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Richard Rich
Richard Rich
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	film director, producer, screenwriter, animator
Years active	1972–2023
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (1972–1986)
Notable work	The Fox and the Hound; The Black Cauldron; The Swan Princess series; The King and I; The Scarecrow; Alpha and Omega series

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Richard James Rich is an American director, producer, and screenwriter.^[1] Rich is the founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios in 1972^[2] and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by John Lounsbery to be an assistant director for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too based on his musical expertise.^[3] He made his directorial debut on The Fox and the Hound.

After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established Rich Animation Studios, later renamed RichCrest. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 and its eleven sequels.

Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as Animated Stories from the New Testament, Animated Stories from the Bible, Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon, Animated Hero Classics, and K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. His more recent credits include acting as producer on the animated film Alpha and Omega and as the director/producer of its sequels.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Other	Notes
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too				Assistant Director
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
	The Rescuers
	Pete's Dragon				Assistant Animation Director
1978	The Small One				Assistant Director Songwriter: "A Friendly Face"	Short film
1981	The Fox and the Hound	N			Songwriter: "Goodbye May Seem Forever"
1985	The Black Cauldron	N		N
1994	The Swan Princess	N	N	N
1997	The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain	N	N	N		Limited theatrical release
1998	The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure	N	N	N		Direct-to-video
1999	The King and I	N
2000	The Scarecrow	N	N	N		Direct-to-video
2001	The Trumpet of the Swan	N	N
2002	Muhammad: The Last Prophet	N	N			Limited Theatrical Release
2006	Arthur's Missing Pal		N			Limited Theatrical Release
2009	Happily N'Ever After 2		N			Direct-to-video
2010	Alpha and Omega		N
2011	The Little Engine That Could		N			Direct-to-video
2012	The Swan Princess: Christmas	N	N
2013	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure	N	N		Story (Uncredited)
2014	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale	N	N	N	Story
	Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games	N	N
	Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave	N	N			Limited Theatrical Release
2015	Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation	N	N			Direct-to-video
2016	The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today!	N	N
2017	The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover	N	N
2018	The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery	N	N
2019	The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music	N	N
2020	The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding	N	N
2023	The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale is Born	N	N	N	Story
2023	The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever	N	N	N	Story

References

^ "Richard Rich - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014.
^ Porter, Donald (November 19, 1994). "Richard Rich". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved February 6, 2018 – via Blogger.
^ "LSI Richard Rich Talk". October 3, 2012 – via www.youtube.com.

External links

Richard Rich at IMDb

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[1] "Richard Rich - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014.

[StandardExaminer-2] Porter, Donald (November 19, 1994). "Richard Rich". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved February 6, 2018 – via Blogger.

[3] "LSI Richard Rich Talk". October 3, 2012 – via www.youtube.com.

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-'''Richard James Rich''' is an American director, producer, and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich|title=Richard Rich - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com|website=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513150105/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich |archive-date=May 13, 2014 }}</ref> Rich is founder and owner of [[Crest Animation Productions]].
+'''Richard James Rich''' is an American director, producer, and screenwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich|title=Richard Rich - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com|website=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513150105/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich |archive-date=May 13, 2014 }}</ref> Rich is the founder and owner of [[Crest Animation Productions]].
-Rich started his career in the mailroom of the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in 1972<ref name="StandardExaminer">{{cite news|last=Porter|first=Donald|url=http://theoccasionalcritic.blogspot.com/2012/11/richard-rich-nov-19-1994.html|title=Richard Rich|work=[[Standard-Examiner]]|via=Blogger|date=November 19, 1994|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by [[John Lounsbery]] to be an assistant director for ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' based on his musical expertise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slBMtLTVPQw|title=LSI Richard Rich Talk|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He made his directorial debut on ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]''.
+Rich started his career in the mailroom of the [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in 1972<ref name="StandardExaminer">{{cite news|last=Porter|first=Donald|url=http://theoccasionalcritic.blogspot.com/2012/11/richard-rich-nov-19-1994.html|title=Richard Rich|work=[[Standard-Examiner]]|via=Blogger|date=November 19, 1994|access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by [[John Lounsbery]] to be an assistant director for ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' based on his musical expertise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slBMtLTVPQw|title=LSI Richard Rich Talk|date=October 3, 2012 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He made his directorial debut on ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]''.
-After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established [[Crest Animation Productions|Rich Animation Studios]], later renamed RichCrest. He directed ''[[The Swan Princess]]'' in 1994 which led up to nine sequels since 2012 about fourteen years later since its [[The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure|second sequel]].
+After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established [[Crest Animation Productions|Rich Animation Studios]], later renamed RichCrest. He directed ''[[The Swan Princess]]'' in 1994 and its eleven sequels.
-Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as ''Animated Stories from the New Testament'', ''Animated Stories from the Bible'', ''Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon'',  ''Animated Hero Classics'', and ''K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments''.
+Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as ''Animated Stories from the New Testament'', ''Animated Stories from the Bible'', ''Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon'', ''Animated Hero Classics'', and ''K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments''.
-His more recent credits include acting as producer on the [[computer animation|computer-animated]] [[comedy drama film]] ''[[Alpha and Omega (film)|Alpha and Omega]]'' and as the director/producer of its sequels.
+His more recent credits include acting as producer on the animated film ''[[Alpha and Omega (film)|Alpha and Omega]]'' and as the director/producer of its sequels.
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 ==See also==
 * [[Don Bluth]]
+* [[20th Century Animation|20th Century Fox Animation Studios]]
+* [[Threshold Entertainment]]
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