The Jungle Book
1967
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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. He emerged as a key figure at Disney during the 1960s and 1970s, a transitionary period which saw the ...
Director: The Aristocats. 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.
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- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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- Burbank, California, USA
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. After attending Pasadena Junior College and...
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Director: The Aristocats. 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.
- June 26, 1909
- May 22, 1985
2 days ago · Mowgli (Bruce Reitherman) is an orphaned boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. As the threat of the fierce tiger, Shere Khan (George Sanders), approaches, Mowgli is forced to leave his wolf family and embark on a journey to the human village. Along the way, he meets memorable friends and foes like Baloo the bear (Phil Harris) and the ...
Legends Award Category: AnimationYear Inducted: 1989. Wolfgang “Woolie” Reitherman once described himself as “full of life and ginger,” and his animation as having “vitality and … quality.”. Woolie’s boundless energy and personality did indeed spill over into his animation; with an unusual knack for action sequences, Woolie ...
Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970),Robin Hood (1973) and The Rescuers (1977). He is also known for reusing animation in movies directed by him.
