Finding Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Creating Animation History

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Tytla, Babbitt, Ferguson, and Moore are what I call Disney's "Four Horsemen."

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In a recorded interview, Ollie Johnston explains that he designed the Merlin character (his face, at least), and that he used Walt Disney as the model, particularly his nose. Milt Kahl and Frank Frank Thomas also drew the character (and Kahl is credited in this video, and elsewhere, as Merlin's designer), but Johnston's statement remains. I'm sure that a collaborative effort (either behind the scenes, or officially) went into the design of many of Disney's iconic characters. My father, who disliked animated films, took me to see _The Sword in the Stone_ upon its initial release during the 1963 Christmas season, just beyond a month after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Looking back, I suppose the trauma of the killing of JFK might have been reflected in my father's decision to take me to the film. The Kennedy administration had been dubbed "Camelot" by the media in those days, and like the mythical King Arthur, the young President met an untimely end.

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Les Clark was quite the hunk!

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Why disney plus dont have something like this ? I think that a documentary about the nine old men is what disney plus need..

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I love this information : I love art and creating art ; however at 13:52 , where the still from ‘ Dance of the Hours ‘ shows , at the bottom left corner , it says ‘ Fantajia 1940 “ - I just wanted to say that was incorrect , and it properly pronounced , “ Fantasia “

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I do wish the Disney has Nine Old Lady too, that would be extremely empowering for female animators back in the early days of Disney Studio.

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We could not agree more!

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@@TheDisneylandBeat thankx🙏🏼❤️

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@@TheDisneylandBeat I don't know what would the Nine Old Man think of my opinion?

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@@thomastsangthomas1616 I'm sure in the early days many were actively engaged in putting up barriers, but at least one, Eric Larsen mentored (and was an ally for) female animators as early as the 40's. Are you familiar with Retta Scott? She worked on Bambi, Fantasia and other as an animator, perhaps Disney's first female to get the credit. Thanks for the comment!

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@@TheDisneylandBeat indeed Miss Retta Scott is, not just was, "is" too❤️

[@reginaldforthright805]

I think it’s important to rank the 9 old men from best to worst. Here goes: 1. Kahl 2. Kimball 3. Davis 4. Thomas 5. Johnston 6. Larsen 7. Lounsberry 8. Reitherman 9. Clark

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Very cool!