John Lounsbery

John Lounsbery was an American animator, who worked for The Walt Disney Company. He is best known as one of Disney's Nine Old Men.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney.
Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on numerous other short features in the 1940s, while continuing to serve as part of the animating team on nearly all of Disney's most famous feature-length animated films. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director, and co-directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and The Rescuers.
John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976. At the time of his death, he was working on The Rescuers and still animating at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.
He was an animation director for:
*Dumbo (1941)
*Song of the South (1946)
*The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
*Alice in Wonderland (1951)
*Peter Pan (1953)
*Ben and Me (1953)
*Lady and the Tramp (1955)
*Sleeping Beauty (1959)
*Goliath II (1960)
*One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
*The Sword in the Stone (1963)
*The Jungle Book (1967)
*Robin Hood (1973)
==Characters animated by Lounsbery==
*Pinocchio - J. Worthington Foulfellow and Gideon
*Fantasia - Alligators, Ben Ali Gator, the alligators, and the hippos in "Dance of the Hours", Mickey Mouse
*Dumbo - Dumbo, Timothy Mouse
*The Three Caballeros - Donald Duck, José Carioca, Panchito Pistoles
*Make Mine Music - Wolf in Peter and the Wolf, Willie the Whale
*Song of the South - Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear
*Fun and Fancy Free - Willie the Giant
*Melody Time - "Once Upon a Wintertime", "Blame It on the Samba", "Pecos Bill"
*The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, the villagers, the animals
*Cinderella - Lucifer, Mice, Bruno, Major, Jaq and Gus
*Alice in Wonderland - Rose and the Flowers, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, The Walrus and the Carpenter, strange creatures
*Peter Pan - George Darling, Indians, Captain Hook, Wendy Darling, Nana, John Darling, Michael Darling, The Lost Boys
*Ben and Me - Thomas Jefferson
*Lady and the Tramp - Tony, Joe, Bull, Tramp, Police Officer, Professor
*Sleeping Beauty - King Hubert, King Stefan, Queen Leah, Goons, Forest Animals
*Goliath II - Goliath II, his father and mother, the Elephants, and Raja
*One Hundred and One Dalmatians - Sgt Tibbs, Horace
*The Sword in the Stone - Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Madam Mim, Sir Ector, Sir Kay, Pike, Wolf, Hawk, Tiger, and Talbot
*The Jungle Book - Colonel Hathi, Winifred, Junior, Bulgar elephant, and other elephants, King Louie, Shere Khan, Baloo
*The Aristocats - Edgar, Georges Hautcourt, Madame Bonfamille
*Robin Hood - Prince John, Sir Hiss, The Sheriff of Nottingham, The Tournament Crocodile, Trigger and Nutsy
*The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh - Owl, Eeyore, and Gopher
==Gallery==
===Known artwork===
Walt-Disney-Animators-John-Lounsbery-walt-disney-characters-22959723-650-776.jpg
Mickey Mouse Disney 3.jpeg|Mickey Mouse
Pinocchio - Honest John.jpg|J. Worthington Foulfellow
Pinocchio - Gideon.jpg|Gideon
Fantasia-disneyscreencaps com-8334.jpg|Hyacinth Hippo
Fantasia-disneyscreencaps com-8301.jpg|Hippos
Fantasia-disneyscreencaps com-8802.jpg|Alligators
Fantasia-disneyscreencaps com-8850.jpg|Ben Ali Gator
Dumbo-disneyscreencaps.com-908-1-.jpg|Dumbo
Iceradumbo1476.jpg|Timothy Q. Mouse
Icerathreecaballeros0675.jpg|Donald Duck
Caballeros-disneyscreencaps com-2420.jpg|José Carioca
Caballeros-disneyscreencaps com-6829.jpg|Panchito Pistoles
