Disney's Nine Old Men

Disney's Nine Old Men were a group of Walt Disney Productions' core animators,^[1] who worked at the studio from the 1920s to the 1980s. Some of the Nine Old Men also worked as directors, creating some of Disney's most popular animated movies from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers. The group was named by Walt Disney himself,^{[Note 1]} and they worked in both short and feature films. Disney delegated more and more tasks to them in the animation department in the 1950s when their interests expanded, and diversified their scope. Eric Larson was the last to retire from Disney, after his role as animation consultant on The Great Mouse Detective in 1986.^[2]^[3] All nine members of the group were acknowledged as Disney Legends in 1989 and all would receive the Winsor McCay Award for their lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.

^ Canemaker, John (2001). Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation. New York, New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-6496-6.
^ "Did You Know? Unravel 8 Sneaky Facts from The Great Mouse Detective - D23". 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
^ "Book Preview: 'Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation' (Gallery)". 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

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[1] Canemaker, John (2001). Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and the Art of Animation. New York, New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-6496-6.

[3] "Did You Know? Unravel 8 Sneaky Facts from The Great Mouse Detective - D23". 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[4] "Book Preview: 'Walt Disney's Nine Old Men: Masters of Animation' (Gallery)". 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

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