Bill Justice

American animator (1914–2011)

For other people with similar names, see William Justice (disambiguation).

Bill Justice

Born| (1914-02-09)February 9, 1914

Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

Died| February 10, 2011(2011-02-10) (aged 97)

Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Education| The Herron School of Art and Design
Occupation(s)| Disney animator and Imagineer
Years active| 1937–1979
Notable work| Chip 'n' Dale

William Barnard Justice (February 9, 1914 - February 10, 2011) was an American animator and engineer for the Walt Disney Company.[1][2] He was a graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis.

## Biography

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Justice joined Walt Disney Studios as an animator in 1937 and worked on such features as Fantasia, The Three Caballeros, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan. He is arguably best known as the animator of the rabbit Thumper from Bambi and chipmunks Chip 'n Dale. He was the director of The Truth About Mother Goose, Noah's Ark, and A Symposium On Popular Songs, all of which were nominated for Academy Awards as Best Short Subject, Cartoon. In total, Justice worked on 57 shorts and 19 features.[3]

In 1960, Justice started redesigning and making new Disney character costumes for Disneyland, and later for the other Disney parks and resorts.

In 1965, Justice joined Walt Disney Imagineering, where he programmed figures for several Disney attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion and Country Bear Jamboree.

Justice retired from the Disney Company in 1979 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996. He is the author of Justice for Disney, which chronicles his years with the company.

Justice died of natural causes at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California, one day after his 97th birthday.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Amidi, Amid (2011-02-10). "Disney Legend Bill Justice, RIP". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
2. ^ "Disney Legend Bill Justice Passes Away". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
3. ^ "Bill Justice".
4. ^ McLellan, Dennis (February 11, 2011). "Bill Justice dies at 97; Walt Disney Studios animator worked on 'Fantasia' and 'Bambi'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
5. ^ "Disney Legend Bill Justice Dies at Age 97". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

## Further reading

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* Bill Justice. Justice for Disney. Tomart Publications, 1992. ISBN 0914293133
* John Province. "From Snow White to Disney World (and Almost Everything Inbetween: An Interview with Bill Justice". Animato no.20 (Summer 1990), pp. 38–41.

## External links

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* Bill Justice at IMDb
* Listing from Disney Legends
* Listing from LaughingPlace.com
* Biography from Bob Richards
* Disney Legend Bill Justice has died at age 97, RIP

Awards for Bill Justice

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Disney Legends Awards (1990s)

1990|

* Roger Broggie
* Joe Fowler
* John Hench
* Richard Irvine*
* Herb Ryman*
* Richard Sherman
* Robert Sherman

1991|

* Ken Anderson
* Julie Andrews
* Carl Barks
* Mary Blair*
* Claude Coats
* Don DaGradi*
* Sterling Holloway
* Fess Parker
* Bill Walsh*

1992|

* Jimmie Dodd*
* Bill Evans
* Annette Funicello
* Joe Grant
* Jack Hannah
* Winston Hibler*
* Ken O'Connor
* Roy Williams*

1993|

* Pinto Colvig*
* Buddy Ebsen
* Peter Ellenshaw
* Blaine Gibson
* Harper Goff*
* Irving Ludwig
* Jimmy MacDonald*
* Clarence Nash*
* Donn Tatum*
* Card Walker

1994|

* Adriana Caselotti
* Bill Cottrell
* Marvin Davis
* Van France
* David Hand*
* Jack Lindquist
* Bill Martin
* Paul J. Smith*
* Frank Wells*

1995|

* Wally Boag
* Fulton Burley
* Dean Jones
* Angela Lansbury
* Edward Meck*
* Fred Moore
* Thurl Ravenscroft
* Wathel Rogers
* Betty Taylor

1996|

* Bob Allen*
* Rex Allen
* X Atencio
* Betty Lou Gerson
* Bill Justice
* Bob Matheison
* Sam McKim
* Bob Moore
* Bill Peet

1997|

* Lucien Adés*
* Angel Angelopoulos*
* Antonio Bertini
* Armand Bigle
* Gaudenzio Capelli
* Roberto de Leonardis*
* Cyril Edgar*
* Wally Feignoux*
* Didier Fouret
* Mario Gentilini*
* Cyril James*
* Horst Koblischek
* Gunnar Mansson
* Arnoldo Mondadori*
* Armand Palivoda*
* Poul Brahe Pedersen*
* Joe Potter*
* André Vanneste*
* Paul Winkler*

1998|

* James Algar*
* Buddy Baker
* Kathryn Beaumont
* Virginia Davis
* Roy E. Disney
* Don Escen
* Wilfred Jackson*
* Glynis Johns
* Kay Kamen*
* Paul Kenworthy
* Larry Lansburgh
* Hayley Mills
* Al and Elma Milotte*
* Norman "Stormy" Palmer
* Lloyd Richardson
* Kurt Russell
* Ben Sharpsteen*
* Masatomo Takahashi
* Volodymyr (Bill) Tytla*
* Dick Van Dyke
* Matsuo Yokoyama

1999|

* Tim Allen
* Mary Costa
* Norm Ferguson*
* Bill Garity*
* Yale Gracey*
* Al Konetzni
* Hamilton Luske*
* Dick Nunis
* Charlie Ridgway

* Awarded posthumously

* Complete list
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

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Winsor McCay Award (2000s)

