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Bill Roberts
Director 1899 - 1974

Bill Roberts

Kentucky, USA

Bill Roberts (August 2, 1899 – March 18, 1974) was an American artist and film director. He worked as a magazine illustrator in New York, before joining the Disney Organization in 1932. He is best known for directing Pinnochio, Fantasia (both 1940), Dumbo (1941), and The Three... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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Fun & Fancy Free

Fun & Fancy Free

Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney 1947 1h 13m 5.5

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

Norman Ferguson, Harold Young 1944 1h 11m 6.5

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and South America.

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1942 42m 5.4

Live-action segments show members of the Disney staff touring South America and recording their impressions in sketches. These segue into four animated sections: "Lake Titicaca" depicts tourist Donald Duck's troubles with a stubborn llama; and in "Aquarela do Brasil," Jose Carioca shows Donald the sights and sound of Rio de Janeiro

Dumbo

Dumbo

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1941 1h 4m 7.8

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1940 1h 28m 7.9

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Fantasia

Fantasia

Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson 1940 2h 4m 8.3

Fantasia is the adventurous 1940 experiment from Disney. The film sets Disney animated characters to classical music as Mickey Mouse uses his magic wand to set broom stick to dancing in one of the more famous elaborate scenes. The film was ground breaking in it’s usage of animation and music and is still considered a masterpiece decades later.

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

Bill Roberts, Burt Gillett 1938 9m 7.0

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.

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