About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1908-05-15
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Joe Grant

Overview

Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American artist and writer. Born in New York City, New York, he worked for The Walt Disney Company as a character designer and story artist beginning in 1933 on the Mickey Mouse short, "Mickey's Gala Premiere". He was a Disney legend. He created the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He co-wrote Dumbo. He also led development of Pinocchio and Fantasia. During World War II, Grant worked on war cartoons including the Academy Award winning Der Fuehrer's Face. He left the Disney studio in 1949 and ran a ceramics business and a greeting card business but returned in 1989 to work on Beauty and the Beast. He also worked on Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, and Pixar's Monsters, Inc. among others. The last two films he worked on before his death, Chicken Little and Pixar's Up, were dedicated to him. Grant worked four days a week at Disney until he died, nine days before his 97th birthday. Grant's final project, Lorenzo, for which he conceived the idea and helped storyboard, received an Academy Award nomination in 2005.

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Known for

Acting
2010 Taking Flight: The Making of Dumbo Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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2009 The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached Actor Himself (Archive Footage) N/A
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2007 The Pixar Story Actor Self 63
Fair
2004 A Conversation with Joe Grant Actor Himself N/A
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2000 The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature Actor Self 59
Average
1997 The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' Actor Self 59
Average
1994 The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born Actor Self - Story Artist, Walt Disney Feature Animation N/A
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1989 It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story Actor Self N/A
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1917 Treasure Island Actor Undetermined child role (uncredited) 58
Average
1917 Jack and the Beanstalk Actor Undetermined child role (uncredited) 58
Average

Writing
2004 Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 Writing Writer 59
Average
2004 Lorenzo Writing Writer 60
Fair
1998 Mulan Writing Story 78
Good
1995 Pocahontas Writing Story 68
Fair
1955 Lady and the Tramp Writing Writer 69
Fair
1951 Alice in Wonderland Writing Story 70
Good
1943 Reason and Emotion Writing Writer 59
Average
1943 Pedro Writing Writer 58
Average
1943 Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1943 The Spirit of '43 Writing Writer 58
Average
1943 Der Fuehrer's Face Writing Writer 61
Fair
1942 Saludos Amigos Writing Writer 58
Average
1942 The New Spirit Writing Story 58
Average
1941 Dumbo Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1940 Fantasia Writing Story 71
Good
1940 Pinocchio Writing Characters 70
Good
1938 Wynken, Blynken & Nod Writing Storyboard 59
Average
1936 More Kittens Writing Story 58
Average
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns Writing Story 59
Average
1936 Toby Tortoise Returns Writing Storyboard 59
Average
1936 Thru the Mirror Writing Story 62
Fair
1936 Three Little Wolves Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1936 Three Little Wolves Writing Storyboard 60
Fair
1935 Broken Toys Writing Characters 59
Average
1935 Three Orphan Kittens Writing Story 59
Average
1935 Who Killed Cock Robin? Writing Story 59
Average
1935 The Tortoise and the Hare Writing Characters 61
Fair
1934 The Grasshopper and the Ants Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1946 Make Mine Music Production Production Executive 59
Average
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Production Character Technical Supervisor 70
Good

Crew
2009 Up Crew In Memory Of 79
Good
2007 The Pixar Story Crew In Memory Of 63
Fair
2005 Chicken Little Crew In Memory Of 59
Average
2004 A Conversation with Joe Grant Crew Thanks N/A
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Visual Effects
1994 The Lion King Visual Effects Character Designer 82
Very good
1994 The Lion King Visual Effects Visual Development 82
Very good
1991 Beauty and the Beast Visual Effects Visual Development 76
Good
1933 Mickey's Gala Premiere Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1932 Parade of the Award Nominees Visual Effects Animation 58
Average