About
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,...
Known for
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 1951
Peter PanMovie • 1953
BambiMovie • 1942
The Parent TrapMovie • 1961
The Three CaballerosMovie • 1944
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo BrothersMovie • 1987
Pluto PostierMovie • 1947
Babes in ToylandMovie • 1961
Pluto's Christmas TreeMovie • 1952
Trick or TreatMovie • 1952
Corn ChipsMovie • 1951
All in a NutshellMovie • 1949
The Shaggy DogMovie • 1959
Der Fuehrer's FaceMovie • 1943
Dude DuckMovie • 1951
Wet PaintMovie • 1946
Chip an' DaleMovie • 1947
Winter StorageMovie • 1949
Out on a LimbMovie • 1950
Inferior DecoratorMovie • 1948
Dragon AroundMovie • 1954
Jack and the BeanstalkMovie • 1967
Don's Fountain of YouthMovie • 1953
Double DribbleMovie • 1946