Art Babbitt: Art Babbitt. Animation Department: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Art Babbitt (born Arthur Harold Babitsky) was an American animator and animation director from Omaha, Nebraska. He worked in several animation studios over his long career, but is mostly remembered for his early work for the Walt Disney Animation Studios. During the 1930s, Babbitt redesigned and developed the character of Goofy. In his view, Goofy was a composite character: "a...
Known For: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Animation Department(as Arthur Babbitt)), Dumbo (Animation Department("Mr. Stork")), Pinocchio (Animation Department(as Arthur Babbitt, "Gepetto")), Fantasia (Animation Department(segment The Pastoral Symphony))