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Joe Hale is an American animator, layout artist, and producer, who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios from the 1950s to the 1980s, where he acted as a producer for The Black Cauldron.

Joe Hale was born in Newland Village, Indiana and became impressed with animation at the age of 17 after repeat watches of Bambi in the theaters, deciding that was his career path. He later enlisted in the military during World War II and began his animation career afterwards. He was hired by the studio in 1951 as an assistant animator to Ollie Johnston and Ward Kimball for features, such as Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp before becoming a layout artist for both live-action and animated features, like Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, and several episodes of the Disneyland anthology series. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1979 for Best Animated Visual Effects for his efforts on The Black Hole.

In the 1980s, Ron W. Miller asked Hale to take over production of The Black Cauldron after a different takes on the project went nowhere. Despite the trouble, the film was completed and release on July 24, 1985 to mixed reviews. The following year, Hale retired from the company.

Filmography[]

Year Film Position
1951 Alice in Wonderland Breakdown and inbetween artist (uncredited)
1953 Peter Pan Assistant animator (uncredited)
1953 Ben and Me Assistant animator (uncredited)
1953 Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom Layout artist (uncredited)
1955 Lady and the Tramp Assistant animator (uncredited)
1955–1969 The Magical World of Disney Layout artist
Animator
1959 Sleeping Beauty Layout
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Layout artist
1961 The Litterbug Layout artist
1963 The Sword in the Stone Layout artist (uncredited)
1964 Mary Poppins Layout (uncredited)
1967 Scrooge McDuck and Money Layout artist
1967 The Jungle Book Layout artist (uncredited)
1968 Understanding Stresses and Strains Layout artist
1969 It's Tough to Be a Bird Layout artist
1970 Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? Layout artist
1970 The Aristocats Layout artist (uncredited)
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Layout
1972-1973 The Mouse Factory
1973 Robin Hood Layout
1977 The Rescuers Layout
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Layout artist: "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too"
1977 Pete's Dragon Layout artist
1978 Return from Witch Mountain Stop motion animation
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Title designer
1979 The Black Hole Animation special effects
1980 The Watcher in the Woods Alien designer: Other World sequence
Animation supervisor: Other World sequence
1981 The Fox and the Hound Layout
1983 Backstage at Disney Himself
1985 The Black Cauldron Producer
Story

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Trivia[]

  • He always preferred his television work over animated features, such as Sleeping Beauty because of the faster work pace and thus did not take long to make.
  • He was among those working on early concepts of Beauty and the Beast with David Jonas and Al Wilson before his retirement. They presented their drafts to Michael Eisner, who decided he wanted something more modern than what the team offered.

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Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf TenggrenMary BlairMarjorie RalstonLillian BoundsJoe GrantMel ShawClaude CoatsDon DaGradiJohn HenchEyvind EarleKen O'ConnorThor PutnamAlbert HurterJohn HubleyHerbert RymanDon GriffithBasil DavidovichJack BoydPeter EllenshawRuthie TompsonEarl DuvallRetta DavidsonUb IwerksVance GerryHazel SewellJames BodreroLance NolleyGrace BaileyMaurice NobleDale BarnhartAndy EngmanEustace LycettJohn EmersonJoe Hale
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Directors: Clyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeJack KinneyTed BermanRichard RichGeorge ScribnerRiley ThomsonDick LundyJack KingBurt GillettJames AlgarBill RobertsLarry Lansburgh
Producers: Walt DisneyRon MillerKen AndersonDon DuckwallPerce PearceMargaret J. Winkler

1980s—present
Renaissance Directors: Rob MinkoffRoger AllersGary TrousdaleKirk WiseChris SandersMark DindalJohn Musker

Story Trust Directors: Ron ClementsChris BuckByron HowardDon HallChris WilliamsRich MooreStephen J. AndersonNathan GrenoFawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del VechoClark SpencerRoy ConliDorothy McKimDon HahnShane Morris
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob IgerRoy Edward DisneyMichael EisnerJohn LasseterEd CatmullJeffrey KatzenbergBob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors: Jim CummingsAlan TudykKatie LowesJohn DiMaggioMaurice LaMarcheJodi BensonDavid Ogden StiersJesse CortiPaul BriggsRaymond S. PersiPhil JohnstonFrank WelkerBill FarmerBrian Cummings
Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Alan Menken Kristen Anderson-Lopez Robert LopezLin-Manuel MirandaHoward AshmanTim RicePhil CollinsStephen SchwartzMarc ShaimanDanny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen KeaneAndreas DejaEric GoldbergMark HennJohn PomeroyRandy HaycockDale BaerTony BancroftTom BancroftTony FucileAnthony DeRosaRuss EdmondsRandy HaycockBruce W. SmithDuncan MarjoribanksRuben AquinoNik RanieriRon HusbandRick FarmiloeTom SitoTony AnselmoWill FinnKathy Zielinski
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBloisClaire KeaneBrittney LeeJin KimShiyoon KimRyan Green

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