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Disney Released the First Trailer for Tim Burton’s Live-Action Adaptation of Dumbo, and OH MY ...

Slate 15 Nov 2018

Disney passed on the Roll-A-Book, but bought the rights to “Dumbo, the Flying Elephant.” It wasn’t long enough for a feature, but golden age animators Joe Grant and Dick Huemer padded the story out, and supervising director Ben Sharpsteen worked with a team of four other sequence directors to get it on screen.

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Watch: Donald Duck in Der Fuehrer’s Face (1943 Disney)

War History Online 22 Feb 2017

One of the best examples of American propaganda during World War II, was a cartoon featuring Donald Duck at work in a factory operated by the Nazis in Germany ... The film was written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and directed by Jack Kinney ... .

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A Nazi Donald Duck? The Epic 1943 Disney Satire “Der Fuehrer’s Face”!

War History Online 22 Feb 2017

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Donald Duck in Der Fuehrer’s Face (1943 Disney)

War History Online 21 Feb 2017

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How Involved Was Walt Disney in the Classic Disney Animated Films?

Huffington Post 06 Nov 2014

He also essentially served as the head of story (despite whoever was credited as the head writers or heads of stories in the film credits), providing the story frameworks for all of the films save for Dumbo (which Dick Huemer and Joe Grant outlined themselves) and actively participating in most, if not all, of the story meetings. As Ms.

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Fantasia: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Examiner 06 May 2011

Donald Duck made appearances in Mickey Mouse cartoons from the time he was created in 1934. By 1937, he was more popular than Mickey. Disney Studios remedied that by producing The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which appeared in 1940. It was an eight minute segment from Fantasia, the animated movie, written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer ... .

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Nuts n' Bolts: Inbetweening

The Examiner 24 Nov 2009

Dick Huemer began his animation career in his native New York in 1916 ... In addition to his fifty-seven years in the business and his fine draftsmanship, Dick Huemer is also remembered as the father of inbetweening ... Dick Huemer was the top New York animator and was working for Max and Dave Fleischer on their Mutt and Jeff series.

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Joe Grant

The Independent 17 May 2005

Character designer for Disney Joseph Grant, artist and writer. born New York 15 May 1908; married (two daughters); died Los Angeles 6 May 2005 ... Grant was also highly rated by his boss as a story man, and was paired with Dick Huemer to write Dumbo and created the basic story on which the film Lady and the Tramp was later based ... Alan Woollcombe ... .. . ... .

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Disney legend Joe Grant dead at 96

The Washington Times 10 May 2005

Glendale, CA, May. 10 (UPI) -- Disney artist and creator Joe Grant, who worked on many of the studio's best loved animated features, has died at his Glendale, Calif., home at age 96 ... He co-wrote "Dumbo" (1941) with his creative partner Dick Huemer ...   .

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Joe Grant, Pioneering Disney Artist/Storyman Who Was Co-Story Director on 'Fantasia,' Co-Writer of 'Dumbo' and Designer of the Witch/Queen Character in 'Snow White' Dies at Age 96; Remained Vital and Active at Disney Feature Animation Until His Death

PR Newswire 10 May 2005

He played a major role on the next two projects -- "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" -- and worked closely with Disney, Leopold Stokowski, and his creative partner Dick Huemer, on the latter to select the music and direct the story development for that landmark film ... Along with Dick ...

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Joe Grant, Pioneering Disney Artist/Storyman Who Was Co-Story Director on 'Fantasia,' Co-Writer of 'Dumbo' and ...

Stockhouse 10 May 2005

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Joe Grant, at 96; artist, story man for Disney productions

The Boston Globe 10 May 2005

LOS ANGELES -- Joe Grant, one of Walt Disney's most talented artists and story men, whose career ran from the cartoon ''Mickey's Gala Premiere" (1933) to the Oscar-nominated short ''Lorenzo" (2004), died of a heart attack Friday while at his drawing table at his Glendale home ... Mr ... With his creative partner, Dick Huemer, he wrote ''Dumbo" (1941) ... Mr ... .

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DVD-Day for Disney's WWII films

Yahoo Daily News 18 May 2004

Grant and his frequent collaborator, the late Dick Huemer, contributed stories, gags and designs for many of the Disney war shorts, including , and what many consider the most serious short the Disney studio ever created, , which shows a boy growing up in Nazi Germany humiliated ...

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Joe Grant What a Character

New York Daily News 11 Jun 2000

Grant and co-story director Dick Huemer joined Disney, Leopold Stokowksi and Deems Taylor, listening to hundreds of hours of classical music, to find inspiration for what would become "Fantasia." ... feature, "Dumbo," which he co-wrote for the screen with Huemer.

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Wired or Mired?

The Straits Times 05 Apr 2000

In Play It Again, Sam, the most memorable character is Dick Christie, a workaholic who cannot let a minute pass without phoning the office to report his location ... Mr Peter Huemer, 32, is a latter-day Dick Christie ... The therapist insists that Mr Huemer place his pager and cell phone ...