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Eric Larson
Nationality
American
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Eric Larson was an American animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios starting in 1933 and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men ".
He worked on films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Pinocchio , Fantasia , Bambi , Cinderella , Alice in Wonderland , Peter Pan , Lady and the Tramp , Sleeping Beauty , One Hundred and One Dalmatians , The Sword in the Stone , and The Jungle Book .
In 1973 , he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, including Brad Bird , Don Bluth , Chris Buck , Tim Burton , Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements , Andreas Deja , Gary Goldman , Dan Haskett, Glen Keane , Bill Kroyer, John Lasseter , John Musker , Phil Nibbelink, Richard Rich , John Pomeroy , Joe Ranft , Jerry Rees , Henry Selick , and Tad Stones , among many others.
He retired from Disney in September 1986 , after he finished working on The Great Mouse Detective , and died two years later.
Disney filmography [ ]
Year
Film
Position
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Animator: Snow White , Forest Animals , Happy , Dopey , Grumpy , Sleepy , Sneezy , Bashful , and Doc
1940
Pinocchio
Animation Director: Figaro , Geppetto , Cleo , The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys), and Lampwick (as a donkey)
Fantasia
Animation Supervisor: Brudus
1941
Dumbo
Animator
1942
Bambi
Supervising Animator: Friend Owl and Thumper
1946
Make Mine Music
Animator: Peter , Sasha , and Sonia
Song of the South
Directing Animator
1947
Fun and Fancy Free
Animator: Jiminy Cricket
1948
Melody Time
Directing Animator: Jenny and Joe
1949
So Dear to My Heart
Animator
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Animator: J. Thaddeus Toad
1950
Cinderella
Directing Animator: Cinderella , Anastasia Tremaine , Drizella Tremaine , and Prince Charming
1951
Alice in Wonderland
Directing Animator: Alice , Caterpillar , Queen of Hearts , and Dinah
1953
Peter Pan
Directing Animator: Peter Pan , Wendy (in the flying sequences), and Captain Hook
1955
Lady and the Tramp
Directing Animator: Mr. Busy and Peg
1959
Sleeping Beauty
Sequence Director
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Directing Animator: Pongo , Colonel , and Sergeant Tibbs
1963
The Sword in the Stone
Character Animator: Sir Ector , Granny Squirrel , Madam Mim , Wart, and Merlin
1964
Mary Poppins
Animator
1966
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
1967
The Jungle Book
Character Animator: Buzzie , Bagheera , Mowgli , Baloo , and King Louie
1970
The Aristocats
Character Animator: Roquefort , Marie , Berlioz , Toulouse , Edgar , Thomas O'Malley , and Scat Cat
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Animator
1973
Robin Hood
Character Animator: Little John , Trigger and Nutsy
1974
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
Directing Animator
1977
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Animator: Kanga , Roo , and Winnie the Pooh
The Rescuers
Title Designer
1981
The Fox and the Hound
Animation Consultant
1983
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1985
The Black Cauldron
1986
The Great Mouse Detective
Gallery [ ]
Artwork [ ]
Wendy (in the flying sequences)
Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz
Miscellaneous [ ]