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John Arthur Sibley was an American animator, who worked for Disney throughout the 1930s to the 1960s.

Sibley was born in Danville, Illinois and became interested in art in high school. He later attended Corcoran School of Art in Washington and at the Chicago Institute of Arts. After struggling some in his career as an artist John just happened to stumble upon an ad from Walt Disney Animation Studios asking for artists. He begun work as an inbetweener the closing months of the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. After working as an assistant animator for 3 years Sibley got his first screen credit as an animator on The Reluctant Dragon.

Throughout the 1940s, Sibley animated several Goofy shorts. His work stood out as an animator for the fact that he used caricatured movement to show how something feels. Although not realistic and very cartoony, it is believable because of the emotion it shows. His also animated characters and sequences for Make Mine Music, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Sword in the Stone.

Sadly though, the quality of Sibley's work declined and he came to the studio less often until in 1965, he was laid off. His last contribution was Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, and he also stopped doing magazine gags on the side. Sibley kept a low profile up until his death from a stroke on February 15, 1973.

Filmography[]

Year Film Position
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Assistant animator (uncredited)
1938 Boat Builders Assistant animator (uncredited)
Polar Trappers Assistant animator (uncredited)
The Whalers Assistant animator (uncredited)
1939 Goofy and Wilbur Assistant animator (uncredited)
1940 Pinocchio Assistant animator (uncredited)
Billposters Assistant animator (uncredited)
Put-Put Troubles Assistant animator (uncredited)
Bone Trouble Assistant animator (uncredited)
Fantasia Animator: "The Rite of Spring" (uncredited)
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Animator: "How to Ride a Horse"
"The Reluctant Dragon (short)" (uncredited)
Dumbo Animator (uncredited)
The Art of Skiing Animator (uncredited)
1942 Bambi Animator (uncredited)
Saludos Amigos Animator
How to Play Baseball Animator
How to Swim Animator
How to Fish Animator
Der Fuehrer's Face Animator (uncredited)
1943 Victory Through Air Power Animator
Victory Vehicles Animator
1944 How to Be a Sailor Animator
How to Play Golf Animator (uncredited)
How to Play Football Animator (uncredited)
Voice: Audience Crowd (uncredited)
The Three Caballeros Animator
1945 Tiger Trouble Animator
African Diary Animator (uncredited)
Californy 'er Bust Animator
Duck Pimples Animator
Character animator: Paddy the Cop
Pauline
Hockey Homicide Animator
1946 Make Mine Music Character Animator
Animator: "Willie the Operatic Whale"
"All the Cats Join In"
"The Martins and the Coys"
"Casey at the Bat"
"Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet"
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive Animator (uncredited)
Double Dribble Animator
1947 Fun and Fancy Free Character animator
Animator: "Mickey and the Beanstalk"
1948 They're Off Animator
The Big Wash Animator
Melody Time Character animator: "Pecos Bill"
1949 Sea Salts Animator
Tennis Racquet Animator
Goofy Gymnastics Animator
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Character animator
Animator
1950 The Brave Engineer Animator (uncredited)
Motor Mania Animator
Hook, Lion and Sinker Animator
Hold That Pose Animator
1951 Lion Down Animator
Dude Duck animator (uncredited)
Home Made Home Animator
Cold War Animator
Tomorrow We Diet! Animator
Get Rich Quick Animator
Fathers Are People Animator
No Smoking Animator
1952 Father's Lion Animator
Man's Best Friend Animator
Voice: Angry Neighbor (uncredited)
Two Gun Goofy Animator
Two Weeks Vacation Animator
Voice: Party Reveler (uncredited)
How to Be a Detective Animator
1953 Father's Day Off Animator
Voice: Milkman (uncredited)
For Whom the Bulls Toil Animator
Father's Week-End Animator
Voice: Neighbor (uncredited)
How to Dance Animator
Football (Now and Then) Animator
Mickey's Birthday Party Animator (uncredited)
1954–1979 The Magical World of Disney Animator
Himself: "Cavalcade of Songs"
1954 Donald's Diary Animator
Pigs Is Pigs Animator
Casey Bats Again Animator
Grand Canyonscope Animator
1955 No Hunting Animator
Character Animator: Grandpa Duck
Lady and the Tramp Character animator: Si and Am
1956 Chips Ahoy Animator
Hooked Bear Animator
In the Bag Animator
I'm No Fool in Water Animator (uncredited)
1957 The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A. Animator
1958 Paul Bunyan Animator
1959 Sleeping Beauty Character animator: Minstrel
Donald in Mathmagic Land Animator
1960 Goliath II Character animator: Raja
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Character animator: Jasper and Horace
The Litterbug Animator
Aquamania Animator
1963 The Sword in the Stone Character animator: Wolf, Sir Kay
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Animator: "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree"

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