AWN reports that David Hilberman, one of the co-founders of UPA, passed away on July 5, 2007, at Stanford Hospital in Stanford, California. Hilberman began his career at Disney as an in-betweener in 1936 and moved up to layout artist, working on shorts such as The Ugly Duckling and Beach Picnic, and later, Bambi. In 1941, following the Disney animator’s strike, Hilberman teamed with fellow Disney layout artist Zack Schwartz and Stephen Bosustow to form United Film Production, which would later be renamed United Productions of America, or UPA. The article covers Hilberman’s journey from his early days at Disney to becoming the first animation professor at San Francisco State University in late 1960s.