John Lounsbery: John Lounsbery. Animation Department: Lady and the Tramp. John Lounsbery was an American animator and animation director from Cincinnati, Ohio. He eventually became one of "Disney's Nine Old Men", a group of senior animators who were in charge of the Walt Disney Animation Studios from c. 1945 to 1977. Lounsbery died in 1976, with his death leading to the dissolution of the group. He was the first of the Nine...
Known For: Lady and the Tramp (Animation Department("Tony" and "Joe")), Sleeping Beauty (Animation Department("Stefan" and "Hubert")), Mary Poppins (Animation Department), The Rescuers (Director(directed by))