Traditional Animation

< Back To Animation Artist Directory 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

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: Clifford Adolph Nordberg Birthday: April 18, 1917 Location: Salt Lake City,UT, U.S. Occupation: Inbetweener, Animator Years active: 1938-1974 Died: December 20, 1979 Cliff Nordberg was hired at Disney Animation Studio in 1938 as an inbetweener. He would eventually be mentored by Wolfgang Reitherman, and “Woolie’s” style would become evident

Born: Floyd E. Norman Birthday: June 22, 1935 Location: Santa Barbara, CA, U.S. Alma mater: Art Center School Occupation: Inbetweener, Writer, Director Years active: 1957-present Floyd E. Norman’s love for animation started began when he saw Disney’s Dumbo and Bambi feature films. While still in high school, he began his

Born: William Bartlett Peet Birthday: January 29, 1915 Location: Grandview, IN, U.S. Alma mater: John Herron Art Institute Occupation: Inbetweener, Storyboard, Writer Years active: 1937–1990 Died: May 11, 2002 Bill Peet developed a love of drawing from a young age, filling sketchbooks with drawings. His happiest childhood memories were of