Bill Justice

Born: 1914-02-09 in Dayton - Ohio - USA

Died: 2011-02-10

Known For: Visual Effects

Biography

Graduated as a portrait painter from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis in 1935. He joined the Disney Organisation two years later, after moving to California. Highlights of his 42-year long career with Walt Disney as director/animator include bringing to life the characters of Thumper ('Bambi') and Chip'n'Dale, as well as animating the title sequence ('Mickey Mouse Club March') from the 1950's TV series The Mickey Mouse Club (1955). He also directed a number of animated short films, three of which received Academy Award nominations: The Truth About Mother Goose (1957) (with Wolfgang Reitherman), explaining the background of classic nursery rhymes, Noah's Ark (1959), and a 'new twist on the old ragtime' theme, A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962). After 1965, Bill became part of the imagineering/programming team for Disney's Audio-Animatronics figures at Disneyland, specifically involved with the Hall of Presidents, Mission to Mars, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean attractions. He was also noted as an expert in the use of stop motion animation technique in conjunction with live action films, such as Mary Poppins (1964), usually in collaboration with T. Hee and Xavier Atencio. Bill retired in 1979 and was pronounced a Disney Legend in 1996. - IMDb Mini Biography By: I.S.Mowis

Filmography

1961

The Parent Trap ... (Title Graphics)
Babes in Toyland ... (Visual Effects)

1959

The Shaggy Dog ... (Title Designer)
Noah's Ark ... (Director)
The Adventures of Chip 'N' Dale ... (Director)
Duck Flies Coop ... (Animation)

1957

The Truth About Mother Goose ... (Director)

1956

Hooked Bear ... (Animation)
A Cowboy Needs a Horse ... (Director)
Jack and Old Mac ... (Director)
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle ... (Director)

1955

Beezy Bear ... (Animation)
Up a Tree ... (Animation)
Music Land ... (Animation)

1954

The Flying Squirrel ... (Animation)
Dragon Around ... (Animation)
Spare the Rod ... (Animation)
Grin and Bear It ... (Animation)
Two for the Record ... (Animation)
The Donald Duck Story ... (Animation)

1953

Peter Pan ... (Animation)
Working for Peanuts ... (Animation)
Don's Fountain of Youth ... (Animation)

1952

Trick or Treat ... (Animation)
Pluto's Christmas Tree ... (Animation)
Let's Stick Together ... (Animation)
Donald Applecore ... (Animation)
Two Chips and a Miss ... (Animation)
Uncle Donald's Ants ... (Animation)

1951

Alice in Wonderland ... (Animation)
Dude Duck ... (Animation)
Corn Chips ... (Animation)
Out of Scale ... (Animation)
Test Pilot Donald ... (Animation)
Lucky Number ... (Animation)
Bee On Guard ... (Animation)
Chicken in the Rough ... (Animation)

1950

Bee at the Beach ... (Animation)
Trailer Horn ... (Animation)
Out on a Limb ... (Animation)
Lion Around ... (Animation)

1949

Winter Storage ... (Animation)
All in a Nutshell ... (Animation)
Toy Tinkers ... (Animation)
Donald's Happy Birthday ... (Animation)
The Greener Yard ... (Animation)
Sea Salts ... (Animation)
Slide Donald Slide ... (Animation)

1948

Tea for Two Hundred ... (Animation)
Inferior Decorator ... (Animation)
Soup's On ... (Animation)
Three for Breakfast ... (Animation)

1947

Chip an' Dale ... (Animation)
Bootle Beetle ... (Animation)
Mail Dog ... (Animation)
Clown of the Jungle ... (Animation)
Straight Shooters ... (Animation)

1946

Wet Paint ... (Animation)
Double Dribble ... (Animation)

1945

The Clock Watcher ... (Animation)
Old Sequoia ... (Animation)
Cured Duck ... (Animation)

1944

The Three Caballeros ... (Animation)
The Plastics Inventor ... (Animation)

1943

Der Fuehrer's Face ... (Animation)
Home Defense ... (Animation)
Victory Vehicles ... (Animation)
The Winged Scourge ... (Director)
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere ... (Director)

1942

Bambi ... (Animation)
Lake Titicaca ... (Animation)