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Writer 1908 - 1983

Ralph Wright

Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who is best known for providing the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie-the-Pooh franchise. Wright came to the studio in the 1940s, and became well known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

15 titles
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery 1977 1h 14m 8.3

A collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A. A. Milne.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Robert Stevenson 1971 1h 57m 7.7

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster (Eglantine Price). The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.

The AristoCats

The AristoCats

Wolfgang Reitherman 1970 1h 18m 7.5

Upon Madame Adelaide Bonfamille's passing her cat Duchess and 3 kittens stand to inherit her fortune. But not if Edgar the butler can help it.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Wolfgang Reitherman 1967 1h 18m 7.9

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Wolfgang Reitherman 1966 25m

Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

Clyde Geronimi 1959 1h 15m 7.7

A snubbed malevolent fairy casts a curse on a princess that only a prince can break, with the help of three good fairies.

Perri

Perri

Ralph Wright, Paul Kenworthy 1957 1h 15m

This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When not fleeing her natural enemy, the Marten, Perri finds time to fall in love with her prince-charming male squirrel.

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Charles August Nichols, Jack Hannah 1956 51m 6.0

Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.

Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1955 1h 16m 7.9

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1953 1h 17m 7.5

An adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Land, where an ongoing war between Peter's gang of rag-tag runaways and the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Jack Hannah 1952 8m 7.5

The stork mistakenly delivers Lambert, a baby lion, to a flock of sheep. The mother won't let the stork take him back, so Lambert is raised as a sheep, but he just doesn't fit in. He grows up cowardly, until the day his mother is chased by a wolf.

Song of the South

Song of the South

Wilfred Jackson, Harve Foster 1946 1h 34m 6.0

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

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

Bambi

Bambi

David Hand 1942 1h 10m 7.5

The animated story of Bambi, a young deer hailed as the 'Prince of the Forest' at his birth. As Bambi grows, he makes friends with the other animals of the forest, learns the skills needed to survive, and even finds love. One day, however, the hunters come, and Bambi must learn to be as brave as his father if he is to lead the other deer to safety.

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