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Peter Schneider (born November 10, 1950) is an American film executive, film producer and theatrical producer. He is best known for being, from 1985 to 1999, the president of Disney's feature animation department, which became known as Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1986, and was responsible for helping to turn the feature animation ...
Peter Schneider is an American film and theatrical producer, notable as the first president of Walt Disney Feature Animation for The Walt Disney Company from 1985 to 1999 and was responsible for helping to turn the feature animation department around and creating some of the most critically...
Schneider also produced the award-winning 2009 documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty about Disney Animation from 1984 - 1994. During a seventeen-year tenure at the Walt Disney Company, he spearheaded the creation of over fifty films including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe Award), The Little Mermaid, Toy Story and Who Framed ...
- November 10, 1950
During a seventeen-year tenure at the Walt Disney Company, he spearheaded the creation of over fifty films including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe Award), The Little Mermaid, Toy Story and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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- Wisconsin, USA
- The New Regime
- Making Beauty and The Beast
- Work in Progress
- Acknowledgments
- Oscar Nominations Morning
- The Backlash
- Oscar Night
- Legacy
Entering the 1980s, Disney’s animation division was at a low point. MARK HENN, Disney animator (B&B’s “Belle”)The studio was kind of in search of itself, with the combination of the original generation of artists who grew up with Walt retiring and passing away, and a new generation trying to find its way. DON HAHN, Disney producer (B&B)The studio c...
Beauty and the Beastwould become Disney’s 30th animated feature. TROUSDALE The story is that Walt Disney tried to do Beauty and the Beastback in the ’50s, and they kicked around the story but couldn’t make it work, so they shelved it. It had been somewhere in the studio attic for a long time. SCHNEIDER We hired Richard Purdum to do Beauty and the B...
As Beauty and the Beastwas coming together, Disney’s PR and marketing pros began to strategize about how to create excitement for the film and help people to better appreciate the artistry of animation. HAHN We did these presentations where we would talk about animation and about Beauty and give a teaser about Aladdin. PRESSMark Henn would be down ...
The finished film ends with a tribute to Ashman: “He gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul.” KATZENBERGWe all wanted to do something for Howard on the end of it. And when they came in and said, “This is what we want to do,” it made me cry. MENKENThe first time I saw the dedication at the end, it was extremely emotional. LAUCHWe didn’t know ...
On Feb. 19, 1992, at the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters, Academy president Karl Malden and actress Kathleen Turner announced the year’s Oscar nominations, which had been chosen by the Academy’s 4,985 members. LUDWIGIf I remember correctly, I was the only one from Disney who was actually there. I’ll never forget when they announced it. They do...
Prior to Oscar night, and even during it, some prominent actors demeaned Beauty and the Beast. For example, Sally Field, who was asked to introduce the film as a best picture nominee on Oscar night, did so by noting that there were “no actors onscreen” and cracking, “We members of the Screen Actors Guild hope this doesn’t become a trend.” CHAPMAN T...
Heading in to the Oscars, the buzz for Beauty and the Beastwas strong. Even Clint Eastwood said he voted for the film. HAHNWe thought we had a chance. Terry called me up and said, “Jeffrey’s going to sit next to you.” I said, “OK, that’s fine.” And she said, “And he wants to go up if you win the award.” There was a big argument — not with me, but w...
Beauty and the Beast, on the heels of The Little Mermaid, helped to usher in a new golden age of animation at Disney and changed the Oscar game forever. EISNERI know it’s 30 years ago. It feels like 30 minutes ago. PRESS There was a sort of innocence about it, right? The movie was great, it made a lot of money and it was at the Academy Awards. You ...
jewishjournal.com · uncategorized · 74426Behind Disney Animation: What We Never Saw - Jewish Journal
Nov 24, 2009 · That’s what then-Disney Studios’ animation chief Peter Schneider told his bosses back in the early 1990s, when the gang in the storied halls of cartoons and camp were cooking up “The Lion...
With Don Hahn, Ron Clements, Peter Schneider, Roy Edward Disney. The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.
