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Burt Gillett

Screenwriter / Animator / Animation Director / Film Director | * 10/15/1891 († 80, 12/28/1971) | Elmira, New York (United States of America (USA))
Burton F. Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was a director of animated films. He is noted for his Silly Symphonies work for Disney, particularly the 1932 short film Flowers and Trees and the 1933 short film Three Little Pigs, both of which were awarded the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and both of which were selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry. ()

"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From theJune 20, 1931 edition ofThe Motion Picture Daily.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

Delivery boy Mickey encounters Minnie washing clothes and singing. He stops for a quick song and dance with her. Meanwhile, Pluto gets tangled up in tar. Mickey sends a beehive flying; it lands on his ...

The Delivery Boy

Certification unknown

1931 | 2.8/5 | 8min
Animation, Music
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Andy Panda, a pipe smoking turtle and a friendly electric eel are spending a fun afternoon together fishing. Their fun time is soon spoiled however by the intrusion of a tribe of panda hunters. ...

Andy Panda Goes Fishing

Certification unknown

1940 | 3.0/5 | 7min
Animation
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The introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost. He avers he is not afraid, and his isn't, so the l ...

A Haunting We Will Go

Certification unknown

1939 | 3.0/5 | 8min
Animation
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A Princess is born in the castle, but through an accident the Destiny fairy fails to get an her invitation and is furious. She tricks the little princess into hurting herself and puts her to sleep. Ye ...

The Sleeping Princess

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1939 | 3.0/5 | 10min
Animation
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Movies with Burt Gillett as Crew(88)

Directing/Director2002 Mickey's House of Villains
Directing/Director1940 Andy Panda Goes Fishing
Directing/Director1940 Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.
Directing/Director1939 The Birth of a Toothpick
Directing/Director1939 Silly Superstition
Directing/Director1939 The Sleeping Princess
Directing/Director1939 A Haunting We Will Go
Directing/Director1938 Brave Little Tailor
Directing/Director1938 Moth and the Flame
Directing/Director1937 Lonesome Ghosts
Directing/Director1937 Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons
Directing/Director1936 Bold King Cole
Directing/Director1936 The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Directing/Director1936 Neptune Nonsense
Directing/Director1936 Toonerville Trolley
Directing/Director1936 Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe
Directing/Co-Director1936 Three Little Wolves
Directing/Director1936 Toonerville Picnic
Directing/Director1935 Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle
Directing/Director1935 The Merry Kittens
Directing/Director1935 Parrotville Post Office
Directing/Director1935 A Picnic Panic
Directing/Director1935 Scotty Finds a Home
Directing/Director1935 Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians
Directing/Director1935 The Rag Dog
Directing/Director1935 Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies
Directing/Director1935 Spinning Mice
Directing/Director1935 Japanese Lanterns
Directing/Director1935 The Sunshine Makers
Directing/Director1935 Bird Scouts
Directing/Director1935 Parrotville Old Folks
Directing/Director1935 The Hunting Season
Directing/Director1934 The Parrotville Fire Department
Directing/Director1934 Orphan's Benefit
Directing/Director1934 Gulliver Mickey
Directing/Director1934 The Big Bad Wolf
Directing/Director1934 Shanghaied
Directing/Director1934 A Little Bird Told Me
Directing/Director1934 Along Came a Duck
Directing/Director1934 Pastry Town Wedding
Directing/Director1934 Playful Pluto
Directing/Director1934 Grandfather's Clock
Directing/Director1934 Mickey Plays Papa
Directing/Director1933 Ye Olden Days
Directing/Director1933 Three Little Pigs
Directing/Director1933 The Steeple Chase
Directing/Director1933 Mickey's Gala Premier
Directing/Director1933 Giantland
Directing/Director1933 Mickey's Pal Pluto
Directing/Director1932 Flowers and Trees
Directing/Director1932 The Duck Hunt
Directing/Director1932 The Mad Dog
Directing/Director1932 Mickey's Nightmare
Directing/Director1932 The Wayward Canary
Directing/Director1932 Babes in the Woods
Directing/Director1932 Just Dogs
Directing/Director1932 King Neptune
Directing/Director1932 Mickey's Good Deed
Writing/Writer1932 Mickey's Good Deed
Directing/Director1932 Bugs in Love
Directing/Director1931 The Delivery Boy
Directing/Director1931 The Busy Beavers
Directing/Director1931 Mother Goose Melodies
Directing/Director1931 Mickey Cuts Up
Directing/Director1931 Mickey's Orphans
Directing/Director1931 The Birthday Party
Directing/Director1931 The Moose Hunt
Directing/Director1931 Birds of a Feather
Directing/Director1931 Blue Rhythm
Directing/Director1931 The Barnyard Broadcast
Directing/Director1931 The Beach Party
Directing/Director1931 Traffic Troubles
Directing/Director1931 Fishin' Around
Directing/Director1931 Mickey Steps Out
Directing/Director1930 Arctic Antics
Directing/Director1930 Playful Pan
Directing/Director1930 Cannibal Capers
Directing/Director1930 The Chain Gang
Directing/Director1930 The Fire Fighters
Directing/Director1930 The Shindig
Directing/Director1930 Pioneer Days
Directing/Director1930 The Picnic
Directing/Director1930 Monkey Melodies
Directing/Director1930 The Gorilla Mystery
Directing/Director1930 Winter
Directing/Director1930 Frolicking Fish
Visual Effects/Animation1929 El Terrible Toreador
Directing/Director1929 Wild Waves

Full Name: Burton Gillett
Born: Thursday, 10/15 1891 (October) in Elmira, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 12/28 1971 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Employer: Walt Disney Animation Studios, International Film Service
Other names for Burt Gillett (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Burton F. Gillett"
Burt Gillett frequently works together with these people:
Walt Disney (66x, Crew)
Norman Ferguson (42x, Crew)
Les Clark (38x, Crew)
Johnny Cannon (38x, Crew)
Tom Palmer (36x, Crew)
Dick Lundy (30x, Crew)
Frenchy de Trémaudan (27x, Crew)
Ben Sharpsteen (26x, Crew)
Jack King (26x, Crew)
Pinto Colvig (23x, Actor)
David Hand (23x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:423033, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024