Bill Tytla
| Bill Tytla | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Vladimir Peter Tytla October 25, 1904 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1968 (aged 64) Flanders, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
Vladimir Peter "Bill" Tytla (October 25, 1904 – December 30, 1968) was an Ukrainian American animator known for his work in Walt Disney Pictures. Tytla is particularly noted for the animation of Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Stromboli in Pinocchio, Chernabog in the Night on Bald Mountain sequence from Fantasia and the title character in Dumbo.
Vladimir Peter Tytla was born on October 25, 1904 in Yonkers, New York. His Ukrainian immigrant parents reportedly recognized talent in their son and encouraged it. In 1914, when Tytla was 9, he visited Manhattan to attend Gertie the Dinosaur, an animated vaudeville act by Winsor McCay. He never forgot it, and some say it changed his life forever.
Tytla attended the New York Evening School of Industrial Design while still in high school. But eventually high school lost out to his interest in art and he quit. In 1920, at age 16, Tytla was working for the Paramount animation studio in New York. His assignment was providing lettering for title cards. He was nicknamed "Tytla the Titler."
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