Bill Tytla | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vladimir Peter "Bill" Tytla October 25, 1904 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1968 (aged 64) Flanders, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, Director |
| Years active | 1920-1968 |
| Employer(s) | Paramount animation studio (1920) Raoul Barré studio (1920-1925) John Terry studio (1925-1929) Terrytoons (1929-1934; 1943-1944; 1959-1962) Walt Disney Productions (1934-1943) Famous Studios (1945-1950; 1956-1968) Tempo Productions (1946-1954) Warner Bros. Cartoons (1964) Format Films/Halas and Batchelor (1966-1968) Hanna-Barbera (1968) |
| Spouse |
Adrienne le Clerc (m. 1938) |
| Children | 2 |
Vladimir Peter "Bill" Tytla[a] (October 25, 1904 - December 30, 1968) was a Ukrainian-American animator known for his work in Walt Disney Animation Studios, Paramount's Famous Studios, and Terrytoons. In his Disney career, Tytla is particularly noted for the animation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia (The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria Segments) and Dumbo. He was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1998.[2]
He was also known as the creator of Little Audrey for Paramount Pictures.
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