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Wolfgang Reitherman (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985), also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German–American animator, director and producer and one of the "Nine Old Men" of core animators at Walt Disney Productions.
Wolfgang Reitherman, also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German famed Disney animator, director, producer, and one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Born in Munich, Germany, Reitherman's family moved to America when he was a child.
Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator and director who worked for Disney from 1933 to 1985. He directed several classic animated features, such as The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, and The Rescuers, and was posthumously named a Disney Legend in 1989.
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- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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- Burbank, California, USA
Wolfgang Reitherman was a German-born American animator and director of several Disney classics. He was one of the Nine Old Men, a group of Disney legends, and served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
- June 26, 1909
- May 22, 1985
Wolfgang Reitherman was a renowned animator and director at the Walt Disney Studio, who worked on classics like Fantasia, Pinocchio, and The Jungle Book. He also served as an ace pilot in World War II and received an Academy Award for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.
May 27, 1985 · Wolfgang (Woolie) Reitherman, an animator whose work on Walt Disney's feature-length cartoons earned him an Academy Award, died Wednesday after his automobile crashed into a tree within blocks...
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One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also served as a producer and sequence director, and starred as himself in the 1941 feature film The Reluctant Dragon.
