Joe Grant(1908-2005)

Writer
Animation Department
Art Department

Joe Grant in The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free' (1997)

Joe Grant was born on 15 May 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Fantasia (1940), Dumbo (1941) and Pocahontas (1995). He was married to Jenny Grant. He died on 6 May 2005 in Glendale, California, USA.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Fantasia

7.7

Writer

1940

Dumbo

7.2

Writer

1941

Pocahontas

6.7

Writer

1995

James Woods, Danny DeVito, Matt Frewer, Bobcat Goldthwait, Amanda Plummer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings, Paddi Edwards, Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Vanéese Y. Thomas, and Lillias White in Hercules (1997)

Hercules

7.3

Animation Department

1997

Credits

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Writer

Lorenzo
6.5
Short
- based on an original idea by
- 2004
Fantasia 2000
7.1
- original concept (segment "Carnival of the Animals, The")
- 1999
Mulan
7.7
- story
- 1998
Pocahontas
6.7
- story
- 1995
Super Mario World
6.6
TV Series
- written by
- 1991
DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
8.4
TV Movie
- stories
- 1987
DTV: Pop & Rock
7.3
Video
- Writer
- 1984
We Think the World Is Round
TV Movie
- story consultant
- 1984
Disney's Halloween Treat
8.4
Video
- stories
- 1984
Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts
Video
- stories
- 1980
Popeye the Sailor
7.1
TV Series
- story
- 1960
Lady and the Tramp
7.3
- script (uncredited)
- 1955
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
- story
- 1951
The Flying Gauchito
6.4
Short
- story
- 1945
The Three Caballeros
6.3
- story (uncredited)
- 1944

Animation Department

Tarzan
7.3
- character designer
- 1999
Hercules
7.3
- character designer
- 1997
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.0
- character designer
- 1996
Pocahontas
6.7
- character design
- 1995
The Lion King
8.5
- character designer
- 1994
Bambi
7.3
- assistant animator
- 1942
Pinocchio
7.5
- character designer
- 1940
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.6
- character designer
- 1937
Broken Toys
6.6
Short
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1935
Three Orphan Kittens
6.8
Short
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1935
Who Killed Cock Robin?
6.9
Short
- animator
- background artist
- character designer (uncredited) ...
- 1935
Peculiar Penguins
6.4
Short
- background artist
- character designer
- layout artist (uncredited)
- 1934
Lullaby Land
6.6
Short
- background artist (uncredited)
- 1933
Mickey's Gala Premier
6.9
Short
- assistant animator
- background artist
- character designer (uncredited) ...
- 1933
The Mad Doctor
7.6
Short
- assistant animator
- background artist (uncredited)
- 1933

Art Department

Home on the Range
5.4
- additional visual development artist
- 2004
Treasure Planet
7.2
- additional visual development artist
- 2002
Monsters, Inc.
8.1
- visual development (uncredited)
- 2001
Tarzan
7.3
- visual development artist
- 1999
Hercules
7.3
- visual development artist
- 1997
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.0
- visual development
- 1996
Pocahontas
6.7
- story artist
- visual development
- 1995
The Lion King
8.5
- visual development
- 1994
Beauty and the Beast
8.0
- visual development artist
- 1991
The Mad Doctor
7.6
Short
- storyboard artist (uncredited)
- 1933

Personal details

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Born
- May 15, 1908
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- May 6, 2005
- Glendale, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Jenny Grant? - 1992 (her death, 2 children)
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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Trivia
He was hired by Walt Disney in 1933 to work on the animated short "Mickey's Gala Premiere." He left the studio in 1949 to start his own business, but returned 40 years later and worked on many Disney animations

Quotes
Walt [Disney] was a great advocate of pantomime. He would stand in front of the boards and re-enact the scene. You could see the reflection of him in the film: his pantomime was beautifully followed through. Today it's all talking heads.