Makeminemusic-disneyscreencaps com-2458 .jpg|Wolf
Profile - Willie the Whale.jpg|Willie the Whale
Brer Rabbit.png|Br'er Rabbit
BrerFoxHD.jpeg|Br'er Fox
Br'er Bear.png|Br'er Bear
Icerafancyfree3383.jpg|Willie the Giant
Ichabod-mr-toad-disneyscreencaps com-4493.jpg|Ichabod Crane
BromBones05.jpg|Brom Bones
Katrina gasp.jpg|Katrina Van Tassel
Three Mice on Trap.jpg|Mice
Cinderella-1198.jpg|Lucifer
Cinderella-disneyscreencaps com-8365.jpg|Bruno
Cinderella-disneyscreencaps com-5283.jpg|Major
Profile - Jaq and Gus.jpeg|Jaq and Gus
Flowers-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-disney-30758068-500-378.jpg|Rose and the Flowers
C7.jpg|Caterpillar
Cheshire-cat-4.jpg|Cheshire Cat
Mad Hatter Hold the White Rabbit's Pocketwatch.jpg|Mad Hatter
Profile - The Walrus and the Carpenter.jpg|The Walrus and the Carpenter
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-8606.jpg|George Darling
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-632.jpg|Nana
Wendy 140.jpg|Wendy Darling
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-1477.jpg|John Darling
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-1480.jpg|Michael Darling
Peter-pan-disneyscreencaps.com-7911.jpg|Captain Hook
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-5563.jpg|Indians
Peterpan-disneyscreencaps-3197.jpg|Lost Boys
Thomas jefferson.jpg|Thomas Jefferson
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-5166.jpg|Tony
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-5180.jpg|Joe
Ladyandthetramp774.jpg|Bull
Sleeping-beauty-disneyscreencaps.com-887.jpg|King Stefan
Sleeping-disneyscreencaps com-441.jpg|Queen Leah
Icerasleepingbeauty2484.jpg|King Hubert
Sleeping-disneyscreencaps com-1052.jpg|Goons
Prince Philip disney.jpg|Prince Phillip
Samson 001.jpg|Samson
Tve3619-19600121-2244.jpg|Goliath II
Tve13079-19600121-2244.jpg|Goliath I
Disney L102.jpg|Goliath II's mother
101 Dalmatians - Horace and Jasper Food.jpg|Jasper and Horace
101dalmatians 530.jpg|Sergeant Tibbs
ColonelInfobox.jpg|Colonel
The-Sword-in-the-Stone-the-sword-in-the-stone-11806252-840-630.jpg|Wolf
Sword-disneyscreencaps.com-361.jpg|Arthur Pendragon
Merlinpipe.jpg|Merlin
Sword-disneyscreencaps com-1661.jpg|Sir Ector
Kay 0001.jpg|Sir Kay
Sword-in-stone-disneyscreencaps.com-1233.jpg|Archimedes
Swordinthestone 150.jpg|Sir Pellinore
Sword-disneyscreencaps com-3512.jpg|Pike
Scullery Maid.jpg|Scullery Maid
Sword-disneyscreencaps.com-7300.jpg|Madam Mim
Winniethepooh-disneyscreencaps com-793.jpg|Eeyore
Winniethepooh-disneyscreencaps com-1784.jpg|Owl
Winniethepooh-disneyscreencaps com-1815.jpg|Gopher
JBS0NNW1-180.jpg|Colonel Hathi
Junglebook445.jpg|Winifred
Junglebook115.jpg|Hathi, Jr.
Junglebook448.jpg|Jungle Patrol
Jungle-book-disneyscreencaps.com-2239.jpg|Baloo
Junglebook-disneyscreencaps com-3449.jpg|King Louie
Aristocats-disneyscreencaps com-97.jpg|Edgar
Aristocats-disneyscreencaps com-433.jpg|Georges Hautcourt
Aristocats-disneyscreencaps.com-9010.jpg|Madame Adelaide Bonfamille
Robin-hood-disneyscreencaps com-4019.jpg|Prince John
Robin-hood-disneyscreencaps com-651-1-.jpg|Sir Hiss
Robinhood-disneyscreencaps com-4590.jpg|The Sheriff of Nottingham
Robinhood-disneyscreencaps com-4843.jpg|Captain Crocodile
Robin-hood-disneyscreencaps.com-7518.jpg|Trigger and Nutsy
===Miscellaneous===
Helene stanley modeling 4.JPG|Loundsbery sketches Helene Stanley alongside Marc Davis and Milt Kahl.
Disney12.jpg|From left to right: Dale Oliver, Basil Davidovich, Don Duckwall, Don Griffith, Bill Berg, Julius Svendsen, Eric Cleworth, Hal King, Ted Berman, John Lounsbery, and Ollie Johnston
==External links==
*Disney Legends profile
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