About

Known credits:
105
Birthday:
1909-02-11
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Al Eugster

Overview

Alfred Julius Eugster (February 11, 1909 – January 1, 1997) was an American animator, writer, and film director. He worked for a number of American animation studios, including Fleischer Studios, the Iwerks Studio, Walt Disney Productions, and Famous Studios.

Eugster began his career in animation in April 1925 where he worked at the Pat Sullivan studio. He would blacken in the drawing of Felix the Cat. During his time working for the Pat Sullivan studio, he worked under Otto Messmer. He attended Cooper Union at nighttime to study art while also working. He then left Sullivan's Studio in April 1929 and moved to Fleisher Studios. He would return to Fleischer in 1939. In 1932, Eugster went to work for Mintz. He worked with Preston Blair on many films, most notably Krazy Kat cartoons. Just a year later, he went on to work for Ub lwerks where he co-animated several ComiColor shorts with Shamus Culhane.

Eugster worked at Iwerks Studio until 1935, when he joined Walt Disney Animation Studios. His specialty while at Disney studio was the animation of Donald Duck as well as the works of Snow White. He left Disney on March 18, 1939, due to an offer from Max Fleischer in Miami for a higher salary. He re-joined Fleischer in 1939 and stayed with them until the studio closed down in 1942. He would work briefly at Famous Studios but left for the US Army. After his release from the Army, he returned to Famous in 1945. Here he was the head animator and worked on a number of Screen Songs and Popeye cartoons until 1957.

From 1957 to 1964, Eugster freelanced throughout New York working for various commercial studios. In 1964, he joined Paramount where he worked for Shamus Culhane and Ralph Bakshi until the studio closed in 1967. The following year, he joined Kim and Gifford, where he began his longest stay at a single studio. In September 1987, Eugster retired from Kim and Gifford, ending his 62-year career.

[biography from Wikipedia]

Known for

Acting
1977 Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat Actor Himself N/A
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Directing
1935 Old Mother Hubbard Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1935 Little Black Sambo Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1934 Jack Frost Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1934 The Headless Horseman Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1933 Jack and the Beanstalk Directing Co-Director 59
Average

Visual Effects
2004 Cartoon Craze Vol. 24 presents: Sing A-Longs Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1967 Forget-Me-Nuts Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1967 The Squaw Path Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1967 The Squaw Path Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1967 The Blacksheep Blacksmith Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1966 Two by Two Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1966 A Wedding Knight Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1966 A Wedding Knight Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1966 A Balmy Knight Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1966 The Defiant Giant Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1965 The Story of George Washington Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1958 Dante Dreamer Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1958 Dante Dreamer Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1957 Jolly the Clown Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1957 L'Amour the Merrier Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1957 The Crystal Brawl Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1956 A Haul in One Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1956 Sir Irving and Jeames Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1956 Parlez Vous Woo Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1956 Assault and Flattery Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1955 A Job for a Gob Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1955 Mister and Mistletoe Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1955 Nurse to Meet Ya Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1954 Fright to the Finish Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1954 Crazytown Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1953 No Place Like Rome Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1953 Baby Wants a Battle Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1953 Invention Convention Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1953 Aero-Nutics Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1953 Aero-Nutics Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1953 Ancient Fistory Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1953 Ancient Fistory Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1953 Hysterical History Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1952 Shuteye Popeye Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1952 City Kitty Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1952 Friend or Phony Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1952 Fun At The Fair Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1952 Fun At The Fair Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1952 The Awful Tooth Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1952 Lunch with a Punch Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1951 Pilgrim Popeye Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1951 Sing Again Of Michigan Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1951 Sing Again Of Michigan Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1951 Tweet Music Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1951 Tweet Music Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1951 Snooze Reel Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1951 Snooze Reel Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1950 Baby Wants Spinach Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1950 Helter Swelter Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1950 Win, Place and Showboat Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1950 Detouring Thru Maine Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1950 Detouring Thru Maine Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
N/A
1950 Blue Hawaii Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1949 Leprechauns Gold Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1949 Our Funny Finny Friends Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1949 Farm Foolery Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1949 The Stork Market Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1949 The Emerald Isle Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1948 Readin', Writin', and Rhythmetic Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1948 Spinach vs Hamburgers Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1948 Camptown Races Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1948 Sing or Swim Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1948 Butterscotch and Soda Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1948 Winter Draws On Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1947 The Baby Sitter Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1947 Naughty But Mice Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1947 The Wee Men Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1947 The Enchanted Square Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1946 House Tricks? Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1945 When G.I. Johnny Comes Home Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1942 Baby Wants a Bottleship Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1942 Baby Wants a Bottleship Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1941 Two for the Zoo Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1940 The Riveter Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Officer Duck Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Donald's Penguin Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Beach Picnic Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Society Dog Show Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1939 Donald's Lucky Day Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Donald's Golf Game Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 The Whalers Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Good Scouts Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1938 Polar Trappers Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Visual Effects Animation 70
Good
1937 Clock Cleaners Visual Effects Animation 61
Fair
1937 Hawaiian Holiday Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1937 Mickey's Amateurs Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1937 Don Donald Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1937 The Worm Turns Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Donald and Pluto Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Mickey's Circus Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Moving Day Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1936 Orphan's Picnic Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1935 Music Land Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1935 Balloon Land Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 Light House Keeping Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1930 I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1929 Noah's Lark Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1929 Finding His Voice Visual Effects Animation 58
Average