James Algar(1912-1998)
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a
cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine, The
Chaparral. He joined the Disney Organisation in 1934, initially as
animator. He directed the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of
Fantasia (1940), as well as several
sequences of Bambi (1942). Algar was one of
several key personnel to whom Walt Disney
delegated higher executive functions. During the 1950's, he assumed the
mantle of chief writer/director for Disney's True Life Adventure
series, turning out such Oscar-winning documentaries as
The Living Desert (1953) and
The Vanishing Prairie (1954).
Algar was named a Disney Legend in 1998 and has been recipient of the Look Magazine Movie Award for outstanding achievement in production.
Algar was named a Disney Legend in 1998 and has been recipient of the Look Magazine Movie Award for outstanding achievement in production.
