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Ralph Waldo Wright (May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983) was a Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who provided the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie the Pooh franchise.
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Ralph Waldo Wright was an American actor, story/storyboard writer, director, and animation pioneer, who, for Disney, was best known for providing the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie the Pooh franchise. Wright came to the studio circa in 1940 and became well-known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy and sullen personality traits, as well as his notable bass voice. He turned out to be a natural model for Eeyore when the studio began development on Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
He, along with his fellow Disney contemporaries, was a pioneer in the use of "gags" within cartoons, often acted out in front of the "storyboard", a bulletin board pinned with sequential sketches of the cartoon's scenes. This technique is still in use today in most major animation studios. He spent the last 30 years of his life in San Luis Obispo County. He loved his grandchildren dearly and spent many hours teaching them to see the minute details in life, which were extraordinarily fascinating and humorous to him. He died at his home in Los Osos, California from a heart attack.
•Goofy's Glider - 1940 - Animator, story
•The Art of Self Defense - 1941 - Animator, story
•How to Ride a Horse - 1941 - Writer/storyboard team
•Saludos Amigos - 1942 - Writer/storyboard team
•Bambi - 1942 - Story developer
•The Three Caballeros - 1944 - Writer
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Ralph Wright (1908-1983) was a Disney animator and voice actor, best known for playing Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh. He also wrote and directed several shorts and features, such as Perri and The Blue Men of Morocco.
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- Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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- Los Osos, California, USA
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Jan 13, 2020 · Ralph Wright originated that distinctive voice for Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and since his passing in 1983, several other actors have tackled the voice of Eeyore.
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Ralph Wright was a Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who voiced Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh franchise. He also worked on many other classic Disney films, such as The Jungle Book, Bambi, and Sleeping Beauty.
Ralph Wright was born on 17 May 1908 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), Perri (1957) and Lady and the Tramp (1955). He was married to Irmgard Julia Muller and Marjorie Irene Anderson.
Studios: Disney, Gaumont British Animation, King Features Productions, UPA, Walter Lantz Roles: Animator , Story , Voices , Story Supervision , Additional Story ...
