James Algar
im penned five Academy Award®-winning motion pictures for Disney, including Nature’s Half Acre, The Living Desert, and The Vanishing Prairie.
See moreim penned five Academy Award®-winning motion pictures for Disney, including Nature’s Half Acre, The Living Desert, and The Vanishing Prairie.
See moreHe would go on to serve as supervising co-director on Pinocchio and production supervisor on Fantasia, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland.
See more“Lloyd gave his all to the Disneyland series. His work was impeccable.”—Disney Legend Norman “Stormy” Palmer
See moreWhile Cyril transformed Disney into a “proper” English company by hosting a formal tea each afternoon in the London offices, his sense of loyalty to the American Company was legend.
See moreWally… supervised the translation of all Disney motion pictures into the French language and, in 1963, helped the Company establish its own independent distribution arm in France.
See more“Roberto was a good friend to the Company. With his skilled English, he translated the Studio’s films with great care and precision and, subsequently, helped make Disney an integral part of the nation’s entertainment landscape.”—Roy E. Disney
See moreIn December 1961, Cyril reported that his sales team had booked nearly 2,000 play dates at theaters throughout the United Kingdom during the lucrative holiday season; according to Cyril, it was a record at the time for any motion picture distributing company in the nation.
See more“My father orchestrated great promotions with Disney. I remember, every Christmas a new animated picture was released, and the theaters and the streets of Geneva were decorated in theme. For my father, Disney films were a joy to promote because they were so universal and unique.”—Robert Palivoda, son
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