Bill Justice

Graduated as a portrait painter from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis in 1935 He joined the Disney Organisation two years later after moving to California Highlights of his 42year long career with Walt Disney as directoranimator include bringing to life the characters of Thumper Bambi and ChipnDale as well as animating the title sequence Mickey Mouse Club March from the 1950s TV series The Mickey Mouse Club 1955 He also directed a number of animated short films three of which received Academy Award nominations The Truth About Mother Goose 1957 with Wolfgang Reitherman explaining the background of classic nursery rhymes Noahs Ark 1959 and a new twist on the old ragtime theme A Symposium on Popular Songs 1962 After 1965 Bill became part of the imagineeringprogramming team for Disneys AudioAnimatronics figures at Disneyland specifically involved with the Hall of Presidents Mission to Mars Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean attractions He was also noted as an expert in the use of stop motion animation technique in conjunction with live action films such as Mary Poppins 1964 usually in collaboration with T Hee and Xavier Atencio Bill retired in 1979 and was pronounced a Disney Legend in 1996 IMDb Mini Biography By ISMowis