Erdman Penner

Erdman Penner
Background information
Fullname	Erdman Heinrich Penner
Born	January 17, 1905 Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	November 10, 1956 (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	Canadian
Alternate names	Ed Penner E. H. Penner Erdman H. Penner
Occupation	Screenwriter, songwriter

Erdman "Ed" Heinrich Penner was a Canadian screenwriter and songwriter, who worked with many writers at Disney Studios, such as Ted Sears, Winston Hibler, William Cottrell, Bill Peet, and Perce Pearce.

Penner was born on January 17, 1905 in Saskatchewan, Canada, but moved the U.S. where he began work with Disney in the late 1930s with Mickey Mouse shorts before moving up to feature films, like Pinocchio, Melody Time, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty.

An occasional musician, Penner played the saxophone, tuba, and violin, as well as wrote songs for some of the films he was writing. He was the original bass saxophonist and tuba player for the Firehouse Five Plus Two.

By the time Lady and the Tramp was in production, Penner had been promoted to associate producer, however, he died on November 10, 1956; nearly over a year after his promotion.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
1937	Mickey's Amateurs	Story - uncredited Director - uncredited
1938	Farmyard Symphony	Story - uncredited
1940	Pinocchio	Story Adaptation
1940	Fantasia	Story Development - segment "The Pastoral Symphony"
1941	The Reluctant Dragon	Story "Reluctant Dragon" sequence Lyrics: "The Relucant Dragon"
1943	Victory Through Air Power	Story Adaptation
1946	Make Mine Music	Story
1948	Melody Time	Story: "Pecos Bill" "The Legend of Johnny Appleseed"
1949	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Story: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1950	Cinderella	Story
1950	One Hour in Wonderland	Himself
1951	Alice in Wonderland	Story Music Department - uncredited
1953	Peter Pan	Story Lyrics "A Pirate's Life (Is a Wonderful Life)" - uncredited
1954-1957	The Magical World of Disney	Story "Cavalcade of Songs" as Himself
1955	Dateline: Disneyland	Himself
1955	Lady and the Tramp	Story Associate Producer
1959	Sleeping Beauty	Posthumous Release: Story Adaptation Lyrics: "Skumps" - uncredited

Roles

Father
(The Reluctant Dragon)

Gallery

Actress Frances Gifford, clockwise from actress Frances Gifford: Walt Disney, John McLeish, T. Hee, Ward Kimball, Fred Moore (back), Norman Ferguson (back), and Erdman Penner

From Right to left: Penner, Walt Disney, Ted Sears, Winston Hibler

Penner with Wilfred Jackson in "A Story of Dogs."

L-R: Pinto Colvig, John Sibley, Penner, Frank Thomas (seated), W. Disney, Kimball.

From right to left: Peggy Lee, Penner, Sonny Burke in "Cavalcade of Songs."

External links

• Erdman Penner on IMDb
• Erdman Penner at Find a Grave

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