death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
friday harbor , washington august 4 , 1991 -lrb- aged 80 -rrb- new york city american 1911 don dagradi
 don dagradi screenwriter
don dagradi

don dagradi -lrb- 1911 -- august 4 , 1991 -rrb- was a disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including `` der fuehrer 's face '' in 1943 .
he eventually moved into animated features with the film `` lady and the tramp '' in 1955 .
he also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for disney .
his greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for `` mary poppins '' in 1964 for which he shared an oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay with bill walsh .
don dagradi died august 4 , 1991 , in friday harbor , washington .
he was named a disney legend posthumously , only months after his death .
in the 2013 film `` saving mr. banks '' , dagradi is portrayed by actor bradley whitford .
