Bill Justice is a Director, Title Designer, Animation and Title Graphics American born on 9 february 1914 at Dayton (USA)
Bill Justice
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Nationality USABirth 9 february 1914 at Dayton (
USA)
Death 10 february 2011 (at 97 years) at Santa Monica (
USA)
William Barnard "Bill" Justice (February 9, 1914 – February 10, 2011) was an animator and engineer for the Walt Disney Company.
Justice joined Walt Disney Studios as an animator in 1937 and worked on such features as 1940's Fantasia, 1944's The Three Caballeros, 1951's Alice in Wonderland, and 1953's Peter Pan. He is arguably best known as the animator of the rabbit Thumper from 1942's Bambi and chipmunks Chip 'n Dale. He was the director of 1957's The Truth About Mother Goose, 1959's Noah's Ark, and 1962's A Symposium On Popular Songs, all of which were nominated for Academy Awards as Best Short Subject, Cartoon. In total, Justice worked on 57 shorts and 19 features.
In 1965, Justice joined Walt Disney Imagineering, where he programmed figures for several Disney attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, and Country Bear Jamboree.
Justice retired from the Disney Company in 1979 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996. He is the author of Justice for Disney, which chronicles his years with the company.
Justice died of natural causes at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California, one day after his 97th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Kim, his daughter, Melissa Justice, and a granddaughter. Biography
Bill Justice rejoint les studios Walt Disney comme animateur en 1937 et travailla sur de grands succès comme Fantasia en 1940, Les Trois Caballeros en 1944, Alice au Pays des Merveilles en 1951 et Peter Pan en 1953. Il est également connu comme l'animateur de Panpan, le lapin de Bambi en 1942 et de Tic et Tac.
Il a aussi dirigé A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956), The Truth About Mother Goose (1957), Noah's Ark (1959) et en 1962, A Symposium On Popular Songs, les trois derniers nominés aux Oscars. Au total, il a travaillé sur 57 courts métrages et 19 longs métrages.
En 1965, il rejoint Walt Disney Imagineering où il a travaillé sur différentes attractions telles que Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion et Country Bear Jamboree. Il est aussi le concepteur de nombreux costumes de personnages des parcs Disney ainsi que des chars des parades dont la Main Street Electrical Parade.
Bill Justice, qui a pris sa retraite de The Walt Disney Company en 1979 et a été nommé Disney Legends en 1996. Il résida à Granada Hills à Los Angeles, en Californie. Il est l'auteur de Justice for Disney, chronique qui raconte ses années avec l'entreprise.
Il meurt le 10 février 2011 à 97 ans dans une maison de retraite de Santa Monica en Californie.
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