Art Stevens

Arthur "Art" Stevens was an American animator, director, and producer for The Walt Disney Company.
==Personal life==
Stevens was born in May 1, 1915 in Roy, Montana. He was married to his wife, Penny, for 68 years, with whom he had two sons: Craig and Kent. Stevens died of a heart attack in Studio City, California in May 22, 2007, 21 days after his 92nd birthday.
==Career==
In 1939, Stevens began his career inbetweening on the 1940 film Fantasia. After doing in-between work on several films, he received his first screen credit in 1953 as a character animator on Peter Pan.
During his career, Stevens contributed to the storyboards and animation in many Disney cartoon shorts and feature films, including Ward Kimball's critically acclaimed 1950s television documentaries Man in Space, Man and the Moon, and Mars and Beyond. 
Stevens was also an animator on the Oscar-winning shorts Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953) and It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969).
In 1977, Stevens co-directed The Rescuers. He then co-produced and co-directed The Fox and the Hound (1981) and contributed story work during early production of The Black Cauldron (1985).
Stevens retired in 1983, after 43 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
He died 21 days after his 92nd birthday.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1940 	Fantasia 	Inbetween artist - Segments: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor""Nutcracker Suite""The Pastoral Symphony""Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" (uncredited)
1941 	The Reluctant Dragon 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1941 	Dumbo 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1942 	Symphony Hour 	Animator (uncredited)
1942 	Bambi 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1942 	Saludos Amigos 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1943 	Victory Through Air Power 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1944 	Contrary Condor 	animator (uncredited)
1944 	Commando Duck 	Animator (uncredited)
1944 	The Three Caballeros 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1945 	No Sail 	Animator (uncredited)
1946 	Make Mine Music 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1946 	Song of the South 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1947 	Fun and Fancy Free 	Character animator (uncredited)
1948 	Melody Time 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1948 	So Dear to My Heart 	Animator (uncredited)
1949 	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Character animator (uncredited)Animator: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1950 	Cinderella 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1951 	Alice in Wonderland 	Inbetween artist (uncredited)
1951 	Out of Scale 	Animator (uncredited)
1951 	Bee on Guard 	Animator (uncredited)
1951 	Lambert the Sheepish Lion 	Animator (uncredited)
1952 	Let's Stick Together 	Animator (uncredited)
1952 	Susie the Little Blue Coupe 	Animator (uncredited)
1952 	Uncle Donald's Ants 	Animator (uncredited)
1952 	Pluto's Christmas Tree 	Animator (uncredited)
1953 	Peter Pan 	Character animator
1953 	Rugged Bear 	Animator (uncredited)
1953 	Ben and Me 	Animator (uncredited)
1953 	Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom 	Animator
1953 	Canvas Back Duck 	Animator (uncredited)
1953 	How to Sleep 	Animator (uncredited)
1954 	Pigs Is Pigs 	Animator (uncredited)
1954 	Grin and Bear It 	Animator (uncredited)
1955–1982	The Magical World of Disney 	Animator
1955 	Beezy Bear 	Animator (uncredited)
1955 	Up a Tree 	Animator (uncredited)
1956 	Chips Ahoy 	Animator (uncredited)
1956 	Jack and Old Mac 	Animator (uncredited)
1956 	In the Bag 	Animator (uncredited)
1956 	A Cowboy Needs a Horse 	Animator (uncredited)
1957 	The Truth About Mother Goose 	Animator (uncredited)
1959 	Eyes in Outer Space 	Animator
1959 	Donald in Mathmagic Land 	Animator (uncredited)
1959 	How to Have an Accident at Work 	Animator (uncredited)
1960 	Goliath II 	Animator (uncredited)
1961 	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	Character animator
1961 	The Saga of Windwagon Smith 	Animator
1961 	The Litterbug 	Animator (uncredited)
1961 	Aquamania 	Animator
1962 	A Symposium on Popular Songs 	Animator
1963 	The Sword in the Stone 	Character animator (uncredited)
1964 	Mary Poppins 	Animator (uncredited)
1967 	Scrooge McDuck and Money 	Animator
1967 	Family Planning 	Animator
1969 	Steps Toward Maturity and Health 	Animator
1969 	It's Tough to Be a Bird 	Animator
1970 	Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? 	Animator
1971 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Animator
1973 	Robin Hood 	Character animator
1975 	The Strongest Man in the World 	Title designer
1975 	Escape to Witch Mountain 	Title designer (uncredited)
1976 	No Deposit, No Return 	Title designer
1976 	Freaky Friday 	Titles
1977 	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Animator: "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day""Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too"
1977 	The Rescuers 	DirectorCharacter Animation: Evinrude
1979 	The North Avenue Irregulars 	Title designer
1981 	The Fox and the Hound 	DirectorProducer
1985 	The Black Cauldron 	Story
==Gallery==
Disney TV Unit.jpg|Back Row: Julius Svendsen, Art Stevens, Jack Boyd, Elmer Plummer, Jim SwainFront row: Hamilton Luske, Jimmy Trout, Joe Hale, Mac Stewart, John EmersonSeated: Secretary, Mary Satterwhite
Joe hale art stevens ted berman working on the black cauldron.jpg|Art Stevens (center) with Joe Hale (left) and Ted Berman (right) working on The Black Cauldron.
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