James Algar
Encyclopedia
James Algar was an American film director
, screenwriter
, and producer
. He received the Disney Legends
award in 1998.
He was born in Modesto, California
and died in Carmel, California.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He received the Disney Legends
Disney Legends
Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes people who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. The honor is awarded annually during a special ceremony....
award in 1998.
He was born in Modesto, California
Modesto, California
Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
and died in Carmel, California.
Selected filmography
- Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
(1937 - animator) - FantasiaFantasia (film)Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. The third feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are...
(1940 - director) segment: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - BambiBambiBambi is a 1942 American animated film directed by David Hand , produced by Walt Disney and based on the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten...
(1942 - sequence director) - Victory Through Air PowerVictory Through Air PowerVictory Through Air Power is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was made into a 1943 Walt Disney animated feature film of the same name: Victory Through Air Power.-Theories:...
(1943 - director) - Seal IslandSeal Island (film)Seal Island is a 1948 short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Short Subject .-Production:...
(1948 - director) - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. ToadThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated feature produced by Walt Disney. The film was released to theaters on October 5, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures and is the eleventh animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
(1949 - director) - In Beaver ValleyIn Beaver ValleyIn Beaver Valley is a 1950 short documentary film directed by James Algar. The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries.-Awards:...
(1950 - director) - Nature's Half AcreNature's Half AcreNature's Half Acre is a 1951 short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award in 1952 for Best Short Subject . The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries....
(1951 - director) - Bear CountryBear Country (film)Bear Country is a 1953 short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best Short Subject . The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries....
(1953 - director) - The Living DesertThe Living DesertThe Living Desert is a 1953 American nature documentary film which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United States. The movie was written by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Jack Moffitt and Ted Sears. It was directed by Algar, with Hibler as the narrator...
(1953 - director) - The Vanishing PrairieThe Vanishing PrairieThe Vanishing Prairie was a 1954 documentary film by Walt Disney. The theme music was given a set of lyrics by Hazel "Gil" George. It rechristened as "Pioneer's Prayer" in Westward Ho, the Wagons!, a western film about pioneers on the Oregon Trail....
(1954 - director) - White Wilderness (1958 - director and writer)
- Grand CanyonGrand Canyon (1958 film)Grand Canyon is a 1958 short documentary film directed by James Algar and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was shown as a supplement during Sleeping Beauty's initial run, and it won an Academy Award in 1959 for Best Short Subject...
(1958 - director) - Ten Who DaredTen Who DaredTen Who Dared is a movie made by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution in 1960. It tells the story of United States Army officer John Wesley Powell, who was the first to travel down the Colorado River, and the dangers that he and nine other men had to face while making a...
(1960 - producer) - The Gnome-MobileThe Gnome-MobileThe Gnome-Mobile is a 1967 Disney musical film, directed by Robert Stevenson. It was one of the last films personally produced by Walt Disney....
(1967 - producer)