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Webb Smith (1887-1951) was a writer who worked on Snow White, Dumbo, Pinocchio and Fantasia. He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, and also wrote stories for TV and video.
- Writer, Animation Department
- January 18, 1887
- Webb Smith
- March 16, 1951
May 11, 2017 · Learn about Webb Smith, the animator who developed the storyboard system for Disney Studios in the 1930s. He worked on many classic Disney films, such as Snow White, Fantasia, and Pinocchio.
Joyn Webb Smith was an American animator and writer, who worked at Disney Studios in the 1930s and is often credited for the innovation of the storyboard concept for animation. Smith was born in West Liberty, IA and became employed by Walt Disney in the animation department. It was here he began...
According to Christopher Finch in The Art of Walt Disney (Finch, 1995), Disney credited animator Webb Smith with creating the idea of drawing scenes on separate sheets of paper and pinning them up on a bulletin board to tell a story in sequence, thus creating the first storyboard.
Webb Smith — The Movie Database (TMDB) Biography. Credited by Disney as creator of the first storyboard. Known For. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Pinocchio. Saludos Amigos. Three Little Pigs. On Ice. Three Blind Mouseketeers. Babes in the Woods. The Pied Piper. Writing. Acting. Visual Effects.
Webb Smith. Actor. Webb Smith was an actor, known for The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965). He was married to Joan Smith. He died on March 25, 2004 in Kansas, USA. Latest. Filmography. 1965. Connections. Tom Leahy. Henry Harvey. John Froome. Dick Welsbacher. Genres.
Webb Smith was a screenwriter who worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, On Ice, and How to Swim. He was born in 1895 and died in 1942. See his filmography and ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
