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− | |born = [[May 15]], [[Pre-1922|1908]]<br>New York City |
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+ | |born = [[May 15]], [[Pre-1922#1908|1908]]<br>[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]] |
+ | |died = [[May 6]], [[2005]] (aged 96)<br>Glendale, [[California]], United States |
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|cause of death = Heart attack |
|cause of death = Heart attack |
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+ | |nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American |
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− | |occupation(s) = |
+ | |occupation(s) = Artist, writer |
− | |years active = 1933-2005 (his death) |
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+ | |years active = [[1933]]-2005 (his death) |
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+ | |spouse = Jenny Grant ?-[[1992]] (her death) |
− | Jennifer Grant-Castrup |
+ | |children = Carol Eve Grant-Grubb<br>Jennifer Grant-Castrup}} |
− | '''Joe Grant''' |
+ | '''Joe Grant''' was an American Disney artist and writer and is a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]].<ref>http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.08/4.08pages/lyonsgrant.php3</ref><ref>http://www.awn.com/animationworld/talk-disney-legend-joe-grant</ref><ref>http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/legendary-undefinable-joe-grant/</ref> |
− | Grant was born in New York City and began working for the Disney Studios in [[1933]] beginning with the Mickey Mouse short ''[[Mickey's Gala Premiere]]''. He also created the [[ |
+ | Grant was born in New York City and began working for the Disney Studios in [[1933]] beginning with the Mickey Mouse short ''[[Mickey's Gala Premiere]]''. He also created the [[The Evil Queen|Witch]] for Walt's first film, ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' released in [[1937]] and also helped co-write ''[[Dumbo (1941 film)|Dumbo]]'' released in [[1941]] and also led development for ''[[Pinocchio (film)|Pinocchio]]'' and ''[[Fantasia]]'' both released in [[1940]]. During World War II he worked on the Academy Award-winning cartoon ''[[Der Fuehrer's Face]]'', but left Disney Studios in [[1949]] to start his own greeting card business. Grant returned to Disney in [[1989]] and worked on ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' ([[1991]]), ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'' ([[1992]]), ''[[The Lion King]]'' ([[1994]]), and ''[[Pocahontas (film)|Pocahontas]]'' ([[1995]]), ''[[Mulan]]'' ([[1998]]), and ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' ([[2000]]). He even worked on [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' |
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+ | [[File:Jgrant2.png|thumb|250px|Joe Grant in his later years]] |
− | Sadly on May |
+ | Sadly, on May 6, 2005, while working at his studio on the animated short [[Lorenzo]], Joe Grant died of a heart attack at the age of 96 just 9 days short of his 97th Birthday.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/10/local/me-grant10</ref> ''[[Chicken Little (film)|Chicken Little]]'' ([[2005]]) which was released 6 months after his death and the last Disney film he worked on was dedicated to him. It was said on the Disney DVD of [[Lady and the Tramp]] that Grant owned a dog named Lady who the [[Lady (Lady and the Tramp)|main character of the movie]] was based on. |
− | A book about both Joe Grant and |
+ | A book about both Joe Grant and [[Joe Ranft]], who died in a car accident on [[August 16]], [[2005]] (just 3 months after Joe Grant's passing) entitled ''Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers'' (ISBN 9781423110675) by Animation Historian John Canemaker was published on [[August 3]], [[2010]].<ref>http://www.imaginerding.com/2015/01/book-review-two-guys-named-joe-by-john-canemaker/</ref> |
− | Grant was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1992.<ref>https://d23.com/joe-grant/</ref> |
+ | Grant was inducted as a Disney Legend in [[1992]].<ref>https://d23.com/joe-grant/</ref> |
==Films== |
==Films== |
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+ | |rowspan="2"|[[1940]] |
− | |''[[Pinocchio]]'' |
+ | |''[[Pinocchio (film)|Pinocchio]]'' |
|Character Design |
|Character Design |
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|''[[Fantasia]]'' |
|''[[Fantasia]]'' |
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|Story Director |
|Story Director |
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|[[1941]] |
|[[1941]] |
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|[[1995]] |
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+ | |''[[Pocahontas (film)|Pocahontas]]'' |
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|[[1997]] |
|[[1997]] |
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|[[1999]] |
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|Very special thanks |
|Very special thanks |
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+ | |''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'' |
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+ | |''[[Chicken Little (film)|Chicken Little]]'' |
|This film is dedicated to him |
|This film is dedicated to him |
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+ | |[[2009]] |
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+ | |''[[Up]]'' |
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+ | |This film is also dedicated to him. |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> |
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+ | 2Joes.jpg|Joe Grant with Pixar storyboard artist [[Joe Ranft]]. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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− | Joe Grant IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335469/ |
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[[Category:Chicken Little]] |
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[[Category:Disney Renaissance]] |
[[Category:Disney Renaissance]] |
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Revision as of 12:29, 15 May 2020
Joe Grant was an American Disney artist and writer and is a Disney Legend.[1][2][3]
Grant was born in New York City and began working for the Disney Studios in 1933 beginning with the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Gala Premiere. He also created the Witch for Walt's first film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released in 1937 and also helped co-write Dumbo released in 1941 and also led development for Pinocchio and Fantasia both released in 1940. During World War II he worked on the Academy Award-winning cartoon Der Fuehrer's Face, but left Disney Studios in 1949 to start his own greeting card business. Grant returned to Disney in 1989 and worked on Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), and Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), and Fantasia 2000 (2000). He even worked on Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
Sadly, on May 6, 2005, while working at his studio on the animated short Lorenzo, Joe Grant died of a heart attack at the age of 96 just 9 days short of his 97th Birthday.[4] Chicken Little (2005) which was released 6 months after his death and the last Disney film he worked on was dedicated to him. It was said on the Disney DVD of Lady and the Tramp that Grant owned a dog named Lady who the main character of the movie was based on.
A book about both Joe Grant and Joe Ranft, who died in a car accident on August 16, 2005 (just 3 months after Joe Grant's passing) entitled Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers (ISBN 9781423110675) by Animation Historian John Canemaker was published on August 3, 2010.[5]
Grant was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1992.[6]
Films
Year | Film | Position |
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1932 | Parade of the Award Nominees | Celebrity Caricatures |
1933 | Mickey's Gala Premier | Celebrity Caricatures |
1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Character Design |
1940 | Pinocchio | Character Design |
Fantasia | Story Director | |
1941 | Dumbo | Story |
1942 | Saludos Amigos | Story |
1946 | Make Mine Music | Production Supervision |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Visual Development |
1994 | The Lion King | Character Design/Visual Development |
1995 | Pocahontas | Character Design/Visual Development |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Character Design/Visual Development |
1997 | Hercules | Character Design/Visual Development |
1998 | Mulan | Story |
1999 | Tarzan | Character Design/Visual Development |
1999 | Fantasia 2000 | Original Concept ("Carnival of the Animals") |
2001 | Very special thanks | |
2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Story consultant (Uncredited) |
2005 | Lorenzo | Original Concept/Story Artist |
2005 | Chicken Little | This film is dedicated to him |
2009 | Up | This film is also dedicated to him. |
Gallery
References
- ↑ http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.08/4.08pages/lyonsgrant.php3
- ↑ http://www.awn.com/animationworld/talk-disney-legend-joe-grant
- ↑ http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/legendary-undefinable-joe-grant/
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/10/local/me-grant10
- ↑ http://www.imaginerding.com/2015/01/book-review-two-guys-named-joe-by-john-canemaker/
- ↑ https://d23.com/joe-grant/
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