James Algar

About James Algar

Who is it?: Director, Writer, Producer
Birth Day: June 11, 1912
Birth Place: Modesto, California, USA

James Algar

James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical...
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As per our current Database, James Algar has been died on 26 February, 1998 at Carmel, California, USA.

🎂 James Algar - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When James Algar die, James Algar was 86 years old.

Popular As James Algar
Occupation Director
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born June 11, 1912 (Modesto, California, USA)
Birthday June 11
Town/City Modesto, California, USA
Nationality USA

🌙 Zodiac

James Algar’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

James Algar was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.

James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine, The Chaparral. He joined the Disney Organisation in 1934, initially as animator.

He directed the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Fantasia (1940), as well as several sequences of Bambi (1942). Algar was one of several key personnel to whom Walt Disney delegated higher executive functions.

During the 1950's, he assumed the mantle of chief writer/director for Disney's True Life Adventure series, turning out such Oscar-winning documentaries as The Living Desert (1953) and The Vanishing Prairie (1954).

Algar was named a Disney Legend in 1998 and has been recipient of the Look Magazine Movie Award for outstanding achievement in production.

James Algar Movies

  • The Living Desert (1953) as Director
  • White Wilderness (1958) as Director
  • The African Lion (1955) as Director
  • Secrets of Life (1956) as Director

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