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John Hench (I) (1908–2004)

Animation Department | Visual Effects | Art Department

Trivia:

Was the official portrait painter of Mickey Mouse. See more trivia »

Born:

in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Died:

(age 95) in Burbank, California, USA
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (animation art styling - 1 episode, 1957) (layout artist - 1 episode, 1955)
– Our Friend the Atom (1957) (animation art styling)
– Adventures of Mickey Mouse (1955) (layout artist)
 
1953 Peter Pan (color and styling)
 
1951 Alice in Wonderland (color and styling)
 
1950 Cinderella (color and styling)
 
1949 The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (color and styling)
 
1948 So Dear to My Heart (cartoon art treatment)
 
1948 Melody Time (layout artist - uncredited)
 
1947 Fun & Fancy Free (layout)
 
1946 The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met (short) (layout artist)
 
1946 Blue Bayou (short) (background artist)
 
1944 The Three Caballeros (layout artist)
 
1941 Dumbo (backgrounds)
 
1940 Fantasia (background artist - segments "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "The Nutcracker Suite")
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (6 titles)
1957 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (animation effects - 1 episode)
– The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades (1957) (animation effects)
 
1953 The Living Desert (documentary) (animation effects)
 
1953 Prowlers of the Everglades (documentary short) (animation effects)
 
1952 Water Birds (documentary short) (animation effects)
 
1952 The Olympic Elk (documentary short) (animation effects)
 
1951 Nature's Half Acre (documentary short) (animation effects)
 
Show ShowArt Department (4 titles)
1959 Donald in Mathmagic Land (short) (styling)
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (special art work - 1 episode)
– Behind the True-Life Cameras/Olympic Elk (1955) (special art work)
 
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (production illustrator - uncredited)
 
1946 Make Mine Music (art supervisor)
 
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1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (special effects)
 
1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (special effects - 1 episode)
– The Disneyland Story (1954) (special effects)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2003 Destino (short) (story)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2004 A Conversation with John Hench (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2004 A Conversation with John Hench (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
Himself - Senior Vice President, Creative Department
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1964-1965 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself
– Disneyland 10th Anniversary (1965) … Himself (as Johnny Hench)
– Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair (1964) … Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2010 Dali & Disney: A Date with Destino (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic (video documentary)
Himself - Former Chief Creative Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(book with Wendy Lefkon and Peggy Van Pelt) "Designing Disney: Imagineering and the Art of the Show". Disney Editions, 2003. ISBN 0786854065

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Alternate Names:

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Trivia:

Was the official portrait painter of Mickey Mouse. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer