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William Bartlett Peet ( né Peed; [1] January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios . Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) near the end of its production. Progressively, his involvement in the ...
Bill Peet, Walt Disney's greatest story man for 27 years, also wrote and illustrated 36 books for children. Praised by educators because they are fun to read and beautifully illustrated.
Bill Peet's first book was Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure published in 1959, the same year Walt Disney published Goliath II, a story written and illustrated by Bill. Goliath II was also made into an animated short. After Bill had several books published, he quit his job at Disney's to devote all his time to writing and illustrating children's ...
Feb 10, 2019 · Bill Peet was born William Bartlett Peed (later changing his last name to Peet) on January 29, 1915, in rural Indiana. He grew up in Indianapolis and from childhood on was always drawing. In fact, Peet often got in trouble for doodling in school, but one teacher encouraged him, and his interest in art continued.
May 18, 2002 · Bill Peet, illustrator, screenwriter and children's book author almost as well known for his tempestuous, 27-year relationship with Walt Disney as for cartoon characters he created, dies at age 87 ...
Bill Peet had submitted to his publisher a rough draft of the story of his experience at Disney studios, tentatively titled Walt and WE, which stood for Walter Elias (Disney). The publisher suggested Bill expand this story to include more about his life, so he combined all of these efforts into his autobiography.
