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Joe Grant

Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Born in New York City, New York, he worked for The Walt Disney Company as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1933 on the Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Gala Premiere". He was a Disney legend. He created the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He co-wrote Dumbo. He also led development of Pinocchio and Fantasia. During World War II, Grant worked on war cartoons including the Academy Award winning Der Fuehrer's Face. He left the Disney studio in 1949 and ran a ceramics business and a greeting card business but returned in 1989 to work on Beauty and the Beast. He also worked on Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, and Pixar's Monsters, Inc. among others. The last two films he worked on before his death, Chicken Little and Pixar's Up, were dedicated to him. Grant worked four days a week at Disney until he died, nine days before his 97th birthday. Grant's final project, Lorenzo, for which he conceived the idea and helped storyboard, received an Academy Award nomination in 2005. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
May 15, 1908 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
9
First Appeared:
In the movie Jack and the Beanstalk 1917-07-30
Latest Project:
Movie Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo 2010-03-22
Known For
Poster of The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
Poster of The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Poster of It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Poster of Jack and the Beanstalk
Filmography
Movie Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo Himself (archive footage) 2010-03-22
Movie The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached Himself (Archive Footage) 2009-03-10
Movie The Pixar Story Self 2007-08-28
Movie The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Self 2000-11-14
Movie The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Self 1997-01-01
Movie The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation 1994-06-02
Movie It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story Self 1989-10-14
Movie Jack and the Beanstalk Undetermined child role (uncredited) 1917-07-30
Movie Treasure Island Undetermined child role (uncredited) 1917-11-18