death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
carmel , california , united states 26 february 1998 modesto , california , united states 11 june 1912 1934 -- 1977 james algar
 james algar film director , screenwriter , film producer
james algar

james algar -lrb- june 11 , 1912 -- february 26 , 1998 -rrb- was an american film director , screenwriter , and producer .
he worked for the walt disney productions for 43 years and received the disney legends award in 1998 .
he was born in modesto , california and died in carmel , california .
