Retta Davidson

Retta Davidson was an American animator, who worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1980 to 1985. She is not to be confused with Retta Scott, another female animator who worked at the studios during the 1940s. During her career at Disney, she helped train younger animators along with Eric Larson. After graduating from high school in 1939, Davidson joined Disney as an inker and painter, where she worked on Pinocchio, Bambi, Fantasia, and Sleeping Beauty. The Disney studios were affected by the resultant labor shortage from World War II, and many of their lead animators were drafted to serve in the First Motion Picture Unit. In 1941, the studio asked members of the Ink and Paint Department to submit artwork to be considered for animation training and jobs in the animation department. Davidson was one of a group of ten women accepted to the program. Davidson worked as an animator for a year before taking leave from the studio in 1942 to enlist in the United States Navy, which she served for four years. She returned to Disney Studios after the war, where she worked as an animator until 1966.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Coordinating Animator
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol 	The Creative Talent Of
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Coordinating Animator
1986	The Great Mouse Detective	Coordinating Animator
Category:Females
Category:Animators
Category:The Fox and the Hound
Category:The Black Cauldron
Category:The Great Mouse Detective
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios
Category:1920s births
Category:1990s deaths
Category:Pinocchio
Category:Fantasia
Category:Bambi
Category:Sleeping Beauty
Category:People from California
Category:Deceased
Category:American people