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Encyclopedia > Don DaGradi

Don DaGradi was a 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 Screenplay" with Bill Walsh. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Sheet music for the title song. ... See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Journey Into Fear Academy Awards Best... Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. ... Lady and the Tramp is the fifteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... For the 2004 stage musical, see Mary Poppins (musical). ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. ... Bill Walsh (September 30, 1913 _ January 27, 1975) was a movie producer and writer who primarily worked on wholesome family comedies. ...


Credits

  1. Alice In Wonderland (1951)
  2. Peter Pan (1953)
  3. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
  4. Sleeping Beauty (1959) (Production Designer)
  5. Pollyanna (1960)
  6. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
  7. The Parent Trap (1961)
  8. Son of Flubber (1963) (Screenwriter)
  9. Mary Poppins (1964) (Screenwriter)
  10. Lt. Robin Carusoe (1966) (Screenwriter)
  11. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) (Screenwriter)
  12. The Love Bug (1968) (Screenwriter)
  13. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) (Screenwriter)
  14. Scandalous John (1971) (Screenwriter)

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Disney Legends - Don DaGradi (431 words)
He began his career painting backgrounds for Disney animated films and ultimately, went on to co-script such memorable films as the Academy Award® winning "Mary Poppins." Yet it was Don's skill as an artist and love of visual gags that enhanced the fun and fantasy in Disney's live-action films.
Songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman described Don, in their book, "Walt's Time: From Before to Beyond," as "the sort of guy who wrote with a sketch pad and a charcoal pencil.
Amidst Don's many contributions to film, Walt also tapped his artistic genius to design costumes, including band uniforms, for Disneyland cast members, and exteriors for attractions including Mr.
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