Eric Larson

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This article is about the Disney animator. For the American comic book artist, see Erik Larsen; for the American author, see Erik Larson.

Eric Larson (September 3, 1905-October 25, 1988) was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933 and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men." He worked on such films as Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book. In 1973 he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, which include: Brad Bird, Don Bluth, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, Andreas Deja, Gary Goldman,Dan Haskett, Glen Keane, John Lasseter, John Musker,Richard Rich,John Pomeroy,Joe Ranft, Jerry Rees,Henry Selick, and Tad Stones among many others.

 Larson was married to Gertrude Larson, who died of cancer in 1975.  He retired from Disney in September of 1986 

and passed away two years later.

[edit] External links

• Eric Larson at the Internet Movie Database
• Disney Legends