2000|

* Norman McCabe
* Hoyt Curtin
* Lucille Bliss

2001|

* Bill Justice
* Pete Alvarado
* Bob Givens

2002|

* Gene Hazelton
* Floyd Norman
* Sherman Brothers

2003|

* Gene Deitch
* John Hench
* Thurl Ravenscroft

2004|

* Don Bluth
* Virginia Davis
* Arnold Stang

2005|

* Corny Cole
* Fred Crippen
* Tyrus Wong

2006|

* Andreas Deja
* Genndy Tartakovsky
* Bill Plympton

2007|

* John Canemaker
* Glen Keane
* John Kricfalusi

2008|

* Mike Judge
* John Lasseter
* Nick Park

2009|

* Tim Burton
* Jeffrey Katzenberg
* Bruce Timm

* Complete list
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

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Walt Disney Animation Studios

Feature films

| Released|

* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
* Pinocchio (1940)
* Fantasia (1940)
* Dumbo (1941)
* Bambi (1942)
* Saludos Amigos (1942)
* The Three Caballeros (1944)
* Make Mine Music (1946)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* Melody Time (1948)
* The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
* Cinderella (1950)
* Alice in Wonderland (1951)
* Peter Pan (1953)
* Lady and the Tramp (1955)
* Sleeping Beauty (1959)
* One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
* The Sword in the Stone (1963)
* The Jungle Book (1967)
* The Aristocats (1970)
* Robin Hood (1973)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
* The Rescuers (1977)
* The Fox and the Hound (1981)
* The Black Cauldron (1985)
* The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
* Oliver & Company (1988)
* The Little Mermaid (1989)
* The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
* Beauty and the Beast (1991)
* Aladdin (1992)
* The Lion King (1994)
* Pocahontas (1995)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
* Hercules (1997)
* Mulan (1998)
* Tarzan (1999)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)
* Dinosaur (2000)
* The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
* Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
* Lilo & Stitch (2002)
* Treasure Planet (2002)
* Brother Bear (2003)
* Home on the Range (2004)
* Chicken Little (2005)
* Meet the Robinsons (2007)
* Bolt (2008)
* The Princess and the Frog (2009)
* Tangled (2010)
* Winnie the Pooh (2011)
* Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
* Frozen (2013)
* Big Hero 6 (2014)
* Zootopia (2016)
* Moana (2016)
* Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
* Frozen 2 (2019)
* Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
* Encanto (2021)
* Strange World (2022)
* Wish (2023)
* Moana 2 (2024)

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Upcoming|

* Zootopia 2 (2025)

Cancelled|

* My Peoples

Associated
productions|

* The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
* Victory Through Air Power (1943)
* Song of the South (1946)
* So Dear to My Heart (1948)
* Mary Poppins (1964)
* Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
* Pete's Dragon (1977)
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Television productions

| TV specials|

* Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
* Prep & Landing (2009)
* Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)

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TV series|

* Baymax! (2022)
* Zootopia+ (2022)
* Iwájú (2024)

People

| Executives|

* Jared Bush
* Edwin Catmull
* Roy Conli
* Roy E. Disney
* Walt Disney
* Don Hahn
* Jeffrey Katzenberg
* John Lasseter
* Jennifer Lee
* Peter Schneider
* Thomas Schumacher
* David Stainton
* Clark Spencer

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Disney Legends
animators|

| Disney's Nine Old Men|

* Les Clark
* Marc Davis
* Ollie Johnston
* Milt Kahl
* Ward Kimball
* Eric Larson
* John Lounsbery
* Wolfgang Reitherman
* Frank Thomas

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* James Algar
* Ken Anderson
* Xavier Atencio
* Art Babbitt
* Grace Bailey
* Carl Barks
* Mary Blair
* Joyce Carlson
* Marge Champion
* Claude Coats
* Don DaGradi
* Virginia Davis
* Andreas Deja
* Norm Ferguson
* Eyvind Earle
* Clyde Geronimi
* Manuel Gonzales
* Floyd Gottfredson
* Yale Gracey
* Joe Grant
* David Hand
* Jack Hannah
* John Hench
* Dick Huemer
* Ub Iwerks
* Wilfred Jackson
* Steve Jobs
* Bill Justice
* Glen Keane
* Hamilton Luske
* Burny Mattinson
* Fred Moore
* Floyd Norman
* Bill Peet
* Walter Peregoy
* Joe Ranft
* Retta Scott
* Ben Sharpsteen
* Mel Shaw
* Ruthie Tompson
* Roy Williams
* Tyrus Wong

Related topics

| History|

* Disney animators' strike
* 1982 animators' strike
* Disney Renaissance

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Methods and
technologies|

* Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
* Twelve basic principles of animation
* Computer Animation Production System

Documentaries|

* Frank and Ollie (1995)
* The Sweatbox (2002)
* Dream On Silly Dreamer (2005)
* Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
* Walt & El Grupo (2009)

Miscellaneous|

* Alice Comedies
* Laugh-O-Gram Studio
* List of Walt Disney Animation Studios short films
* Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
* Mickey Mouse
* Silly Symphonies
* Donald Duck
* Pluto
* Goofy
* Academy Award Review
* Disneytoon Studios
* List of Disney theatrical animated features
* unproduced
* live-action adaptations
* List of Disney animated films based on fairy tales

Portals:

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