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Arthur "Art" Stevens was an American animator, director, and producer for The Walt Disney Company.

Personal life[]

Stevens was born in May 1, 1915 in Roy, Montana. He was married to his wife, Penny, for 68 years, with whom he had two sons: Craig and Kent. Stevens died of a heart attack in Studio City, California in May 22, 2007, 21 days after his 92nd birthday.

Career[]

In 1939, Stevens began his career inbetweening on the 1940 film Fantasia. After doing in-between work on several films, he received his first screen credit in 1953 as a character animator on Peter Pan.

During his career, Stevens contributed to the storyboards and animation in many Disney cartoon shorts and feature films, including Ward Kimball's critically acclaimed 1950s television documentaries Man in Space, Man and the Moon, and Mars and Beyond.

Stevens was also an animator on the Oscar-winning shorts Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953) and It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969).

In 1977, Stevens co-directed The Rescuers. He then co-produced and co-directed The Fox and the Hound (1981) and contributed story work during early production of The Black Cauldron (1985).

Stevens retired in 1983, after 43 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

He died 21 days after his 92nd birthday.

Filmography[]

Year Film Position
1940 Fantasia Inbetween artist - Segments: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"
"Nutcracker Suite"
"The Pastoral Symphony"
"Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" (uncredited)
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1941 Dumbo Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1942 Symphony Hour Animator (uncredited)
1942 Bambi Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1942 Saludos Amigos Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1943 Victory Through Air Power Assistant animator (uncredited)
1944 Contrary Condor animator (uncredited)
1944 Commando Duck Animator (uncredited)
1944 The Three Caballeros Assistant animator (uncredited)
1945 No Sail Animator (uncredited)
1946 Make Mine Music Assistant animator (uncredited)
1946 Song of the South Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1947 Fun and Fancy Free Character animator (uncredited)
1948 Melody Time Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1948 So Dear to My Heart Animator (uncredited)
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Character animator (uncredited)
Animator: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1950 Cinderella Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1951 Alice in Wonderland Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1951 Out of Scale Animator (uncredited)
1951 Bee on Guard Animator (uncredited)
1951 Lambert the Sheepish Lion Animator (uncredited)
1952 Let's Stick Together Animator (uncredited)
1952 Susie the Little Blue Coupe Animator (uncredited)
1952 Uncle Donald's Ants Animator (uncredited)
1952 Pluto's Christmas Tree Animator (uncredited)
1953 Peter Pan Character animator
1953 Rugged Bear Animator (uncredited)
1953 Ben and Me Animator (uncredited)
1953 Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom Animator
1953 Canvas Back Duck Animator (uncredited)
1953 How to Sleep Animator (uncredited)
1954 Pigs Is Pigs Animator (uncredited)
1954 Grin and Bear It Animator (uncredited)
19551982 The Magical World of Disney Animator
1955 Beezy Bear Animator (uncredited)
1955 Up a Tree Animator (uncredited)
1956 Chips Ahoy Animator (uncredited)
1956 Jack and Old Mac Animator (uncredited)
1956 In the Bag Animator (uncredited)
1956 A Cowboy Needs a Horse Animator (uncredited)
1957 The Truth About Mother Goose Animator (uncredited)
1959 Eyes in Outer Space Animator
1959 Donald in Mathmagic Land Animator (uncredited)
1959 How to Have an Accident at Work Animator (uncredited)
1960 Goliath II Animator (uncredited)
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Character animator
1961 The Saga of Windwagon Smith Animator
1961 The Litterbug Animator (uncredited)
1961 Aquamania Animator
1962 A Symposium on Popular Songs Animator
1963 The Sword in the Stone Character animator (uncredited)
1964 Mary Poppins Animator (uncredited)
1967 Scrooge McDuck and Money Animator
1967 Family Planning Animator
1969 Steps Toward Maturity and Health Animator
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird Animator
1970 Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? Animator
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Animator
1973 Robin Hood Character animator
1975 The Strongest Man in the World Title designer
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain Title designer (uncredited)
1976 No Deposit, No Return Title designer
1976 Freaky Friday Titles
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Animator: "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day"
"Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too"
1977 The Rescuers Director
Character Animation: Evinrude
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Title designer
1981 The Fox and the Hound Director
Producer
1985 The Black Cauldron Story

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