Eric Larson
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| Born |
Eric Cleon Larson September 3, 1905 Cleveland, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1988 (aged 83) La Cañada Flintridge, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1933–1986 |
| Known for | One of Disney's "Nine Old Men" |
| Spouse(s) | Gertrude Jannes Larson (m. 1933; d. 1975) |
Eric Cleon Larson (September 3, 1905 – October 25, 1988) was an American animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933, and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men".
Born in Cleveland, Utah, Larson was the son of Danish immigrants and worked on such films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book. Throughout the years, Larson has animated characters on classics like and Robin Hood and also provided the titles on The Rescuers (along with Mel Shaw and Burny Mattinson). In the 1980s his work was minor, but he had been an animation consultant on animated films and shorts like The Fox and the Hound, Mickey's Christmas Carol, The Black Cauldron, and The Great Mouse Detective.
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