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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] .
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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 young apprentice animator who started at The Walt Disney Studios in 1925 and became one of the Nine Old Men. He worked on Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and many other Disney classics, and also directed and painted. Learn about his life, career, and legacy at the museum blog.
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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.
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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 .
TitleYearLes ClarkMarc Davis1937AnimatorAnimator and designer for Snow White1940AnimatorAnimator1940Animator for Mickey Mouse in “The ...Animator1941AnimatorAnimatorLes Clark was an American animator who worked for Disney from 1927 to 1975. He animated the Seven Dwarfs, the Sorcerer's Apprentice, and other classic scenes, and was part of the Nine Old Men group.
Les Clark. Legends Award Category: Animation. Year Inducted: 1989. 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.
