Wilfred Jackson
Born(1906-01-24)January 24, 1906
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedAugust 7, 1988(1988-08-07) (aged 82)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Animator, arranger, composer, film director
Years active1928–1961
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1928–1961)

Wilfred Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, arranger, composer and director best known for his work on the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies series of cartoons and the Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria segment of Fantasia from Walt Disney Productions.[1][2] He was also instrumental in developing the system with which Disney added music and sound to Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon.

Several of the Silly Symphony shorts he directed, including The Old Mill (1937), won Academy Awards during the 1930s.[3] Starting with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, he directed sequences in many of the major Disney animated features up to Lady and the Tramp in 1955, including all of the animated sequences in Song of the South (1946). He later moved into television, producing and directing for Disney's Disneyland series. After continuing health issues, he retired in 1961. Jackson died at age 82 in 1988.

Jackson attended Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in the 1920s.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Credits
1937Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSequence Director
1940PinocchioSequence Director
FantasiaDirector – Segment "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria"
1941DumboSequence Director
1943Saludos Amigos (Short)Sequence Director
1946A Feather in His Collar (Short)Director
Song of the SouthCartoon Director
1948Melody TimeCartoon Director – Segment Johnny Appleseed
1950CinderellaDirector
1951Alice in WonderlandDirector
1953Peter PanDirector
1955Lady and the TrampDirector
Dateline: Disneyland (TV Special documentary)Director
1954–1959The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)Himself – 1 Episode / Director – 9 Episodes / Segment Director – 2 Episodes / Sequence Director – 1 Episode / Cartoon Director – 1 Episode
1992The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song (Video documentary)Performer: "Turkey in the Straw"
2002American Legends (Video)Director – Segment "Johnny Appleseed"

References

  1. ↑ Shields, Meg (January 30, 2021). "How Animators Created the Elaborate "Ave Maria" Sequence for 'Fantasia'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Smith, Jim; Matthews, Clive (2008). Tim Burton. Virgin Books pg. 133. ISBN 978-0-7535-0682-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons. Applause Books pg. 125. ISBN 978-1-5578-3671-7.
  4. ↑ Doherty, Jake (October 10, 1993). "MACARTHUR PARK : Otis College at 75: Designs on the Future". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2021.


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