Wolfgang Reitherman

Regissør, Produsent, Skuespiller

26. juni 1909 — 22. mai 1985 (75 år)
Reitherman began working for Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including The Band Concert, Music Land, and Elmer Elephant and in all, Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Slave in the Magic Mirror) to The Fox and the Hound (co-producer). He did the climatic dinosaur fight in Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Fantasia, the Headless Horseman chase in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" section in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, the Crocodile in Peter Pan, and Maleficent as a dragon in Sleeping Beauty (the former three he animated and the latter he directed). Beginning with 1961's One Hundred and One Dalmatians, "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon. All three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard and Robert — provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and Wart in The Sword in the Stone. Reitherman directed several Disney animated feature films including, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), The Aristocats (1970),Robin Hood (1973) and The Rescuers (1977). He is also known for reusing animation in movies directed by him. According to Floyd Norman, this was just one of his trademarks, and had nothing to do with time or cost savings: "Woolie was our director on The Jungle Book. Reuse was just Woolie’s thing. He never did it to save money. I really don’t think the “Old Guard” ever had any interest in saving money. I was never a big fan of reuse, but it wasn’t my place to tell these old guys what to do. One final thought. It never seemed to bother Walt, and I never heard him complain about reuse."

Kjent for

  • The Jungle Book
    The Jungle Book1967
  • Robin Hood
    Robin Hood1973
  • The AristoCats
    The AristoCats1970
  • The Sword in the Stone
    The Sword in the Stone1963
  • The Rescuers
    The Rescuers1977
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians
    One Hundred and One Dalmatians1961
  • Sleeping Beauty
    Sleeping Beauty1959
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh1977
  • The Fox and the Hound
    The Fox and the Hound1981
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day1968
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree1966
  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too1974
  • Aquamania
    Aquamania1961
  • Donald in Mathmagic Land
    Donald in Mathmagic Land1959
  • The Small One
    The Small One1978
  • Disneyland
    Disneyland51 sesonger
  • Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh2 sesonger
  • Superstar Goofy
    Superstar Goofy1972
  • Disney's Halloween Treat
    Disney's Halloween Treat1997

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