John Lounsbery
John Lounsbery
Biography
From Wikipedia. John Lounsbery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney. Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on numerous other short features in the 1940s, while continuing to serve as part of the animating team on nearly all of Disney's most famous feature-length animated films. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director and directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and co-directed The Rescuers. John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure during cardiac surgery, aged 64. At the time of his death, he was working on the The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Visual Effects
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-03-09 (114 years old)
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Acting

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)

2009

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached as Himself (Archive Footage)

2007

The Pixar Story as Self (archive footage)

1954

The Disneyland Story as Not available
Crew

1977

The Rescuers Director

1973

Robin Hood Animation

1970

The Aristocats Animation

1967

The Jungle Book Animation Director

1964

Mary Poppins Animation

1963

The Sword in the Stone Animation

1961

Aquamania Animation

1960

Goliath II Animation Director

1959

Sleeping Beauty Animation

1955

Lady and the Tramp Animation

1955

Lady and the Tramp Animation Director

1953

Peter Pan Animation

1953

Peter Pan Animation Director

1951

Alice in Wonderland Animation

1950

Cinderella Animation Director

1948

Melody Time Animation

1947

Fun and Fancy Free Animation Director

1947

Fun and Fancy Free Animation

1946

Peter and the Wolf Animation

1946

Make Mine Music Animation

1946

Song of the South Animation Director

1945

Canine Patrol Animation

1944

The Three Caballeros Animation

1944

Springtime for Pluto Animation

1943

Chicken Little Animation

1943

Private Pluto Animation

1941

Dumbo Animation

1940

Donald's Dog Laundry Animation

1940

Bone Trouble Animation

1940

Pinocchio Animation

1940

Fantasia Animation

1939

Society Dog Show Animation

1939

Officer Duck Animation

1939

The Pointer Animation

1938

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Animation Production Assistant