Grant Simmons
Known for
Visual Effects
Born
November 11, 1912
Birthplace
Arizona, USA
Died
October 31, 1970 (aged 57)
Biography
Grant Simmons not only was an animator, he also directed and wrote. The list of big name companies he animated for includes Walt Disney Studios (where he worked on Dumbo and Fantasia), Columbia, MGM, and eventually he co-founded his own company Grantray-Lawrence in 1954. Simmons worked on The Marvel Super Heroes and Spiderman series in the 1960s and 1970.
Best known work
Dumbo
1941
Donald's Dog Laundry
1940
Gay Purr-ee
1962
Bad Luck Blackie
1949
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!
1964
Officer Duck
1939
Symphony in Slang
1951
Lucky Ducky
1948
Ventriloquist Cat
1950
Put-Put Troubles
1940Filmography
2012
Beyond Right & Wrong: Stories of Justice and ForgivenessFirst Assistant Editor
1970
1970
The Foul KinDirector
1970
Hop and ChopDirector
1966
1964
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!Animation
1962
Gay Purr-eeAnimation
1960
1957
Cat's MeowAnimation
1956
Millionaire DroopyAnimation
1955
The First Bad ManAnimation
1954
Broadway Bow Wow'sDirector, Writer
1954
Sleepy-Time SquirrelAnimation
1954
Dig That DogDirector, Writer
1953
Little Johnny JetAnimation
1951
Symphony in SlangAnimation
1950
Ventriloquist CatAnimation
1949
Bad Luck BlackieAnimation
1948
Lucky DuckyAnimation
1948
Pickled PussAnimation
1948
Half-Pint PygmyAnimation
1948
FloraAnimation
1947
Tooth or ConsequencesAnimation
1947
Loco LoboAnimation
1946
CatnippedStory