Joe Grant
Known for
Writing
Born
May 15, 1908
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Died
May 6, 2005 (aged 96)
Biography
Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Born in New York City, New York, he worked for The Walt Disney Company as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1933 on the Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Gala Premiere". He was a Disney legend. He created the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He co-wrote Dumbo. He also led development of Pinocchio and Fantasia. During World War II, Grant worked on war cartoons including the Academy Award winning Der Fuehrer's Face. He left the Disney studio in 1949 and ran a ceramics business and a greeting card business but returned in 1989 to work on Beauty and the Beast. He also worked on Aladdin, The Lion King...
Best known work
Up
2009
The Lion King
1994
Beauty and the Beast
1991
Mulan
1998
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938
Alice in Wonderland
1951
Pinocchio
1940
Pocahontas
1995
Dumbo
1941
Chicken Little
2005Filmography
2010
Taking Flight: The Making of Dumboas Himself (archive footage)
2009
UpIn Memory Of
2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attachedas Self (Archive Footage)
2007
The Pixar Storyas Self, In Memory Of
2005
Chicken LittleIn Memory Of
2004
LorenzoOriginal Story
2004
A Conversation with Joe Grantas Himself, Thanks
2000
1998
MulanStory
1997
1995
PocahontasStory
1994
The Lion KingVisual Development, Character Designer
1994
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Bornas Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation
1991
Beauty and the BeastVisual Development
1989
1960
1951
Alice in WonderlandStory
1946
Make Mine MusicProduction Executive
1943
Reason and EmotionWriter
1943
PedroWriter
1943
1943
The Spirit of '43Writer
1943
Der Fuehrer's FaceWriter
1942
Saludos AmigosWriter
1942
The New SpiritStory