Biography
“Born 1906 South Bend, Ind., of English parents. Learned to speak English in 1910. Went abroad in 1920. Sentenced to salt mines in Siberia for soaping royal wind shield of Czar Nicholas’ carriage. Escaped to California in 1923. Attended Occidental College in 1920. Awarded consistent freshman medal 1926, ‘27, ‘28, which included a paid vacation at Lincoln Heights, the third year. Two years behind the crank at Disney’s camera and has never been in focus yet.” -published in the June 20, 1931 editio...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6
2004
Writer
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...

Music Land
1955
Writer
Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' an...

Peter Pan
1953
Story
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...

The Little House
1952
Adaptation
A small house has to try to compete with progress and the encroaching press of the big city.

Alice in Wonderland
1951
Story
On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades...

The Naked City
1948
as Bisbee (Uncredited)
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

The Three Caballeros
1944
Story
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
1942
Writer
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
1942
Writer
José Carioca, showing Donald Duck around South America and introducing him to the samba

The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Screenplay
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
1940
Adaptation
A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

Wynken, Blynken & Nod
1938
Storyboard
Three sleepy babies in a clog-boat sailing through the night sky attempt to fish with candy canes for very smart fish.

Moth and the Flame
1938
Storyboard
A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to...

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Sequence Supervisor, Director
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...

More Kittens
1936
Story
Thrown out of the house into the backyard, the three kittens are sheltered by a giant Saint Bernard and are tormented by a turtle and a bluebird.

The Country Cousin
1936
Storyboard
Monty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy tr...

Toby Tortoise Returns
1936
Storyboard
Toby Tortoise is back, and this time he and Max Hare box instead of racing.

Thru the Mirror
1936
Story
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

Three Little Wolves
1936
Storyboard, Screenplay
Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

Three Orphan Kittens
1935
Story
Three orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the hou...

Pluto's Judgement Day
1935
Story
Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of...

Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
Storyboard
A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

Water Babies
1935
Story
A colony of nymph babies bathe and play in a river.

The Robber Kitten
1935
Story
A kitten runs off to be a robber with a dog.

The Tortoise and the Hare
1935
Storyboard
The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jac...

The Goddess of Spring
1934
Story
The goddess is greeted by dancing flowers and fairies. The devil comes and takes her away to be his queen. She's despondent, as winter settles in abov...

Peculiar Penguins
1934
Story
Penguins dance and play in Antarctica.

Camping Out
1934
Story
The gang is sitting around their campsite when a mosquito spoils their fun. And then he gets hundreds of his friends and they really cause trouble. Ho...

The Grasshopper and the Ants
1934
Writer
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food f...

The China Shop
1934
Story
The elderly owner of a china shop leaves for the night, and the various figurines and decorated mugs come to life. A demonic figure captures an upper-...

The Night Before Christmas
1933
Story
A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens hi...