Joe Grant
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 15, 1908
- Died
- May 6, 2005
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo 2010
as Himself (archive footage)
Up 2009
In Memory Of
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached 2009
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Pixar Story 2007
as Self, In Memory Of
Chicken Little 2005
In Memory Of
Lorenzo 2004
Original Story
A Conversation with Joe Grant 2004
as Himself, Thanks
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature 2000
as Self
Mulan 1998
Story
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' 1997
as Self
Pocahontas 1995
Story
The Lion King 1994
Character Designer, Visual Development
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born 1994
as Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Visual Development
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story 1989
as Self
Alice in Wonderland 1951
Story
Make Mine Music 1946
Production Executive
Reason and Emotion 1943
Writer
Pedro 1943
Writer
Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi 1943
Screenplay
The Spirit of '43 1943
Writer
Der Fuehrer's Face 1943
Writer
Saludos Amigos 1942
Writer
The New Spirit 1942
Story
Dumbo 1941
Screenplay
Fantasia 1940
Story
Pinocchio 1940
Characters
Wynken, Blynken & Nod 1938
Storyboard
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
Character Technical Supervisor
More Kittens 1936
Story
Toby Tortoise Returns 1936
Storyboard, Story
Thru the Mirror 1936
Story
Three Little Wolves 1936
Storyboard, Screenplay
Broken Toys 1935
Characters
Three Orphan Kittens 1935
Story
Who Killed Cock Robin? 1935
Story
The Tortoise and the Hare 1935
Characters
The Grasshopper and the Ants 1934
Writer
Mickey's Gala Premiere 1933
Animation
Parade of the Award Nominees 1932
Animation
Fan Fan 1918
Actor
- Treasure Island
Treasure Island 1917
as Undetermined child role (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk 1917
as Undetermined child role (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.