Joe Grant

Joe Grant was an American Disney animator, artist, and writer, as well as a Disney Legend.
==Background==
Grant was born in New York City and began working for Disney Studios in 1933, beginning with the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Gala Premiere. He also created the Witch for Walt's first film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released in 1937 and also helped co-write Dumbo released in 1941 and also led development for Pinocchio and Fantasia both released in 1940. During World War II, he worked on the -winning cartoon Der Fuehrer's Face, but left Disney Studios in 1949 to start his own greeting card business. Grant returned to Disney in 1989 and worked on Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), and Fantasia 2000 (2000). Additionally, he worked on Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. (2001).
Sadly, on May 6, 2005, while working at his studio on the animated short Lorenzo, Joe Grant died of a heart attack at the age of 96 just nine days short of his 97th birthday. Chicken Little (2005), which was released six months after his death and the last Disney film on which he worked, was dedicated to him. It was said on the Disney DVD of Lady and the Tramp that Grant and his wife owned a dog named Lady on whom the main character of the movie was based.
A book about both Grant and Joe Ranft, who died in a car accident on August 16, 2005 (just three months after Joe Grant's passing) entitled Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers (ISBN 9781423110675) by Animation Historian John Canemaker was published on August 3, 2010.
Grant was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1992.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1932	Parade of the Award Nominees 	Celebrity Caricatures
1933	Mickey's Gala Premier 	Celebrity Caricatures
1937	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Character Design
1940	Pinocchio 	Character Design
1940	Fantasia 	Story Director
1941	Dumbo 	Story
1942	Saludos Amigos 	Story
1942	Bambi 	Assistant
1946	Make Mine Music 	Production Supervision
1951	Alice in Wonderland 	Story
1955	Lady and the Tramp 	Script (Uncredited)
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Visual Development
1994	The Lion King 	Character Design/Visual Development
1995	Pocahontas 	Character Design/Visual Development
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Character Design/Visual Development
1997	Hercules 	Character Design/Visual Development
1998	Mulan 	Story
1999	Tarzan 	Character Design/Visual Development
1999	Fantasia 2000 	Original Concept ("Carnival of the Animals")
2001	
Monsters, Inc. 	Very special thanks
2002	Lilo & Stitch 	Story consultant (Uncredited)
2002	Treasure Planet 	Additional Visual Development
2003	Brother Bear 	Key Animator
2004	Home on the Range 	Additional Visual Development
2005	Lorenzo 	Original Concept/Story Artist
2005	Chicken Little 	This film is dedicated to him
2009	Up 	This film is also dedicated to him.
==Gallery==
Jgrant1.png
Jgrant2.png|Joe Grant in his later years.
JoeGrant.jpg|Joe Grant with Floyd Norman.
Joe Grant Mike Giaimo and Mike Gabriel.JPG|L-R: Joe Grant, Michael Giaimo, Mike Gabriel
2Joes.jpg|Joe Grant with Pixar storyboard artist Joe Ranft.
Joe grant interview.JPG|Joe Grant in The Story Behind Fun and Fancy Free.
The Fantasia Legacy joe grant.JPG|Grant in The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature.
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