John Lounsbery

From Wikipedia. John Lounsbery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney. Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on numerous other short features in the 1940s, while continuing to serve as part of the animating team on nearly all of Disney's most famous feature-length animated films. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director and directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and co-directed The Rescuers. John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure during cardiac surgery, aged 64. At the time of his death, he was working on the The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.

The Pixar Story (2007)

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A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Iwerks
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  John Lasseter  •  Brad Bird  •  John Musker

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Iwerks
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  John Lasseter  •  Brad Bird  •  John Musker

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

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Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lounsbery  •  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Sebastian Cabot  •  Sterling Holloway  •  Junius Matthews  •  Paul Winchell

Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they enjoy their days together and sing their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lounsbery  •  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Sebastian Cabot  •  Sterling Holloway  •  Junius Matthews  •  Paul Winchell

The Rescuers (1977)

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What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Art Stevens  •  John Lounsbery  •  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Bob Newhart  •  Eva Gabor  •  Geraldine Page  •  Joe Flynn

What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Art Stevens  •  John Lounsbery  •  Wolfgang Reitherman
CAST:  Bob Newhart  •  Eva Gabor  •  Geraldine Page  •  Joe Flynn

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)

Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then, Tigger and little Roo go out for a bounce and get caught in a tree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lounsbery
CAST:  Sebastian Cabot  •  Dori Whitaker  •  Paul Winchell  •  Sterling Holloway

Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then, Tigger and little Roo go out for a bounce and get caught in a tree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lounsbery
CAST:  Sebastian Cabot  •  Dori Whitaker  •  Paul Winchell  •  Sterling Holloway

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hahn
CAST:  Peter Schneider  •  Rob Minkoff  •  Jeffrey Katzenberg  •  Glen Keane

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Hahn
CAST:  Peter Schneider  •  Rob Minkoff  •  Jeffrey Katzenberg  •  Glen Keane

The Disneyland Story (1954)

Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfred Jackson  •  Robert Florey
CAST:  Jack Couffer  •  Walt Disney  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Norman Foster

Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilfred Jackson  •  Robert Florey
CAST:  Jack Couffer  •  Walt Disney  •  Kirk Douglas  •  Norman Foster

The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached (2009)

Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.  (more)

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CAST:  Eric Goldberg  •  Jerry Beck  •  Brian Sibley  •  J.B. Kaufman

Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Eric Goldberg  •  Jerry Beck  •  Brian Sibley  •  J.B. Kaufman