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Les Clark was born in Ogden, Utah in 1907, the eldest of 12 children to James Clark, a carpenter, [1] and Lute Wadsworth. [2] By 1910, the family lived in Salt Lake City [1] and by 1920, they lived in Twin Falls, Idaho. [3] By 1930, they lived in Los Angeles, [4] where Clark attended Venice High School.
Leslie James "Les" Clark was the first of Disney's Nine Old Men. Joining Disney in 1927, he was the only one to work on the origins of Mickey Mouse with Ub Iwerks. Walt Disney complimented Les on the lettering he made for the menus on the mirrors at the candy store. Two years later in 1927, about to graduate from Venice High School, Clark got up the nerve to ask Walt for a job. "Bring some of your drawings in and let's see what they look like," he recalled Walt saying. At the Hyperion studio in
Les Clark. Animation Department: Sleeping Beauty. Leslie James "Les" Clark was an American animator from Ogden, Utah. He served as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators who supervised the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977.
Les Clark started at the Studios in some of the lowest positions available, first as a camera operator and then as an ink and painter. He began tutelage under the guidance of one of Walt’s oldest friend and most prized animator, Ub Iwerks, who became something of a mentor for young Clark.
Les Clark was one of Walt's original 9 Old Men. Recruited in the ice cream parlor across the street from the studio, Les worked his way through the ranks, ev...
Les Clark (November 17, 1907 – September 12, 1979), "The Mickey Mouse Master", who joined Disney in 1927. Although Clark started his career at Disney working on the Alice comedies shorts, his specialty was animating Mickey Mouse, since he was the only one of the Nine Old Men to work on that character from its origins with Ub Iwerks.
Les Clark. Animation Department: Sleeping Beauty. Leslie James "Les" Clark was an American animator from Ogden, Utah. He served as one of Disney's Nine Old Men, a group of senior animators who supervised the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977. Clark was skilled in timing his animation to musical scores, and in conveying emotion in the scenes which he animated. He went into retirement in the mid-1970s,...
