Lance Nolley

Lancing Ballard "Lance" Nolley was an American animator, writer, cartoonist, and layout artist, who worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios during the late 1930s to early 1960s for shorts and feature films, such as Make Mine Music, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Cinderella, and Peter Pan.
Nolley was born in Texas and grew up near Dallas. Developing an interest in cartooning from his father, he attended the Chicago Art Institute after high school and began contributing artwork to newspapers, like The Associated Press and the Herald Tribune. During the Great Depression, upon returning to Dallas, Nolley received an offer from the Disney Studios which he accepted in 1937, just after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He briefly enlisted in the army during World War II which kept him from working full-time until after the war.
During his tenure, Nolley contributed layout and concept art for shorts related Goofy and Donald Duck cartoon as well as animated features. However, by the late 1950s, Nolley decided to change directions with his career and left the company for Hanna-Barbera. There, he contributed artwork and story ideas to many shows, such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, and The Yogi Bear Show. He would always say that despite the difference in quality and atmosphere compared to Disney, Nolley regarded Joe Barbera as a professional would demanded as much perfection. He continued to work in animation until 1977.
Nolley died on February 28, 1991 in Woodland Hills, California.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1940	Pinocchio 	Concept artist
1944	How to Play Football 	Layout artist - uncredited
1944	The Three Caballeros 	Layout artist - uncredited
1945	Tiger Trouble 	Layout artist
1945	African Diary 	Layout artist
1945	Californy 'er Bust 	Layout artist
1946	Make Mine Music 	Layout artist: "All the Cats Join In" - uncredited
1947	Fun and Fancy Free 	Story: "Bongo"
1948	Melody Time 	Layout artist: "Pecos Bill"
1949	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Layout artist: "The Wind in the Willows""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1950	Cinderella 	Layout artist
1951	Plutopia 	Layout artist
1951	Alice in Wonderland 	Layout artist
1951	R'Coon Dawg 	Layout artist
1951	Cold Turkey 	Layout
1952	Pluto's Party 	Layout artist
1953	Peter Pan 	Layout artist
1953	Football (Now and Then) 	Story
1953	The Simple Things 	Layout artist
1954	Two for the Record 	Layout artist
1954	Grand Canyonscope 	Layout artist
1955	Lady and the Tramp 	Layout artist
1955	The Wonderful World of Disney 	Layout artistWriter
1956	How to Have an Accident in the Home 	Layout artist
1958	Paul Bunyan 	Story
1961	The Saga of Windwagon Smith 	Story
1961	The Litterbug 	Story
==Gallery==
Pinocchio concept art by lance nolley from 1938.png|Nolley's Pleasure Island concept for Pinocchio.
Lance nolley in later years.jpg|Nolley in later years.
==External links==
*Layout Lance and Hanna-Barbera Perfection
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