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Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman
Again, I would have liked more personal information about the animator. He went to fly planes during WW2 and came back to Disney in 1947, that sounds super interesing, but there's only a quick mention and we move on.
Woolie became director, unclear if The Rescuers was his last movie or not.
— Mar 24, 2026 10:13AM
Again, I would have liked more personal information about the animator. He went to fly planes during WW2 and came back to Disney in 1947, that sounds super interesing, but there's only a quick mention and we move on.
Woolie became director, unclear if The Rescuers was his last movie or not.
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First part is about Les Clark. The author didn't mention if Clark retire, or anything about his personal life (date of birth, married, deceased, etc.) I've watched a few of the shorts mentioned.
— Mar 23, 2026 11:32AM
