Bill Justice

Personal Info

Known For Visual Effects

Birthday 1914-02-09

Deathday 2011-02-10 (97 years old)

Place of Birth Dayton - Ohio - USA

Bill Justice

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

Known For

Visual Effects

1967
1963
Cri Cri el Grillito Cantor

as Animation Director

1961
Babes in Toyland

as Visual Effects

1959
Noah's Ark

as Animation

1956
Hooked Bear

as Animation

1955
Up a Tree

as Animation

1955
Beezy Bear

as Animation

1955
Music Land

as Animation

1954
Grin and Bear It

as Animation

1954
Spare the Rod

as Animation

1954
Dragon Around

as Animation

1954
The Flying Squirrel

as Animation

1954
Two for the Record

as Animation

1954
1953
Working for Peanuts

as Animation

1953
1952
1952
1952
Trick or Treat

as Animation

1952
Uncle Donald's Ants

as Animation

1952
Donald Applecore

as Animation

1952
1951
Lucky Number

as Animation

1951
Out of Scale

as Animation

1951
Test Pilot Donald

as Animation

1951
Bee On Guard

as Animation

1951
Corn Chips

as Animation

1951
Dude Duck

as Animation

1951
1950
Lion Around

as Animation

1950
Out on a Limb

as Animation

1950
Trailer Horn

as Animation

1950
Bee at the Beach

as Animation

1949
Slide Donald Slide

as Animation

1949
Sea Salts

as Animation

1949
Toy Tinkers

as Animation

1949
Winter Storage

as Animation

1949
1949
All in a Nutshell

as Animation

1949
The Greener Yard

as Animation

1948
Inferior Decorator

as Animation

1948
Soup's On

as Animation

1948
Tea for Two Hundred

as Animation

1948
Three for Breakfast

as Animation

1947
Straight Shooters

as Animation

1947
Bootle Beetle

as Animation

1947
Chip an' Dale

as Animation

1947
Clown of the Jungle

as Animation

1947
Mail Dog

as Animation

1946
Wet Paint

as Animation

1946
Double Dribble

as Animation

1945
Old Sequoia

as Animation

1945
The Clock Watcher

as Animation

1945
Cured Duck

as Animation

1944
1944
1943
Der Fuehrer's Face

as Animation

1943
Home Defense

as Animation

1943
Victory Vehicles

as Animation

1942
Lake Titicaca

as Animation

1942
Bambi

as Animation

Director

1959
Noah's Ark

as Director

1957
1956
1956
Jack and Old Mac

as Director

1943
The Winged Scourge

as Director

Art

1959
The Shaggy Dog

as Title Designer

Crew

1961
The Parent Trap

as Title Graphics