Traditional Animation

Birthday: June 5, 1970 Location: Atlanta, GA, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Writer, Director Years active: 1988–present Stephen Anderson was born in Atlanta, Georgia on the 5th of June, 1970, but lived all over USA due to his adopted father’s work. Stephen

Birthday: June 21, 1951 Location: Ogden, Utah, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Brigham Young University Occupation: Writer, Director, Producer, Years active: 1972–present Richard James “Rick” Rich was born in Ogden, Utah on June 21, 1951. He graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber State College before earning a degree

Birthday: March 2, 1904 Location: Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Dartmouth College Occupation: Writer Years active: 1943–1989 On March 2, 1904 Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up there. After high school, he left for Dartmouth College. There, he joined the school’s humor

Born: Philip Roman Birthday: December 21, 1930 Location: Fresno, CA, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Hollywood Art Center School Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1955–2016 Philip Roman was born in Fresno, California on December 21, 1930. He decided to become an animator after watching Bambi in 1942 and took

Born: Maurice James Noble Birthday: May 1, 1911 Location: Spooner Township, MN, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Director, Layout Artist, Background Artist Years active: 1934–2001 Died: May 18, 2001 Maurice James Noble was born in Spooner Township, Minnesota on May 1, 1911 and grew up in

Born: Preston Blair Birthday: October 24, 1908 Location: Redlands, CA, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Otis Art Institute, Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1930–1995 Died: April 19, 1995 Preston Erwin Blair was born on October 24, 1908 in Redlands California. As a student at Polytechnic High

Born: Mary Browne Robinson Birthday: October 21, 1911 Location: McAlester, OK, U.S. Nationality: American Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator, Producer Years active: 1933–1967 Died: July 26, 1978 Mary Blair was born Mary Browne Robinson on October 21, 1911 in McAlester, Oklahoma. Drawing from an early age, Mary and

Born: Lavalle Lee Birthday: September 14, 1981 Location: Twin Cities, MN, U.S. Alma mater: Don Bluth University Occupation: Director, Producer, Animator, Writer Years active: 1999–present Lavalle Lee has been creating animated cartoons online since 1999/2000 for his website flashcartoons.org. The cartoons on the site have gained viral video status reaching

Born: David Dodd Hand Birthday: January 23, 1900 Location: Plainfield, NJ, U.S. Alma mater: Chicago Art Institute Occupation: Animator Years active: 1919-1986 Died: October 11, 1986 David Hand’s animation career began in 1920s as he worked on the Out of the Inkwell cartoons for Max Fleischer. David was recruited by

Born: Eric Alfred Cleworth Birthday: January 3, 1920 Location: Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Occupation: Inbetweener, Animator, Director Years active: 1938-1989 Died: December 10, 1999 Eric Cleworth started at Disney straight out of high school in 1939. He was hired as an in-betweener for Fantasia and worked his way up to full-animator

Born: Kathy Zielinski Birthday: March 21, 1961 Location: Torrance, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator Years active: 1981-present Kathy Zielinski’s enjoyed artwork as a child, but was deeply inspired by Fantasia’s Night on Bald Mountain sequence. She took her first animation class in high school

Born: Howard E. Swift Birthday: August 29, 1912 Location: AR, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director, Writer Years active: 1938-1983 Died: January 13, 1983 Howard Swift was a straight-ahead animator who got his start at Disney in 1938. With no formal art training, he learned the craft of animation when he was

Born: Retta Scott Birthday: February 23, 1916 Location: Omak, WA, U.S. Alma mater: Chouinard Art Institute Occupation: Animator Years active: 1938-1946 Died: August 26, 1990 Retta Scott was born in Omak, Washington. When Scott was in the 4th grade, she received a scholarship from the Seattle Art & Music Foundation

Born: Richard James Lundy Birthday: August 14, 1907 Location: Sault Ste. Marie, MI, U.S. Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1929-1973 Died: April 07, 1990 Dick Lundy began in the ink & paint department at the Disney Studio on Hyperion in the summer of 1929. In just a few months, he

Born: Alexander S. Kupershmidt Birthday: January 27, 1960 Location: Lviv, Ukraine Alma mater: New York School of Visual Arts Occupation: Animator Years active: 1988–present Born in Ukraine, Alex moved to the U.S. as a young man. After graduation from the New York School of Visual Arts in 1982, he began