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Webb Smith was born on 18 January 1887 in West Liberty, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Dumbo (1941) and Pinocchio (1940). He died on 16 March 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Animation Department
- January 18, 1887
- Webb Smith
- March 16, 1951
May 11, 2017 · Learn about Webb Smith, the artist who helped develop the storyboard system at Disney and worked on many classic films such as The Three Caballeros, Dumbo, and Fantasia. Find out his biography, achievements, and how he was selected as a Disney Legend by the blog Wishcasting Disney Legends.
Joyn Webb Smith was an American animator and writer, who worked at Disney Studios in the 1930s and is often credited for the innovation of the storyboard concept for animation. Smith was born in West Liberty, IA and became employed by Walt Disney in the animation department.
Nov 30, 2018 · Webb Smith was a Disney animator who created the first storyboard for a film in 1933. He also developed the idea of drawing scenes on separate sheets of paper and pinning them up on a bulletin board to tell a story in sequence. Learn more about the history, benefits and disadvantages of storyboarding for online learning.
According to Christopher Finch in The Art of Walt Disney (Finch, 1995), Disney credited animator Webb Smith with creating the idea of drawing scenes on separate sheets of paper and pinning them up on a bulletin board to tell a story in sequence, thus creating the first storyboard.
Webb Smith was an actor, known for The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965). He was married to Joan Smith. He died on March 25, 2004 in Kansas, USA.
Webb Smith — The Movie Database (TMDB) Biography. Credited by Disney as creator of the first storyboard. Known For. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Pinocchio. Saludos Amigos. Three Little Pigs. On Ice. Three Blind Mouseketeers. Babes in the Woods. The Pied Piper. Writing. Acting. Visual Effects.
