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James Algar was an American film director, producer, and writer. He was born on June 11, 1912 in Modesto, California. He was best known for his work on the Walt Disney anthology television series, which he directed from 1954 to 1960. He also directed several of the True-Life Adventure nature documentaries, including The Living Desert (1953) and The Vanishing Prairie (1954). Algar began his career at the Walt Disney Studios in 1934, working as an assistant animator on the Silly Symphonies series. He eventually moved up to directing, and his first film was The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940). He went on to direct several other shorts, including The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and The Three Caballeros (1944). Algar was also a producer and writer on several Disney films, including The Parent Trap (1961) and The Sword in the Stone (1963). He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the True-Life Adventure short, The Living Desert. Algar retired from the Disney Studios in 1973. He died on February 26, 1998 in Los Angeles, California. He was 85 years old.

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Occupation director,writer,producer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 11 June, 1912
Birthday 11 June
Birthplace Modesto, California, USA
Date of death 26 February, 1998
Died Place Carmel, California, USA
Nationality United States

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1950

During the 1950's, he assumed the mantle of chief writer/director for Disney's True Life Adventure series, turning out such Oscar-winning documentaries as The Living Desert (1953) and The Vanishing Prairie (1954).

1940

He directed the classic "Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment of Fantasia (1940), as well as several sequences of Bambi (1942). Algar was one of several key personnel to whom Walt Disney delegated higher executive functions.

1934

James Algar studied at Stanford where he developed his skills as a cartoonist by drawing for the university's satirical magazine, The Chaparral. He joined the Disney Organisation in 1934, initially as animator.