Homer Brightman

Homer H. Brightman was an American screenwriter and story artist, who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he prominently worked on films related to what is collectively known as the Package Film Era (1942-1949).
Brightman was born on June 1, 1901 in Seattle Washington and began working for Disney in 1935 to 1950. His time at the studio is detailed in his memoir, Life in the Mouse House: Memoir of a Disney Story Artist, where he acknowledged Walt as a great pitchman and perfectionist but also often difficult to work with because of this as well as details that led to the 1941 animation strike. Despite the turmoil, he continued to work with on projects, like The Three Caballeros, Make Mine Music, Fun and Fancy Free, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and Cinderella. He also worked as the original gag writer for Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic strip from 1938–1940, before Bob Karp took his place.
After leaving Disney, Brightman continued to work on story concepts for various studios, like Walter Lantz Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, UPA, Larry Harmon Pictures, Cambria Productions, and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. During this time period, he worked on various Woody Woodpecker shorts, The Dick Tracy Show, and Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown.
Brightman died on January 30, 1988. He was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, but some sources claim he died in Kirkland, Washington. Brightman's memoir would be published years later.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1936	Alpine Climbers 	story - uncredited
1937	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	story artist
1940	The Fire Chief 	writer - uncredited
1940	Pinocchio 	concept art
1942	Saludos Amigos 	story: "Lake Titicaca"
1944	The Three Caballeros 	story
1945	Old Sequoia 	story
1946	Make Mine Music 	story: "Casey at the Bat"
1946	Dumbell of the Yukon 	story
1947	Fun and Fancy Free 	story: "Mickey and the Beanstalk"
1948	Melody Time 	story
1949	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	story: "The Wind in the Willows"
1950	Cinderella 	story
1968	Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua 	story
==Gallery==
Three Caballeros homer brightman ted sears roy williams.jpg|From left to right: Roy Williams, Brightman, and Ted Sears
Homer brightman (2).jpg|Brightman in later life
Pinocchio concept art.jpg|Pinocchio concept art by Brightman
Mickey and beanstalk concept art.jpg
Wind in the willows homer brightman.jpg
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