Clay Kaytis’ new animation audio blog The Animation Podcast has broken the news that legendary Disney storyman Joe Grant has passed away earlier today (Friday). With a career spanning from the 1930s all the way into our new millenium, Joe’s imprint can be felt in many productions from the indisputable classics Snow White and Dumbo down to the recently Oscar-nominated short Lorenzo (original link via Animation Nation).
Selected Joe Grant links:
AWN – A Talk with Disney Legend Joe Grant
AWN – Not Just Your Average Joe: Disney Legend Joe Grant
USA Today – DVD-Day for Disney’s WWII films
I’m not anthropomorphic; I’m just drawn that way. The Art of T.S. Sullivant