Don DaGradi
Directing
- Born
- March 1, 1911 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 4, 1991 (age 80)
Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film Lady and the Tramp in 1955. He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for Disney. His greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for Mary Poppins in 1964 for which he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Bill Walsh. Don DaGradi died August 4, 1991, in Friday Harbor, Washington. He was named a Disney Legend posthumously, only months after his death. - Wikipedia
Known for
Lady and the Tramp
June 22, 1955
Sleeping Beauty
February 17, 1959
Dumbo
October 31, 1941
Mary Poppins
December 17, 1964
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
October 7, 1971
The Three Caballeros
December 21, 1944
The Love Bug
December 23, 1968
Fun and Fancy Free
September 27, 1947
The Parent Trap
May 13, 1961
Der Fuehrer's Face
January 1, 1943
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
June 24, 1959
Blackbeard's Ghost
February 8, 1968
Behind the camera25
- 1997The Love Bug Original Film Writer
- 1992Goofy at the Olympic Games Animation
- 1977Halloween Hall o' Fame Colorist
- 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks Screenplay
- 1971Scandalous John Screenplay
- 1968The Love Bug Screenplay
- 1968Blackbeard's Ghost Screenplay
- 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. Screenplay
- 1964Mary Poppins Screenplay
- 1961The Parent Trap