Art

Claude Coats

Born January 17, 1913 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died January 9, 1992 · aged 78

American artist, animator and set designer, known for his work with the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering. His pioneering work with the company helped define the character of animated films, and later, immersive installations with his designs for Disneyland. Coats was inducted a Disney Legend in 1991. -Wikipedia

Known For

Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs · 1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.11938
MovieFantasyAnimation
A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
PinocchioPinocchio · 1940
Pinocchio
7.11940
MovieAnimationFamily
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.
Peter PanPeter Pan · 1953
Peter Pan
7.21953
MovieAnimationFamily
Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.
BambiBambi · 1942
Bambi
7.01942
MovieAnimationDrama
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
DumboDumbo · 1941
Dumbo
7.01941
MovieAnimationFamily
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
The Three CaballerosThe Three Caballeros · 1944
The Three Caballeros
6.31944
MovieAnimationFamily
For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.
Ferdinand the BullFerdinand the Bull · 1938
Ferdinand the Bull
6.71938
MovieAnimationComedy
This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via pained howls and wild stomping. This lands him in the bull-fighting arena amidst characters based on Walt's animators with a matador reportedly modeled after Walt himself.
Ben and MeBen and Me · 1953
Ben and Me
6.91953
MovieAnimationComedy
A revisionist version of American history as a small mouse comes to live with Benjamin Franklin and turns out to be responsible for many of his ideas; including the beginning of the Declaration of Independance!

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