BJ

Bill Justice

Director, Additional Credits
Born February 9, 1914Died February 10, 2011 (97 years)
Graduated as a portrait painter from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis in 1935. He joined the Disney Organisation two years later, after moving to California. Highlights of his 42-year long career with Walt Disney as director/animator include bringing to life the characters of Thumper ('Bambi') and Chip'n'Dale, as well as animating the title sequence ('Mickey Mouse Club March') from the 1950's TV series The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He also directed a number of animated short films, three of which received Academy Award nominations: The Truth About Mother Goose (1957) (with Wolfgang Reitherman), explaining the background of classic nursery rhymes, Noah's Ark (1959), and a 'new twist on the old ragtime' theme, A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962).

After 1965, Bill became part of the imagineering/programming team for Disney's Audio-Animatronics figures at Disneyland, specifically involved with the Hall of Presidents, Mission to Mars, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean attractions. He was also noted as an expert in the use of stop motion animation technique in conjunction with live action films, such as Mary Poppins (1964), usually in collaboration with T. Hee and Xavier Atencio. Bill retired in 1979 and was pronounced a Disney Legend in 1996.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Known For

  • Noah's Ark
  • The Mickey Mouse Club
  • Disneyland
  • All Together

Bill Justice Filmography

1986
1959
1955
1954
Disneyland (TV Series)
1942

1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self

1987
1967
Jack and the Beanstalk · as Animation
1963
Cri Cri el grillito cantor · as Animation Director
1961
Babes in Toyland · as Visual Effects
1959
Noah's Ark · as Animation
1955
Up a Tree · as Animation
1955
Beezy Bear · as Animation
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Costume Designer
1954
Dragon Around · as Animation
1954
Two for the Record · as Animation
1953
Working for Peanuts · as Animation
1953
Don's Fountain of Youth · as Animation
1953
Peter Pan · as Animation
1952
Pluto's Christmas Tree · as Animation
1952
Trick or Treat · as Animation
1952
Let's Stick Together · as Animation
1952
Two Chips and a Miss · as Animation
1952
Donald Applecore · as Animation
1951
Out of Scale · as Animation
1951
Alice in Wonderland · as Animation
1951
Corn Chips · as Animation
1950
Out on a Limb · as Animation
1950
Bee at the Beach · as Animation
1950
Trailer Horn · as Animation
1950
Lion Around · as Animation
1949
Toy Tinkers · as Animation
1949
All in a Nutshell · as Animation
1949
Winter Storage · as Animation
1949
Donald's Happy Birthday · as Animation
1948
Tea for Two Hundred · as Animation
1948
Three for Breakfast · as Animation
1948
Soup's On · as Animation
1948
Inferior Decorator · as Animation
1947
Chip an' Dale · as Animation
1947
Mail Dog · as Animation
1947
Clown of the Jungle · as Animation
1946
Double Dribble · as Animation
1946
Wet Paint · as Animation
1945
Old Sequoia · as Animation
1945
Cured Duck · as Animation
1945
The Clock Watcher · as Animation
1944
The Three Caballeros · as Animation
1944
The Plastics Inventor · as Animation
1943
Home Defense · as Animation
1943
Victory Vehicles · as Animation
1942
Der Fuehrer's Face · as Animation
1942
1942
Bambi · as Animation

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