Arthur "Art" Stevens was an American animator, director, and producer for The Walt Disney Company.
Personal life[]
Stevens was born in May 1, 1915 in Roy, Montana. He was married to his wife, Penny, for 68 years, with whom he had two sons: Craig and Kent. Stevens died of a heart attack in Studio City, California in May 22, 2007, 21 days after his 92nd birthday.
Career[]
In 1939, Stevens began his career inbetweening on the 1940 film Fantasia. After doing in-between work on several films, he received his first screen credit in 1953 as a character animator on Peter Pan.
During his career, Stevens contributed to the storyboards and animation in many Disney cartoon shorts and feature films, including Ward Kimball's critically acclaimed 1950s television documentaries Man in Space, Man and the Moon, and Mars and Beyond.
Stevens was also an animator on the Oscar-winning shorts Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953) and It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969).
In 1977, Stevens co-directed The Rescuers. He then co-produced and co-directed The Fox and the Hound (1981) and contributed story work during early production of The Black Cauldron (1985).
Stevens retired in 1983, after 43 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
He died 21 days after his 92nd birthday.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Fantasia | Inbetween artist - Segments: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" "Nutcracker Suite" "The Pastoral Symphony" "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Symphony Hour | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bambi | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Saludos Amigos | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Victory Through Air Power | Assistant animator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Contrary Condor | animator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Commando Duck | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Three Caballeros | Assistant animator (uncredited) |
| 1945 | No Sail | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music | Assistant animator (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Song of the South | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Fun and Fancy Free | Character animator (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Melody Time | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1948 | So Dear to My Heart | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | Character animator (uncredited) Animator: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
| 1950 | Cinderella | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland | Inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Out of Scale | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Bee on Guard | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Lambert the Sheepish Lion | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Let's Stick Together | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Susie the Little Blue Coupe | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Uncle Donald's Ants | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Pluto's Christmas Tree | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Peter Pan | Character animator |
| 1953 | Rugged Bear | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Ben and Me | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom | Animator |
| 1953 | Canvas Back Duck | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | How to Sleep | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Pigs Is Pigs | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Grin and Bear It | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1955–1982 | The Magical World of Disney | Animator |
| 1955 | Beezy Bear | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Up a Tree | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Chips Ahoy | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Jack and Old Mac | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | In the Bag | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | A Cowboy Needs a Horse | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Truth About Mother Goose | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Eyes in Outer Space | Animator |
| 1959 | Donald in Mathmagic Land | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1959 | How to Have an Accident at Work | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Goliath II | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Character animator |
| 1961 | The Saga of Windwagon Smith | Animator |
| 1961 | The Litterbug | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Aquamania | Animator |
| 1962 | A Symposium on Popular Songs | Animator |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone | Character animator (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins | Animator (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Scrooge McDuck and Money | Animator |
| 1967 | Family Planning | Animator |
| 1969 | Steps Toward Maturity and Health | Animator |
| 1969 | It's Tough to Be a Bird | Animator |
| 1970 | Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? | Animator |
| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Animator |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Character animator |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World | Title designer |
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Title designer (uncredited) |
| 1976 | No Deposit, No Return | Title designer |
| 1976 | Freaky Friday | Titles |
| 1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Animator: "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too" |
| 1977 | The Rescuers | Director Character Animation: Evinrude |
| 1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Title designer |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Director Producer |
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | Story |
Gallery[]
Front row: Hamilton Luske, Jimmy Trout, Joe Hale, Mac Stewart, John Emerson
Seated: Secretary, Mary Satterwhite
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