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William Bartlett Peet (né Peed; [1] January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) near the end of its production. Progressively, his involvement in the Disney ...
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After that, Walt called a meeting with the story artist Larry Clements and the songwriting team, the Sherman Brothers, and asked them to reshape The Jungle Book after throwing out Bill Peet’s version. What Walt wanted was a simple story that brought out the personalities of the rich characters.
As Walt instructed, the film would place more emphasis on the characters and personalities than on a complex story. A lot of the charm came in through the voices. For the character of Baloo the Bear, Walt had Phil Harris in mind for the part. At first, the animators didn’t think that Phil could be a Kipling character. But they soon saw that he was ...
When The Jungle Bookwas a year before its release, Walt learned that he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Between November and December of 1966, Walt took one more visit to the studio he built. There he said goodbye to everyone, including the Sherman Brothers. On December 15th of that year, animator Ollie Johnston told everyone that Walt passed away....
In the fall of 1967, almost a year after Walt Disney’s death, The Jungle Bookpremiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. It was an immediate success. So much so that the company decided they should continue making animated films despite that Walt wasn’t around. After 55 years, the movie still continues to be a gem in Disney animation history. This is b...
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Aug 30, 2022 · In the early 1960s, Disney story artist Bill Peet, who had worked The Sword and the Stone proposed that they create The Jungle Book from Rudyard Kipling’s classic work. After getting the greenlight, in 1963 he worked on the challenging task of taking those individual stories and stitching them together into a more cohesive narrative for a script.
Bill Peet, Walt Disney's greatest story man for 27 years, also wrote and illustrated 36 books for children. Praised by educators because they are fun to read and beautifully illustrated. Some are in verse and every book features a different character.
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May 10, 2012 · The late Bill Peet, the veteran Disney storyman turned children's book author/illustrator, talks to John Province in a no-holds-barred interview.
