The Rescuers
1977
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John Mitchell Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 - February 13, 1976) was an American animator and director employed by Walt Disney Productions. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, of which he was the shortest lived as well as the first to die.
John Lounsbery was an American animator and animation director from Cincinnati, Ohio. He eventually became one of "Disney's Nine Old Men", a group of senior animators who were in charge of the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
John Lounsbery was an American animator, who worked for The Walt Disney Company. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in Colorado.
Mar 9, 2022 · Learn more about Disney Legend John Lounsbery, one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and an iconic Disney film animator.
John Lounsbery. Legends Award Category: Animation. Year Inducted: 1989. John Lounsbery had his own special way of looking at things, according to fellow animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
May 11, 2016 · 9. JOHN LOUNSBERY. John Lounsbery’s story is a lot like his fellow Old Men: he graduated from an art institute (Denver) and then headed to L.A. to seek work.
John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure during cardiac surgery, aged 64. At the time of his death, he was working on the The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios.
