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Joe Grant

Joe Grant
  • Name: Joe Grant
  • Birthday: 1908-05-15
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 3.391
Biography: Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Born in New York City, New York, he worked for The Walt Disney Company as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1933 on the Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Gala Premiere". He was a Disney legend. He created the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He co-wrote Dumbo. He also led development of Pinocchio and Fantasia. During World War II, Grant worked on war cartoons including the Academy Award winning Der Fuehrer's Face. He left the Disney studio in 1949 and ran a ceramics business and a greeting card business but returned in 1989 to work on Beauty and the Beast. He also worked... Read More

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Title Release date
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo   as  Himself (archive footage) 2010-03-22
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached   as  Himself (Archive Footage) 2009-03-10
The Pixar Story   as  Self 2007-08-28
A Conversation with Joe Grant   as  Himself 2004-05-17
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature   as  Self 2000-11-14
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'   as  Self 1997-01-01
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born   as  Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation 1994-06-02
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story   as  Self 1989-10-14
Treasure Island   as  Undetermined child role (uncredited) 1917-11-18
Jack and the Beanstalk   as  Undetermined child role (uncredited) 1917-07-30