Eric Larson was an American animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios starting in 1933 and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men".
He worked on films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book.
In 1973, he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, including Brad Bird, Don Bluth, Chris Buck, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, Andreas Deja, Gary Goldman, Dan Haskett, Glen Keane, Bill Kroyer, John Lasseter, John Musker, Phil Nibbelink, Richard Rich, John Pomeroy, Joe Ranft, Jerry Rees, Henry Selick, and Tad Stones, among many others.
He retired from Disney in September 1986, after he finished working on The Great Mouse Detective, and died two years later.
Filmography[]
| Year
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Film
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Position
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| 1937
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Animator: Snow White, Forest Animals, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Doc
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| 1940
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Pinocchio
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Animation Director: Figaro, Geppetto, Cleo, The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys), and Lampwick (as a donkey)
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| Fantasia
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Animation Supervisor: Brudus
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| 1941
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Dumbo
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Animator
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| 1942
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Bambi
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Supervising Animator: Friend Owl and Thumper
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| 1946
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Make Mine Music
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Animator: Peter, Sasha, and Sonia
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| Song of the South
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Directing Animator
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| 1947
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Fun and Fancy Free
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Animator: Jiminy Cricket
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| 1948
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Melody Time
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Directing Animator: Jenny and Joe
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| 1949
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So Dear to My Heart
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Animator
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| 1949
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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Animator: J. Thaddeus Toad
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| 1950
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Cinderella
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Directing Animator: Cinderella, Anastasia Tremaine, Drizella Tremaine, and Prince Charming
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| 1951
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Alice in Wonderland
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Directing Animator: Alice, Caterpillar, Queen of Hearts, and Dinah
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| 1953
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Peter Pan
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Directing Animator: Peter Pan, Wendy (in the flying sequences), and Captain Hook
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| 1955
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Lady and the Tramp
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Directing Animator: Mr. Busy and Peg
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| 1959
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Sleeping Beauty
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Sequence Director
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| 1961
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
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Directing Animator: Pongo, Colonel, and Sergeant Tibbs
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| 1963
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The Sword in the Stone
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Character Animator: Sir Ector, Granny Squirrel, Madam Mim, Wart, and Merlin
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| 1964
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Mary Poppins
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Animator
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| 1966
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Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
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| 1967
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The Jungle Book
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Character Animator: Buzzie, Bagheera, Mowgli, Baloo, and King Louie
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| 1970
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The Aristocats
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Character Animator: Roquefort, Marie, Berlioz, Toulouse, Edgar, Thomas O'Malley, and Scat Cat
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| 1971
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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Animator
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| 1973
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Robin Hood
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Character Animator: Little John, Trigger and Nutsy
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| 1974
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Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!
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Directing Animator
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| 1977
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
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Animator: Kanga, Roo, and Winnie the Pooh
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| The Rescuers
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Title Designer
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| 1981
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The Fox and the Hound
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Animation Consultant
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| 1983
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Mickey's Christmas Carol
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| 1985
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The Black Cauldron
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| 1986
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The Great Mouse Detective
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Gallery[]
Artwork[]
Wendy (in the flying sequences)
Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz
Miscellaneous[]
Larson reviewing the storyboard for "The Curse is Fulfilled" sequence from
Sleeping Beauty with
Mary Costa.
Larson reviewing dailes from Sleeping Beauty with Joe Rinaldi and Mary Costa.
