Sleeping Beauty
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Leslie James Clark (November 17, 1907 – September 12, 1979) was an American animator and the first of Disney's Nine Old Men, joining Walt Disney Productions in 1927. Biography. 1907–1927: Early life. Les Clark was born in Ogden, Utah in 1907, the eldest of 12 children to James Clark, a carpenter, [1] and Lute Wadsworth. [2] .
Leslie James "Les" Clark was the first of Disney's Nine Old Men. Joining Disney in 1927, he was the only one to work on the origins of Mickey Mouse with Ub Iwerks. Walt Disney complimented Les on the lettering he made for the menus on the mirrors at the candy store. Two years later in 1927...
Feb 8, 2017 · Les Clark was a hard-working young apprentice animator at The Walt Disney Studios and would become one of Walt's most prized animators as well as an iconic member of “The Nine Old Men.”
Les Clark (November 17, 1907 – September 12, 1979), "The Mickey Mouse Master", who joined Disney in 1927. Although Clark started his career at Disney working on the Alice comedies shorts, his specialty was animating Mickey Mouse , since he was the only one of the Nine Old Men to work on that character from its origins with Ub Iwerks .
Animation Department. Director. Art Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Leslie James "Les" Clark was an American animator from Ogden, Utah. He served as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators who supervised the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
May 11, 2016 · 1. LES CLARK. There’s no doubt that Les Clark’s talent landed him a job at Disney Studios, but his courage played a pretty big role as well. As a high school student, Clark worked at a...
Apr 16, 2020 · Les Clark. While in high school, Les Clark worked a summer job at a lunch counter near the Walt Disney Studio in Hollywood. Walt and Roy Disney used to eat there, and, one day, Les got up the courage to ask Walt for a job. He recalled Walt’s reply, “‘Bring some of your drawings in and let’s see what they look like.’.
