Joe Grant
Biography
Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Born in New York City, New York, he worked for The Walt Disney Company as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1933 on the Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Gala Premiere". He was a Disney legend. He created the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He co-wrote Dumbo. He also led development of Pinocchio and Fantasia. During World War II, Grant worked on war cartoons including the Academy Award winning Der Fuehrer's Face. He left the Disney studio in 1949 and ran a ceramics business and a greeting card business but returned in 1989 to work on Beauty and the Beast. He also worked on Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, and Pixar's Monsters, Inc. among others. The last two films he worked on before his death, Chicken Little and Pixar's Up, were dedicated to him. Grant worked four days a week at Disney until he died, nine days before his 97th birthday. Grant's final project, Lorenzo, for which he conceived the idea and helped storyboard, received an Academy Award nomination in 2005. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Personal Details
Movies (43)
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo
as Himself (archive footage)
2010
Up
In Memory Of (Crew)
2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
as Himself (Archive Footage)
2009
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007
Chicken Little
In Memory Of (Crew)
2005
A Conversation with Joe Grant
as Himself
2004
Lorenzo
Original Story (Writing)
2004
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
as Self
2000
Mulan
Story (Writing)
1998
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
as Self
1997
Pocahontas
Story (Writing)
1995
The Lion King
Character Designer (Visual Effects)
1994
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
as Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation
1994
Beauty and the Beast
Visual Development (Visual Effects)
1991
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
as Self
1989
Alice in Wonderland
Story (Writing)
1951
Make Mine Music
Production Executive (Production)
1946
Reason and Emotion
Writer (Writing)
1943
Pedro
Writer (Writing)
1943
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi
Screenplay (Writing)
1943
The Spirit of '43
Writer (Writing)
1943
Der Fuehrer's Face
Writer (Writing)
1943
Saludos Amigos
Writer (Writing)
1942
The New Spirit
Story (Writing)
1942
Dumbo
Screenplay (Writing)
1941
Fantasia
Story (Writing)
1940
Pinocchio
Characters (Writing)
1940
Wynken, Blynken & Nod
Storyboard (Writing)
1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Character Technical Supervisor (Production)
1938
More Kittens
Story (Writing)
1936
Toby Tortoise Returns
Storyboard (Writing)
1936
Thru the Mirror
Story (Writing)
1936
Three Little Wolves
Storyboard (Writing)
1936
Broken Toys
Characters (Writing)
1935
Three Orphan Kittens
Story (Writing)
1935
Who Killed Cock Robin?
Story (Writing)
1935
The Tortoise and the Hare
Characters (Writing)
1935
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Writer (Writing)
1934
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Animation (Visual Effects)
1933
Parade of the Award Nominees
Animation (Visual Effects)
1932
Fan Fan
1918
Treasure Island
as Undetermined child role (uncredited)
1917
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Undetermined child role (uncredited)
1917
