Joe Hale

Joe Hale is an American animator, layout artist, and producer, who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios from the 1950s to the 1980s, where he acted as a producer for The Black Cauldron.
Joe Hale was born in Newland Village, Indiana and became impressed with animation at the age of 17 after repeat watches of Bambi in the theaters, deciding that was his career path. He later enlisted in the military during World War II and began his animation career afterwards. He was hired by the studio in 1951 as an assistant animator to Ollie Johnston and Ward Kimball for features, such as Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp before becoming a layout artist for both live-action and animated features, like Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, and several episodes of the Disneyland anthology series. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1979 for Best Animated Visual Effects for his efforts on The Black Hole.
In the 1980s, Ron W. Miller asked Hale to take over production of The Black Cauldron after a different takes on the project went nowhere. Despite the trouble, the film was completed and release on July 24, 1985 to mixed reviews. The following year, Hale retired from the company.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position
1951 	Alice in Wonderland 	Breakdown and inbetween artist (uncredited)
1953 	Peter Pan 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1953 	Ben and Me 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1953 	Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1955 	Lady and the Tramp 	Assistant animator (uncredited)
1955–1969	The Magical World of Disney 	Layout artistAnimator
1959 	Sleeping Beauty 	Layout
1961 	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	Layout artist
1961 	The Litterbug 	Layout artist
1963 	The Sword in the Stone 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1964 	Mary Poppins 	Layout (uncredited)
1967 	Scrooge McDuck and Money 	Layout artist
1967 	The Jungle Book 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1968 	Understanding Stresses and Strains 	Layout artist
1969 	It's Tough to Be a Bird 	Layout artist
1970 	Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? 	Layout artist
1970 	The Aristocats 	Layout artist (uncredited)
1971 	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Layout
1972-1973	The Mouse Factory 	
1973 	Robin Hood 	Layout
1977 	The Rescuers 	Layout
1977 	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Layout artist: "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too"
1977 	Pete's Dragon 	Layout artist
1978 	Return from Witch Mountain 	Stop motion animation
1979 	The North Avenue Irregulars 	Title designer
1979 	The Black Hole 	Animation special effects
1980 	The Watcher in the Woods 	Alien designer: Other World sequenceAnimation supervisor: Other World sequence
1981 	The Fox and the Hound 	Layout
1983 	Backstage at Disney 	Himself
1985 	The Black Cauldron 	ProducerStory
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Joe Hale artwork.png|a collage Hale made in the 1950s.
Joe hale sleeping beauty artwork.jpg
Joe hale 101 dalmatians artwork.png
Joe hale bedknobs and broomsticks artwork.jpg
Joe Hale Black cauldron artwork.png
===Miscellaneous===
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
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Joe hale art stevens ted berman working on the black cauldron.jpg|Hale with Art Stevens (center) and Ted Berman (right) working on The Black Cauldron.
Joe hale ted berman rick rich.jpg|L-R: Ted Berman, Joe Hale, and Richard Rich in a publicity shot for The Black Cauldron.
==Trivia==
*He always preferred his television work over animated features, such as Sleeping Beauty because of the faster work pace and thus did not take long to make.
*He was among those working on early concepts of Beauty and the Beast with David Jonas and Al Wilson before his retirement. They presented their drafts to Michael Eisner, who decided he wanted something more modern than what the team offered.
==External links==
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*Joe Hale Interview
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