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Don DaGradi
Director 1911 - 1991

Don DaGradi

New York City, New York, USA

Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film Lady and the Tramp in 1955. He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion... Read full bio →

Director Information

Full Name

Don DaGradi

Known For

Directing

Birthday

March 1st, 1911 00:00

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Died

August 4th, 1991 00:00 (aged 80)

TMDB ID

5837

IMDb ID

nm0196119

Films Directed

0

Biography

Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film Lady and the Tramp in 1955. He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for Disney. His greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for Mary Poppins in 1964 for which he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Bill Walsh. Don DaGradi died August 4, 1991, in Friday Harbor, Washington. He was named a Disney Legend posthumously, only months after his death. - Wikipedia