Ted Sears

Ted Sears

1900-03-13 Pratt Falls, New York, USA 42 Credits

Biography

“Born : Pratt Falls, New York, in 1900. “Educated in pool rooms. “Youngest graduate of Elmira Reform School, ‘09. “Married Eva Tanguay in 1913. “Two children, Lew Cody and George Bernard Shaw. “Favorite sport : Murder. “Batting average : 237.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Characters

7.3

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending...

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

Writer

8.8
Writing

Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a doci...

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

1975

Writer

6.6
Writing

Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Story

6.9
Writing

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she g...

Seven Cities of Antarctica

Seven Cities of Antarctica

1958

Writer

7.5
Writing

In 1955 Operation "Deep Freeze" began. This film tells the story of its purpose - the establishment by the United States Navy of seven bases in Antarc...

Tricks of Our Trade

Tricks of Our Trade

1957

Writer

Writing

With examples from Disney feature-length films, Walt Disney gives a behind-the-scenes look at the improvements in animation made by his studio's in-ho...

Sardinia

Sardinia

1956

Writer

Writing

A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasize...

Music Land

Music Land

1955

Director

6.0
Directing

Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' an...

Siam

Siam

1954

Writer

5.7
Writing

Part of the Walt Disney "People and Places" series visiting Siam.

Operation Undersea

Operation Undersea

1954

Writer

2.0
Writing
Ben and Me

Ben and Me

1953

Adaptation

6.8

A revisionist version of American history as a small mouse comes to live with Benjamin Franklin and turns out to be responsible for many of his ideas;...

The Alaskan Eskimo

The Alaskan Eskimo

1953

Writer

6.9
Writing

Oscar Winning short documentary

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1953

Story

7.2
Writing

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Ne...

Water Birds

Water Birds

1952

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue...

The Olympic Elk

The Olympic Elk

1952

Writer

7.8
Writing

Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland shadow of Washington's Mount Olympus, to the fert...

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1951

Story, Songs, Lyricist

7.2
Writing

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades...

Nature's Half Acre

Nature's Half Acre

1951

Script

6.9

The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures. Released...

Beaver Valley

Beaver Valley

1950

Writer

6.8
Writing

The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters, and the ever-impending threat ...

Cinderella

Cinderella

1950

Story

7.0
Writing

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinde...

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

1949

Story

6.5
Writing

The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as ...

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1949

Story

6.7
Writing

This animated fairy tale for kids tells the classic story of a dapper, automobile loving fellow named Mr. Toad, whose passion becomes a problem when h...

So Dear to My Heart

So Dear to My Heart

1948

Adaptation

6.5

The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcom...

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

1947

Story

6.3
Writing

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fa...

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

Story

6.3
Writing

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild a...

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

1942

Writer

5.8
Writing

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba bea...

Aquarela do Brasil

Aquarela do Brasil

1942

Writer

7.1
Writing

José Carioca, showing Donald Duck around South America and introducing him to the samba

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

Screenplay

6.6
Writing

Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be f...

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1940

Adaptation

7.1

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

Screenplay

7.1
Writing

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jeal...

Elmer Elephant

Elmer Elephant

1936

Writer

6.1
Writing

Little Elmer Elephant has a crush on Tillie Tiger and his affection is reciprocated. Trouble is, the pint-sized pachyderm is beset by bullies who ridi...

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

1934

Storyboard

6.5
Writing

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

1933

Story

6.4
Writing

The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lu...

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs

1933

Writer

6.9
Writing

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses...

Birds in the Spring

Birds in the Spring

1933

Story

5.5
Writing

Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adve...

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

1932

Story

5.9
Writing

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch co...

Accordion Joe

Accordion Joe

1930

Animation

6.0

Bimbo becomes a long distance accordion champ and comes through with a load of credit.

Swing You Sinners!

Swing You Sinners!

1930

Animation

6.7

Bimbo is seen late at night, trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters tell ...

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Writer

6.4
Writing

Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to coll...

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927

Writer

6.5
Writing

Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself ...

Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926

Writer

5.2
Writing

Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a ...

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

Writer

5.2
Writing

When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then g...

Egged On

Egged On

1926

Director

6.2
Directing

Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of p...