (Podcast). The Animation Podcast. Event occurs at 24:34. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  20. ^ Korkis, Jim (August 19, 2019). "Mickey Mouse in 'Plight of the Bumblebee'". Cartoon Research. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  21. ^ "Vance Gerry". Variety. March 8, 2005. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  22. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (May 27, 2000). "Hollywood's 'Grays' Defy Culture Fixated on Youth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  23. ^ Armstrong, Josh (April 22, 2013). "From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece's animated adventures in screenwriting". AnimatedViews. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  24. ^ King, Susan (July 13, 2011). "New 'Winnie the Pooh' movie goes back to its Hundred Acre Wood roots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  25. ^ Connelly, Brendon (March 24, 2011). "SCOOP: Mickey Mouse's First Feature Length Film Being Developed At Disney". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  26. ^ Flam, Charna (February 27, 2023). "Burny Mattinson, Disney's Longest-Serving Employee and 'Beauty and the Beast' Animator, Dies at 87". Variety. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  27. ^ Stateman, Alison (March 3, 2023). "The Legacy of Burny Mattinson". D23. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  28. ^ Croll, Ben (June 11, 2023). "Annecy Opens on Note of Artistic Defiance as Disney Premieres Centenary Short Once Upon a Studio". Variety.
  29. ^ "Honoring Disney Legend Burny Mattinson's Legacy in Disney Animation's 'Once Upon a Studio'". The Walt Disney Company. October 13, 2023.
  30. ^ a b Barnes, Mike (February 27, 2023). "Burny Mattinson, Animator and Disney's Longest-Serving Employee, Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  31. ^ "Remembering Disney Legend Burny Mattinson". The Walt Disney Company. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  32. ^ Betti, Tony (June 5, 2023). "Walt Disney Animation Studios Celebrates 70th Service Anniversary of Late Disney Legend Burny Mattinson". The Laughing Place. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Ghez, Didier (2012). "Burny Mattinson". Walt's People: Volume 12—Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him. Xlibris. pp. 514–550. ISBN 978-1-4771-4789-4.
  • Kaytis, Clay (2006). "Burny Mattinson". In Ghez, Didier (ed.). Walt's People: Volume 9—Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him. Theme Park Press. pp. 416–472. ISBN 978-1-4500-8746-9.
  • Renaut, Christian (2015). "Interview with Burny Mattinson". In Ghez, Didier (ed.). Walt's People: Volume 3—Talking Disney with the Artists Who Knew Him. Theme Park Press. pp. 238–242. ISBN 978-1-9415-0045-3.
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