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

1957

The Truth About Mother Goose ... (Director)

1956

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

1955

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

1954

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

1953

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

1952

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

1951

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

1950

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

1949

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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