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Wooly Reitherman, Woolie Reitherman
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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."
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1909-06-26
- event Death Date 1985-05-22
- school Known for: Visual Effects
- star Popularity: 5.1
- info Birth Place Munich, Germany
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Wolfgang Reitherman
7.5
The Pixar Story
2007-08-28
7.3
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009-09-05
5
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
2005-03-03
0
A Story of Dogs
1954-12-01
0
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009-03-10
0
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005-01-01
movie_edit Directing
0
The Aristocats
1970-12-24
0
The Aristocats
1970-12-24
0
The Rescuers
1977-06-22
0
The Rescuers
1977-06-22
0
Mickey and the Beanstalk
1947-09-27
0
Robin Hood
1973-11-08
0
Robin Hood
1973-11-08
0
The Sword in the Stone
1963-12-25
0
The Jungle Book
1967-10-18
0
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961-01-25
0
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
1966-02-04
0
Aquamania
1961-12-20
0
Broken Toys
1935-12-14
0
The Goddess of Spring
1934-11-03
0
Donald's Nephews
1938-04-15
0
Polar Trappers
1938-06-17
0
Elmer Elephant
1936-03-28
0
Donald in Mathmagic Land
1959-06-26
0
Donald's Cousin Gus
1939-05-19
0
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968-12-20
0
Cock o' the Walk
1935-11-30
0
Goliath II
1960-01-21
0
The Wise Little Hen
1934-06-08
0
The Truth About Mother Goose
1957-08-28
0
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977-03-11
0
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977-03-11
0
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002-12-03
0
The Goofy Success Story
1955-12-07
0
The Worm Turns
1937-01-02
0
Hawaiian Holiday
1937-09-24
0
Clock Cleaners
1937-10-15
0
Fun and Fancy Free
1947-09-27
0
Superstar Goofy
1972-06-22
0
How to Fish
1942-12-04
0
Mickey, les J.O. rigolos
2005-03-03
0
Funny Little Bunnies
1934-03-24
0
Two-Gun Mickey
1934-12-15
0
The Band Concert
1935-02-23
0
Mickey's Service Station
1935-02-23
0
Moving Day
1936-06-20
0
Water Babies
1935-05-11
0
Mickey's Fire Brigade
1935-08-03
0
Music Land
1935-10-05
0
Goofy and Wilbur
1939-03-17
0
Pinocchio
1940-02-23
0
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938-01-14
0
Fantasia
1940-11-13
0
Dumbo
1941-10-31
0
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1949-10-08
0
Alice in Wonderland
1951-07-28
0
Peter Pan
1953-02-05
0
Lady and the Tramp
1955-06-22
0
Saludos Amigos
1942-08-24
0
The Reluctant Dragon
1941-06-19
0
How to Ride a Horse
1947-07-07
0
El Gaucho Goofy
1942-08-24
0
How to Swim
1942-10-23
0
Peter Pan
1953-02-05
0
Lady and the Tramp
1955-06-22
0
Tennis Racquet
1949-08-26
0
Goofy Gymnastics
1949-09-23
0
Pinocchio
1940-02-23
0
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949-10-05
0
The Fox and the Hound
1981-07-10
0
Cinderella
1950-02-22
0
The Goofy Adventure Story
1957-03-20
0
The Hunting Instinct
1962-07-20
0
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1974-09-20
0
Holiday for Henpecked Husbands
1961-11-26
0
The Goofy Sports Story
1956-03-21
0
The Goofy Cavalcade of Sports
1956-10-17
0
A Salute to Father
1961-01-21
0
A Square Peg in a Round Hole
1963-03-03
0
Pluto's Day
1956-12-12
0
How to Relax
1957-11-27
0
Mickey's Review
1937-09-15
0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27
0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961-09-24