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Born:
January 23, 1900 in Plainfield, NJ
Death:
October 11, 1986 in San Luis Obispo, CA
Biography:American director and producer "David Hand" was involved with such animation studios as Fleischer and Disney. Following studies at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to Hollywood around 1919. In 1931, he began working for Disney and was involved with over 50 cartoon shorts. He then became the supervising director on Disney's ground-breaking "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and on "Bambi". Following WW II, he founded an animation department for "J. Arthur Rank", and began producing cartoons and shorts until 1951 when he came back to U.S. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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