Preston Blair

Preston Blair (October 24, 1908 - April 19, 1995) was an American character animator, most noted for his work at Walt Disney Productions and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation department.

At Disney, Blair animated cartoon short subjects, Mickey Mouse scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia, and the hippo-alligator dance in Fantasia's "Dance of the Hours" sequence. He also did some work on Disney's Pinocchio and Bambi, as well as the cartoon shorts "The Whalers", "Beach Picnic" and "Sea Scouts".

Blair left Disney after the 1941 Disney animator's strike, and was hired to work for Tex Avery's unit at MGM.