Bernard Wolf
| Bernard Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 18, 1911 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 2006 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
Bernard "Berny" Wolf (July 18, 1911 – September 7, 2006) was an American animator and television producer.
Wolf was born in New York City. His career in animation started in 1924, when he began work as an inker on Paramount Studios' Krazy Kat silent shorts as an Inker along with Dave Tendlar. He moved to Fleischer Studios shortly afterwards, where he was hired by Max Fleischer as an Inbetweener on Koko the Clown in the silent Out of the Inkwell series. In 1931 he was promoted to the position of Animator and worked with Seymour Kneitel on the Betty Boop cartoons. While much credit has been given to Grim Natwick for her creation, her transformation into the cute cartoon girl was due to the work of Berny Wolf, Seymour Kneitel, Roland Crandall, and Willard Bowsky, who continued working with her after Natwick left in early February 1931 to direct for Ub Iwerks on the west coast. It was at Fleischer Studios that he met Shamus Culhane and Al Eugster, with whom he would maintain a long personal and professional relationship. The three would leave Fleischer to work briefly for Ub Iwerks, where they worked alongside Grim Natwick.
In 1935 Wolf, Eugster, and Culhane, moved to Walt Disney Studios. After working briefly in the Shorts Department, Wolf moved on to features. He was one of the animators of Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio, and the Centaurs in Fantasia. His final work at Disney was on Dumbo (1941).
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