Burny Mattinson
Burnett "Burny" Mattinson (born May 13, 1935 in San Francisco ) is an American animator and screenwriter , who was known for his work for Walt Disney and Walt Disney Studios .
Life
Mattinson graduated from high school in 1953 and was hired as a live draftsman at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank six months later , having previously worked in the Walt Disney Studios' mailroom. Ever since he saw Pinocchio in the cinema when he was five , he wanted to be an animator - v. a. at Disney - work. The first film he worked on was Lady and the Tramp , which came out in 1955. Under Marc Davis , Mattinson was then active as an animator on the film Sleeping Beauty and finally belonged to the animation team under Eric Larson . In the 1960s and 1970s he was an animator on films such as It's Tough to Be a Bird , Mary Poppins , The Aristocats and Robin Hood . After Robin Hood , Mattinson became animator under Ollie Johnston , with whom he worked on the film Winnie the Pooh and Tigger . Frank Thomas finally brought him in for storyboard work for the film Bernard and Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei .
It was not until the 1980s that Mattinson himself was active as a director for Disney and developed his own film ideas and wrote scripts for Disney films. For his directorial debut Mickey's Christmas Tale , which he also produced and whose screenplay he wrote, Mattinson received an Oscar nomination in 1984 for the best animated short film category . Other works by Mattinson included Taran and the Magic Cauldron (screenplay), Basil, the great mouse detective (director, screenplay, producer), Beauty and the Beast (story) and The Lion King (story). Mattinson received the 2008 Disney Legends Award from the Walt Disney Company . In 2013 Mattinson celebrated 60 years with Walt Disney Studios in the Roy E. Disney Animation Building at Walt Disney Studios.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: Lady and the Tramp (Lady and the Tramp)
- 1959: Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty)
- 1961: 101 Dalmatians (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
- 1963: The Witch and the Wizard (The Sword in the Stone)
- 1964: Mary Poppins
- 1967: The Jungle Book (The Jungle Book)
- 1969: It's Tough to Be a Bird
- 1973: Robin Hood
- 1974: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
- 1977: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
- 1977: Bernard and Bianca - Die Mäusepolizei (The Rescuers)
- 1981: Cap and Capper (The Fox and the Hound)
- 1983: Mickey's Christmas Carol (Mickey's Christmas Carol)
- 1985: Taran and the Magic Cauldron (The Black Cauldron)
- 1986: Basil, The Great Mouse Detective
- 1990: The Prince and the Pauper (The Prince and the Pauper)
- 1991: Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
- 1992: Aladdin
- 1994: The Lion King (The Lion King)
- 1995: Pocahontas
- 1996: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
- 1998: Mulan
- 1999: Tarzan
- 2007: How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
- 2011: Winnie the Pooh (Winnie the Pooh)
Awards
- 1984: Oscar nomination , Best Animated Short , for Mickey's Christmas Tale
- 1987: Nomination for an Edgar, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, for Basil, the great mouse detective
- 1992: Nomination for a Hugo, Hugo Awards, for Beauty and the Beast
- 1993: Nomination for a Hugo, Hugo Awards, for Aladdin
- 1996: Winsor McCay Award of the Annie Awards
- 2008: Disney Legends Award from the Walt Disney Company
literature
- Mattinson, Burnett (Burny) . In: Jeff Lenburg: Who's who in animated cartoons . Applause, New York 2006, pp. 225-226.
Web links
- Burny Mattinson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amid Amidi: You Won't Believe How Long Burny Mattinson Has Worked at Disney . cartoonbrew.com, June 4, 2013.
- ↑ a b See biography on d23.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mattinson, Burny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mattinson, Burnett (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco |