Bill Justice
Bill Justice | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1914 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2011 (aged 97) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Education | The Herron School of Art and Design |
| Occupation(s) | Disney animator and Imagineer |
| Years active | 1937–1979 |
| Notable work | Chip 'n' Dale |
William Barnard Justice (February 9, 1914 – February 10, 2011) was an American animator and engineer for the Walt Disney Company. He was a graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis.
Biography
Justice joined
Academy Awards as Best Short Subject, Cartoon. In total, Justice worked on 57 shorts and 19 features.[1]
In 1960, Justice started redesigning and making new Disney character costumes for Disneyland, and later for the other Disney parks and resorts.
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Bill Justice".
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (February 11, 2011). "Bill Justice dies at 97; Walt Disney Studios animator worked on 'Fantasia' and 'Bambi'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
Further reading
- Bill Justice. Justice for Disney. Tomart Publications, 1992. ISBN 0914293133
- John Province. "From Snow White to Disney World (and Almost Everything Inbetween: An Interview with Bill Justice". Animato no.20 (Summer 1990), pp. 38–41.