Years active 1940s–1980s Spouse Jacqueline Berman | Role Film director Name Ted Berman | |
Born December 17, 1919 ( 1919-12-17 ) East Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Film director, animator, screenwriter Died July 15, 2001, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, The Rescuers, The Many Adventures of Winnie, Bedknobs and Broomsticks Similar People Art Stevens, Richard Rich, Larry Clemmons, Grant Bardsley, Burny Mattinson | ||
Education Chouinard Art Institute | ||
Ted Berman (December 17, 1919 – July 15, 2001) was an American film director, animator, and screenwriter, known for his work with Disney, including Bambi, Fantasia, and The Black Cauldron.
Contents
Early life
Berman was born in East L.A.. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute after growing up wanting to become an artist.
Career
Joining Disney in the 1940s, Berman started off as an animator, but focused on writing and directing in his later years. Berman was also a fine-arts painter. He served on the Disney staff for nearly 50 years. Berman worked on a number of successful theatrical releases by the Mouse House along with his work with The Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1980s, he helped direct The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron before he retired from Disney.
Writing
Director
Animation
Works
Death
He died at 81 in 2001 at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes, survived by his wife and children.