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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.
Burnett "Burny" Mattinson was an American artist and storyman at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Mattinson was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2008.[1] Mattinson started at Disney working in the studio mail room as a "traffic boy" in 1953 where among his duties, he would hand deliver weekly checks...
Feb 27, 2023 · Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who worked as an animator, director, producer, and story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios during an unprecedented 70-year career, passed away Monday, February 27, at Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park, California, following a short illness. He was 87 years old.
Feb 28, 2023 · Mattinson died Monday at Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park after a short illness, Disney announced in a release. He was 87.
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Burny Mattinson. Writer: The Great Mouse Detective. Burny Mattinson's helmed the Academy Award-nominated 1983 animated featurette "Mickey's Christmas Carol." In 1986, wrote, produced and directed "The Great Mouse Detective."
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Feb 27, 2023 · Burny Mattinson, who worked as an animator, director, producer and story artist during a unprecedented 70-year career at Disney, has died. He was 87.
Feb 27, 2023 · Animator, director, producer and story artist Burny Mattinson, who joined the Walt Disney Company at the end of its first great run of films, when Dumbo (1941) and Bambi (1942) were new and an...
