Vance Gerry

Vance Bryden Gerry was an American storyboard artist, concept artist, and character designer.
For Disney, he worked on the films One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Rescuers, and The Lion King.
==Biography==
Gerry was born on August 21, 1929 in Pasadena, California and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute before deciding to work for Walt Disney Productions as an assistant in-betweener. He then transitioned to working as a layout artist in the story department on the films: One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book. In 1995, Gerry contributed visual development and character design artwork on the film Pocahontas.
Additionally, his other projects included the films The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, and Home on the Range. Towards the end of his career, he worked closely with fellow storyboard artists Joe Grant and Burny Mattinson before retiring from Disney to start a letterpress printing business with his longtime friend, Patrick Roeh. On March 5, 2005, Gerry died at the age of 75 from complications from cancer in Pasadena, California.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1955-1957	The Magical World of Disney 	Layout artist - 4 episodes
1957 	The Truth About Mother Goose 	Layout artist
1959 	Donald in Mathmagic Land 	Layout artist
1960 	Goliath II 	Layout artist
1961 	Aquamania 	Story
1961 	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	Layout artist
1963 	The Sword in the Stone 	Layout
1967 	The Jungle Book 	Story
1970 	The Aristocats 	Story
1971 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Animation story - uncredited
1973 	Robin Hood 	Story sequences
1977 	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Story - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeWinnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1977 	The Rescuers 	Layout - uncreditedstory
1978 	The Small One 	Story
1981 	The Fox and the Hound 	Story
1985 	The Black Cauldron 	Story
1986 	The Disney Family Album 	Himself ("The Storymen")
1986 	The Great Mouse Detective 	Story adapted by
1988 	Oliver & Company 	Story
1990 	The Prince and the Pauper 	Storyboard artist
1990 	The Rescuers Down Under 	Storyboard artist
1991 	Beauty and the Beast 	Special thanks
1994 	The Lion King 	Character designer - uncredited
1995 	Pocahontas 	Visual developmentCharacter design
1996 	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Visual developmentCharacter designer
1997 	Hercules 	Story
1999 	Fantasia 2000 	Conceptual storyboard artist - segment "The Carnival of the Animals)
1999 	Tarzan 	Visual development artistCharacter designer
2004 	Home on the Range 	Additional visual development artist
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