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James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.
James Algar. Director: The African Lion. James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine, The Chaparral. He joined the Disney Organisation in 1934, initially as animator.
James Nelson Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Disney Legends award in 1998. Algar was born in California and studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine "The Chaparral".
Feb 26, 1998 · James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.
Mar 23, 1998 · James Algar, longtime Walt Disney Co. producer, writer and director, and helmer of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” died Feb. 26 at his home in Carmel following a brief illness. He...
James Algar. Legends Award Category: Animation, Film Year Inducted: 1998. Director, writer, producer, and narrator James “Jim” Algar loved the action and adventure associated with creating Disney’s nature pictures.
James Algar. Director: The African Lion. James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine, The Chaparral. He joined the Disney Organisation in 1934, initially as animator.
Feb 28, 1998 · James Nelson Algar, animator, writer, director and producer at Walt Disney Studios for 43 years, who shared nine Academy Awards for nature and adventure documentaries and features,...
Algar, James (1912-1998) He joined Disney in 1934 as an animator and worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Later became animation director on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and sequences of Bambi and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
Feb 26, 2021 · A lifer at Disney, James Algar began as an animator before directing such classics as "Fantasia" and "Bambi" and later writing, producing, and directing for nature and wildlife documentaries and the long-running series "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color."
