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James Algar (1912–1998)

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in Modesto, California, USA

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(age 85) in Carmel, California, USA
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1999 Fantasia/2000 (segment "Sorcerer's Apprentice, The")
 
1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (documentary)
 
1974 Carlo, the Sierra Coyote (TV movie)
 
1954-1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Carlo, the Sierra Coyote (1974)
– One Day on Beetle Rock (1967)
– Jungle Cat (1964)
– A Fire Called Jeremiah (1961)
– Disneyland '61/Olympic Elk (1961) (segment "Olympic Elk")
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1959 Jungle Cat (documentary)
 
1958 Grand Canyon (documentary short)
 
1958 White Wilderness (documentary)
 
1956 Secrets of Life (documentary)
 
1955 The African Lion (documentary)
 
1954 The Vanishing Prairie (documentary)
 
1953 The Living Desert (documentary)
 
1953 Prowlers of the Everglades (documentary short)
 
1953 Bear Country (documentary short)
 
1952 The Olympic Elk (documentary short)
 
1951 Nature's Half Acre (documentary short)
 
1950 Beaver Valley (documentary short)
 
1949 The Wind in the Willows (short)
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
 
1948 Seal Island (documentary short)
 
1945 Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (documentary short)
 
1945 Something You Didn't Eat (documentary short)
 
1943 Victory Through Air Power (documentary) (sequence director: animation)
 
1942 Bambi (sequence director)
 
1942 Four Methods of Flush Riveting (documentary short)
 
1940 Fantasia ( - uncredited in most releases / segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
 
Show ShowWriter (16 titles)
1954-1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– The Incredible Journey (1977) (writer)
– The Bluegrass Special (1977) (story)
– Deacon, the High Noon Dog (1975) (uncredited)
– Jungle Cat (1964) (written by)
– The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957) (teleplay)
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1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (documentary) (narration)
 
1974 Two Against the Arctic (TV series)
 
1971 Project Florida (short) (Narration)
 
1963 The Incredible Journey (screenplay)
 
1962 The Legend of Lobo (screenplay)
 
1959 Jungle Cat (documentary) (writer)
 
1958 White Wilderness (documentary) (writer)
 
1956 Secrets of Life (documentary)
 
1955 The African Lion (documentary)
 
1954 The Vanishing Prairie (documentary) (screenplay)
 
1953 The Living Desert (documentary) (screenplay)
 
1953 Prowlers of the Everglades (documentary short) (writer)
 
1953 Bear Country (documentary short) (writer)
 
1952 The Olympic Elk (documentary short) (script)
 
1951 Nature's Half Acre (documentary short) (script)
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
1973-1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
– Race for Survival (1978) (producer)
– The Bluegrass Special (1977) (producer)
– The Boy Who Talked to Badgers: Part 2 (1975) (producer - as Jim Alger)
– The Boy Who Talked to Badgers: Part 1 (1975) (producer - as Jim Alger)
– Return of the Big Cat: Part 2 (1974) (producer)
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1975 The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (documentary) (producer)
 
1975 The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (producer)
 
1974 Return of the Big Cat (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Carlo, the Sierra Coyote (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 Run, Cougar, Run (producer)
 
1971 Project Florida (short) (producer)
 
1969 Rascal (producer)
 
1967 The Gnome-Mobile (co-producer)
 
1963 The Incredible Journey (co-producer)
 
1962 The Legend of Lobo (co-producer)
 
1960 Ten Who Dared (associate producer)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (3 titles)
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (animator)
 
1935 Broken Toys (short) (animator)
 
1934 Servants' Entrance (animator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1957-1962 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Narrator / Narrator (segment "The Yellowstone Story")
– Hurricane Hannah (1962) … Narrator (voice)
– The Yellowstone Story/Bear Country (1957) … Narrator (segment "The Yellowstone Story")
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short
 
1954-1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Behind the True-Life Cameras/Olympic Elk (1955) … Himself
– Prairie/Seal Island (1954) … Himself
 

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The Legend of Lobo -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Buena Vista Home Entertainment The Legend of Lobo -- US Home Video Extra (Clip) from Buena Vista Home Entertainment
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