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Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts.
Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator who was one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He began working for Disney in 1933, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts.
Wolfgang Reitherman, also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German famed Disney animator, director, producer, and one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Born in Munich, Germany, Reitherman's family moved to America when he was a child.
The Jungle Book: Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. With Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Bruce Reitherman, George Sanders. Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Wolfgang Reitherman (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985), also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German–American animator, director and producer and one of the "Nine Old Men" of core animators at Walt Disney Productions.
Wolfgang Reitherman. Legends Award Category: Animation. Year Inducted: 1989. Wolfgang “Woolie” Reitherman once described himself as “full of life and ginger,” and his animation as having “vitality and … quality.”
Aug 9, 2021 · Wolfgang Reitherman, a top Walt Disney animator for 50 years who specialized in fantasy battle scenes and directed the children`s classic ”Jungle Book,” has died of injuries suffered in a traffic...
Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
May 27, 1985 · Wolfgang (Woolie) Reitherman, an animator whose work on Walt Disney's feature-length cartoons earned him an Academy Award, died Wednesday after his automobile crashed into a tree within blocks...
Sep 2, 2011 · In 1941 and 1942 Wolfgang Reitherman continued to show his great range and versatility as an animator. First on the Reluctant Dragon he animated the lion’s share of the How to Ride a Horse segment, which has come to be regarded as arguably his signature performance on Goofy.