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)
Duck Flies Coop ... (Animation)
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

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

1954

Dragon Around ... (Animation)
The Donald Duck Story ... (Animation)
Grin and Bear It ... (Animation)
The Flying Squirrel ... (Animation)
Spare the Rod ... (Animation)
Two for the Record ... (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)
Uncle Donald's Ants ... (Animation)
Donald Applecore ... (Animation)
Two Chips and a Miss ... (Animation)

1951

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

1950

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

1949

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

1948

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

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

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