Eric Larson

Eric Larson was an American animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios starting in 1933 and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men".
He worked on films, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book.
In 1973, he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, including Brad Bird, Don Bluth, Chris Buck, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, Andreas Deja, Gary Goldman, Dan Haskett, Glen Keane, Bill Kroyer, John Lasseter, John Musker, Phil Nibbelink, Richard Rich, John Pomeroy, Joe Ranft, Jerry Rees, Henry Selick, and Tad Stones, among many others.
He retired from Disney in September 1986, after he finished working on The Great Mouse Detective, and died two years later.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1937	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 	Animator: Snow White, Forest Animals, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Bashful, and Doc
1940	Pinocchio 	Animation Director: Figaro, Geppetto, Cleo, The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys), and Lampwick (as a donkey)
1940	Fantasia 	Animation Supervisor: Brudus
1941	Dumbo 	Animator
1942	Bambi 	Supervising Animator: Friend Owl and Thumper
1946	Make Mine Music 	Animator: Peter, Sasha, and Sonia
1946	Song of the South 	Directing Animator
1947	Fun and Fancy Free 	Animator: Jiminy Cricket
1948	Melody Time 	Directing Animator: Jenny and Joe
1949	So Dear to My Heart 	Animator
1949	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	Animator: J. Thaddeus Toad
1950	Cinderella 	Directing Animator: Cinderella, Anastasia Tremaine, Drizella Tremaine, and Prince Charming
1951	Alice in Wonderland 	Directing Animator: Alice, Caterpillar, Queen of Hearts, and Dinah
1953	Peter Pan 	Directing Animator: Peter Pan, Wendy (in the flying sequences), and Captain Hook
1955	Lady and the Tramp 	Directing Animator: Mr. Busy and Peg
1959	Sleeping Beauty 	Sequence Director
1961	One Hundred and One Dalmatians 	Directing Animator: Pongo, Colonel, and Sergeant Tibbs
1963	The Sword in the Stone 	Character Animator: Sir Ector, Granny Squirrel, Madam Mim, Wart, and Merlin
1964	Mary Poppins 	Animator
1966	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree 	Animator
1967	The Jungle Book 	Character Animator: Buzzie, Bagheera, Mowgli, Baloo, and King Louie
1970	The Aristocats 	Character Animator: Roquefort, Marie, Berlioz, Toulouse, Edgar, Thomas O'Malley, and Scat Cat
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Animator
1973	Robin Hood 	Character Animator: Little John, Trigger and Nutsy
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! 	Directing Animator
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Animator: Kanga, Roo, and Winnie the Pooh
1977	The Rescuers 	Title Designer
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Animation Consultant
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol 	Animation Consultant
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Animation Consultant
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	Animation Consultant
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Forest animals.jpg|Snow White and the Forest Animals (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Seven Dwarfs in Mickey's Magical Christmas.jpg|Doc, Happy, Sneezy, Dopey, Grumpy, Bashful, and Sleepy (when the animals warn them about the Queen)
Pinocchio-pinocchio-4947890-960-720.jpg|Figaro
GeppettoNO.jpg|Geppetto
Profile - Cleo.jpg|Cleo
Pinocchio-disneyscreencaps com-7391.jpg|The Stupid Little Boys (as donkeys)
400px-Polilla burro.jpg|Lampwick (as a donkey)
Fantasia-disneyscreencaps com-6471.jpg|Brudus
Profile - Thumper.png|Thumper
Bambi 304.jpg|Friend Owl
Petersasha.JPG|Sasha, Peter
Sonia.JPG|Sonia
.028 Jiminy Cricket & Zachary 28 24 25.jpg|Jiminy Cricket (when he sings "I'm a happy go lucky fellow" in Fun and Fancy Free)
Iceraichabodmrtoad0691.jpg|J. Thaddeus Toad
Iceracinderella4348.jpg|Cinderella
Cinderella-stepsisters-laughing.jpg|Anastasia Tremaine and Drizella Tremaine (in their pajamas)
Profile - Prince Charming.png|Prince Charming
Clipalicedinah.gif|Alice and Dinah
Alice-disneyscreencaps com-3699.jpg|Caterpillar
Disney's Alice in Wonderland - 1951 - The Deuce, You Say.jpg|Queen of Hearts
Walt-Disney-Screencaps-Wendy-Darling-Walt-Disney-Characters.jpg|Wendy (in the flying sequences)
Peter is flying through the skies.jpg|Peter Pan
Peter-pan-disneyscreencaps.com-7767.jpg|Captain Hook
Lookagainthebeaver.png|Mr. Busy
Tramp-disneyscreencaps com-6700.jpg|Peg
Profile - Pongo.png|Pongo
Clipcoloneltibbs.gif|Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs
Ludwig Von drake d23.jpg|Ludwig Von Drake
Sword-disneyscreencaps com-1661.jpg|Sir Ector
Granny Squirrel 2.jpg|Granny Squirrel
MadamMim.jpeg|Madam Mim (when she turns into a dragon)
Swordandthestonearthurking.png|Wart, Merlin
Bagheera The Black Panther 23982922002.jpg|Bagheera
Profile - Mowgli.jpeg|Mowgli
Profile - Baloo.jpeg|Baloo
Profile - King Louie.jpeg|King Louie
Junglebook-disneyscreencaps com-6827.jpg|Buzzie
Roquefort.jpg|Roquefort
AristocatKittens JigsawPuzzle.jpg|Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz
Edgar Balthazar.jpg|Edgar
Profile - Thomas O' Malley.jpeg|Thomas O'Malley
Scat Cat Aristocats.jpg|Scat Cat
Robin-hood-1080p-disneyscreencaps.com-397.jpg|Little John
Nutsy.png|Nutsy
Trigger1.png|Trigger
Kanga Winnie the Pooh.jpg|Kanga and Roo
Winnie the Pooh I had a small piece of fluff in my ear.jpg|Winnie the Pooh
===Miscellaneous===
Walt-Disney-Animators-Eric-Larson-walt-disney-characters-22959784-651-773.jpg
File:SleepingBeauty1959ProductionPhoto10.jpg|Larson attending a story meeting for Sleeping Beauty with Joe Rinaldi, Don DaGradi, and Marc Davis.
File:SleepingBeauty1959PublicityPhoto6.jpg|Larson reviewing the storyboard for "The Curse is Fulfilled" sequence from Sleeping Beauty with Mary Costa.
File:SleepingBeauty1959PublicityPhoto15.png|Larson reviewing dailes from Sleeping Beauty with Joe Rinaldi and Mary Costa.
Eric larson interview.JPG|Larson in Bambi: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece.
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