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Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Screen Story, Short Story Author, Story Editor Born: March 13, 1960 in Pasadena, CA Death: August 16, 2005 in Mendocino County, CA Biography:Contemporary animation lost a visionary on August 18, 2005 -- at a point when Pixar continued to deeply reilluminate the possibilities of the animated form, via their perennial collaborations with Walt Disney Studios. The vision and artistry of Joe Ranft played a vital, essential role in this process.
His name might not be a household one on par with Disney or Avery, but in his brief window of 45 years, Ranft made an indelible mark on American animation to rival the contributions of the greatest. Born in 1960, and raised in the blue-collar Southern California community of Whittier, Ranft acquired and honed a deftness with magic tricks from a young age. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in 1978, as a classmate of John Lasseter -- who would become one of his enduring collaborators and a lifelong friend -- and in 1980 joined the ranks of Walt Disney animation. Ranft's early drawings were... Full Biography
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