Eric Larson

Eric Larson
Background information
Born	September 3, 1905 Cleveland, Utah, USA
Died	October 25, 1988 (aged 83) La Canada Flintridge, California, USA
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animator
Years active	1933-1986
Family information
Spouse	Gertrude Larson

Eric Larson was an American animator for Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933 and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men".

He worked on such films as Snow White, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book.

In 1973, he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, including Brad Bird, Don Bluth, Chris Buck, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, Andreas Deja, Gary Goldman, Dan Haskett, Glen Keane, Bill Kroyer, John Lasseter, John Musker, Phil Nibbelink, Richard Rich, John Pomeroy, Joe Ranft, Jerry Rees, Henry Selick, and Tad Stones among many others.

He retired from Disney in September 1986, after he finished working on The Great Mouse Detective, and died two years later.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
1937	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Animator
1940	Pinocchio	Animation Director: Figaro, The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys) and Lampwick (as a donkey)
1940	Fantasia	Animation Supervisor: Brudus
1941	Dumbo	Animator
1942	Bambi	Supervising Animator: Friend Owl
1946	Make Mine Music	Animator: Sasha
	Song of the South	Directing Animator
1949	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Animator: J. Thaddeus Toad
1950	Cinderella	Directing Animator: Cinderella
1951	Alice in Wonderland	Directing Animator: Caterpillar
1953	Peter Pan	Directing Animator: Wendy (in the flying sequences)
1955	Lady and the Tramp	Directing Animator: Mr. Busy and Peg
1959	Sleeping Beauty	Sequence Director
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	Directing Animator
1963	The Sword in the Stone	Character Animator: Sir Ector
1964	Mary Poppins	Animator
1966	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree	Animator
1967	The Jungle Book	Character Animator: Buzzie
1968	Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day	Animator
1970	The Aristocats	Character Animator
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	Animator
1973	Robin Hood	Character Animator
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!	Directing Animator
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Animator
1977	The Rescuers	Title Designer
1981	The Fox and the Hound	Animation Consultant
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol	Animation Consultant
1985	The Black Cauldron	Animation Consultant
1986	The Great Mouse Detective	Animation Consultant

Gallery

Snow White and the Forest Animals

The Seven Dwarfs (when the animals warn them about the Queen)

Figaro

Geppetto

The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys)

Lampwick (as a donkey)

Brudus

Thumper

Friend Owl

Sasha, Peter

Sonia

Jiminy Cricket (when he sings "I'm a happy go lucky fellow" in Fun and Fancy Free

J. Thaddeus Toad

Cinderella

The Stepsisters (in their pajamas)

Prince Charming

Alice and Dinah

Caterpillar

The Queen Of Hearts

Wendy (in the flying sequences)

Peter Pan

Captain Hook

Mr. Busy

Peg

Pongo

Colonel and Sgt. Tibbs

Ludwig Von Drake

Sir Ector

Granny Squirrel

Madam Mim (when she turns into a dragon)

Wart, Merlin

Bagheera

Mowgli

Baloo

King Louie

Buzzie

Roquefort

Toulouse, Marie, Berlioz

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Edgar Balthazar

Thomas O’Malley

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Scat Cat

Little John

Nutsy

Trigger

Kanga and Roo

Winnie The Pooh

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