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Clyde Geronimi
Born
Clito Enrico Geronimi

(1901-06-12)June 12, 1901
Chiavenna, Italy
DiedApril 24, 1989(1989-04-24) (aged 87)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Other namesGerry Geronimi
OccupationAnimation director
Employer(s)J.R. Bray Studios (1924-1928)
Walter Lantz Productions (1929-1931)
Walt Disney Animation Studios (1931-1959)
UPA (1960-1968)
Grantray-Lawrence Animation (1967-68)
AwardsDisney Legend

Clito "Clyde" Geronimi (June 12, 1901 – April 24, 1989), known as Gerry, was an American animation director. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions.

Biography

Geronimi was born in Chiavenna, Italy, immigrating to the United States as a young child. Geronimi's earliest work in the animation field was for the J.R. Bray Studios, where he worked with Walter Lantz.

Poster for a cartoon that Geronimi animated in 1927

Upon the dissolution of the Bray Studio in 1928, Geronimi followed Lantz to his own studio, Walter Lantz Productions, producing cartoons for Universal Pictures. Geronimi left Lantz in 1931 to join Walt Disney Productions, where he remained until 1959. Geronimi started off in the shorts department as an animator, eventually becoming a director. His 1941 short, Lend a Paw, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Geronimi moved into directing feature-length animated films after the end of World War II, mainly working for Walt Disney Productions. He was one of the directors on Bambi, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians.

After Geronimi left Disney in 1959, he worked in television for a number of years (mostly at UPA), including directing many episodes of the 1967 animated Spider-Man series. He retired from animation sometime in the late 1960s, and provided illustrations for children's books.

Geronimi received the 1978 Winsor McCay Award from the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, for his lifetime of contributions to the animation field. The award was presented by his long-time friend and colleague Walter Lantz. Geronimi was also posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend on July 14, 2017.

Geronimi died on April 24, 1989, at his home in Newport Beach, California, aged 87.

Filmography

Shorts

Walter Lantz Productions period

Disney period

Feature films

TV

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Grey; Carteron, Bruce; Halperin, James (2006). Heritage Signature Vintage Movie Poster Auction #636. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 5. ISBN 978-1599670607.
  2. ^ a b c Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office. Vol. 23. The Library of Congress. 1927. pp. 1806–1808. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. ISBN 979-8887710105. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b McCall, Douglas (October 31, 2005). Film Cartoons - A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. McFarland Incorporated Publishers. pp. 94, 108. ISBN 978-0786424504. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lend a Paw (film)". D23. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  6. ^ "Education for Death (film)". D23. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  7. ^ Abraham, Adam (2012). When Magoo Flew - The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA. Wesleyan University Press. p. 289. ISBN 9780819572707. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Roberts, Garyn (2003). Dick Tracy and American Culture - Morality and Mythology, Text and Context. McFarland Incorporated Publishers. pp. 261–265. ISBN 9780786416981. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

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