Animator who created Bambi, Tinker Bell and Cruella De Vil, for Walt
Disney Studios. He is still considered one of Disney's greatest
animators.
Employed at Walt Disney Productions from December 2, 1935 until his
retirement in 1978.
Named a Disney Legend in 1989.
His final work at Disney was animating villainess Cruella De Ville in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961). He animated the entire character himself as opposed to previous films where he would be responsible for a group of animators. The character is often considered to be his masterpiece.