Fred Spencer
Fred Spencer | |
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Born | Missouri, U.S. | May 1, 1904
Died | November 11, 1938 California, U.S. | (aged 34)
Occupation | Animator |
Years active | 1931–1938 |
Fred Spencer (May 1, 1904 – November 11, 1938) was an American animator who worked at Walt Disney Productions. He was considered an authority on Donald Duck and wrote an influential analysis of the character.
Career
Spencer joined
The character Donald Duck was introduced at Disney in 1934, and Spencer began to focus more on Donald than on Mickey. In 1935 Spencer wrote an analysis of Donald which served as the standard for writing for, drawing, and animating the character. Spencer's model sheets included in the report feature a redesigned version of Donald that was shorter and rounder – largely identical to his appearance today. Spencer also included remarks on Donald's personality and mannerisms.[2][3][4]
Spencer animated on seven Disney short films as well as the studio's first feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Spencer's short projects include Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935), On Ice, Moving Day (1936), Donald and Pluto, Don Donald (1937), Pluto's Quin-puplets, and Donald's Golf Game (1938).[5]
Personal life
Spencer was a member of
Filmography
- The Klondike Kid (1932)
- Babes in the Woods (1932)
- Mickey's Service Station (1935)
- The Cookie Carnival (1935)
- Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
- On Ice (1936)
- Orphans' Picnic (1936)
- Moving Day (1936)
- Donald and Pluto (1937)
- Don Donald (1937)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- Pluto's Quin-puplets (1938)
- The Fox Hunt (1938)
- Mickey's Parrot (1938)
- Donald's Golf Game (1938)
- Donald's Penguin (1939)
Notes
- ^ a b Walt and DeMolay at Mouse Planet
- ^ Donald Models at Michael Sporn Animation
- ^ Donald Duck, Superstar! at D23
- ISBN 978-0-679-75747-4.
- IMDb
- ^ "Fred Spencer".
- ^ THURSDAY-HELP WANTED Mickey Mouse and Demolay at Disney History Institute