Otto Englander

Otto Englander was a Bosnian screenwriter of Jewish descent, who worked for Disney during the early years of the company and wrote episodes for the Disney anthology series.
Englander was born on February 17, 1906 in Tuzla to Bela Englander and Gisela Lisska. At the age of twenty, he left Tuzla and went to the United States, where he graduated from the Chester School of Art in New York and later served as art director. He soon headed to Los Angeles and became a part of Walt Disney's creative team while also working separately at Ub Iwerks' own animation studio as well.
Englander quickly established himself as a reliable partner, and became the author of screenplays and stories for numerous animated shorts about Mickey Mouse and other Silly Symphonies. In 1937, he contributed to the writing team responsible for adapting Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs into a full-length animated feature film. The success of the film lead to more features, like Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. During the 1960s, Englander would submit drafts for an adaptation of the The Rescuers, however they were rejected. One draft's reason for disapproval was Walt disliking the political undertones that followed too closely to the book.
In addition to animated films, Englander has also worked on screenplays for feature films, such as Massacre River, The Boy from Indiana, The Diamond Queen, and an episode of The Cisco Kid.
He was married to Ester Erna Pinto (February 24, 1909-November 4, 2008), also originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was a US Politics correspondent. He died from a heart attack in Los Angeles on October 13, 1969. In his memory, the Tuzla Film Festival has been awarding the Otto Englander Award for Best Screenplay since 2018.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1931 	Mickey Cuts Up 	story - uncredited
1934 	The Wise Little Hen 	story - uncredited
1935 	Cock o' the Walk 	writer
1935 	Broken Toys 	writer - uncredited
1936 	Mickey's Polo Team 	writer - uncredited
1936 	Moving Day 	story - uncredited
1936 	Mickey's Circus 	story - uncredited
1936 	Three Blind Mouseketeers 	writer - uncredited
1937 	The Worm Turns 	story - uncredited
1937 	Don Donald 	writer - uncredited
1937 	Moose Hunters 	story - uncredited
1937 	Clock Cleaners 	story - uncredited
1937 	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	story adaptation
1938 	Polar Trappers 	story - uncredited
1938 	The Fox Hunt 	story - uncredited
1938 	The Whalers 	story - uncredited
1939 	Goofy and Wilbur 	story - uncredited
1940 	Pinocchio 	story adaptation
1940 	Fantasia 	story development - segment "The Pastoral Symphony"
1941 	Dumbo 	story direction
1955-1970	The Magical World of Disney 	writer
1968 	Understanding Stresses and Strains	story
==Gallery==
Disney staff 1931 (1).jpg|Standing from left: Edmond Seward, Frank Churchill, Englander, Ben Sharpsteen, Bert Lewis, Gilles "Frenchy" de Tremaudan, Les Clark, Rudy Zamora, Wilfred Jackson, Jack King, Tom Palmer, Jack Cutting (behind Palmer), Johnny Cannon, Norman Ferguson, Webb SmithSeated, from left: David Hand, Ted Sears, Dick Lundy, Burt Gillett, Walt Disney
Disney staff 1931 (2).jpg|1931; Standing from left: Smith, Seward, Englander, Zamora, Hand, Palmer, Cutting, W. Disney, Churchill, Cannon, SharpsteenSeated from left: King, Lundy, Sears, Ferguson, de Tremaudan, Jackson, Clark, Gillett, Lewis
Pinocchio story session.JPG|L-R: Ted Sears, Otto Englander, Webb Smith in a story session for Pinocchio.
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