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A new book finds ‘hidden figures’ at Disney’s studio, and beyond. By Betsy A. McLane. Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Mulan, and Belle may be Disney’s star princesses, but the queens behind their animation are real-life women. Grace Huntington, Sylvia Holland, Bianca Majolie, Retta Scott, Gyo Fujikawa, and Mary Blair are not likely to be ...
Sylvia Holland, the second woman to be hired in the storyboard department, was an accomplished artist and musician. Her musical knowledge would prove invaluable, helping Disney find the right music to use in his films, which would shape emotional elements of the story.
Nov 14, 2019 · The author of “Rise of the Rocket Girls,” Holt profiles Bianca Majolie, Grace Huntington, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott, Mary Blair and other pioneering artists in “The Queens of Animation.”
Mar 6, 2012 · Sylvia Moberly-Holland was working as a sketch artist at Universal when she saw Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and was determined to work for Walt. She was not only an excellent artist, but also an accomplished musician—something that would prove useful in the development of Walt’s third animated feature, originally known as “ The ...
Aug 5, 2009 · Sylvia Holland was one of the three top women story artists at the Disney Studio before World War II, along with Mary Blair and Bianca Majolie. She was hired on September 6, 1938, and was assigned to work on Fantasia.
May 2, 2020 · 2 May 2020. Bianca Majolie, Grace Huntington, Sylvia Holland, Retta Scott and Mary Blair are but a handful of the talented women who were hired at Walt Disney Animation in the first half of the 20th Century, often by the man himself.
Jul 15, 2021 · By adopting a loosely chronological approach, Holt weaves the personal stories and creative influence of Bianca Majolie, Grace Huntington, Retta Scott, Mary Blair, Sylvia Holland and others throughout Disney animation’s timeline from the mid-1930s to the present time.
