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Preston Blair

Crew | * 10/24/1908 († 86, 04/19/1995) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Preston Erwin Blair (October 24, 1908 – April 19, 1995) was an American character animator, best remembered for his work at Walt Disney Productions and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. A native of Redlands, California, Blair began his animation career in the early 1930s at the Romer Gray Studio, but due to the studio not keeping up with his salary, he moved to Walter Lantz Productions. He later moved over to Charles Mintz's Screen Gems studio, and in the late 1930s moved over to the Disney studio following numerous failed application attempts. At Disney, Blair animated cartoon short subjects, Mickey Mouse scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in Fantasia's "Dance of the Hours" sequence. He also did some work on Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Bambi (1942). Blair left Disney after the 1941 Disney animator's strike, and was hired to work for Tex Avery's unit at MGM. There, he became particularly known for animating the titular female character in Red Hot Riding Hood. "Red" later re-appeared in more Avery cartoons, including Swing Shift Cinderella, Little Rural Ridi... ()
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Americancharacter animator, most noted for his work atWalt Disney Productionsand theMetro-Goldwyn-Mayeranimation department.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Preston Blair

Winsor McCay Award
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Movies with Preston Blair as Crew(21)

Directing/Director1949 Goggle Fishing Bear
Visual Effects/Animation1949 Bad Luck Blackie
Directing/Director1948 The Bear and the Hare
Directing/Director1948 The Bear and the Bean
Visual Effects/Animation1947 Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Visual Effects/Animation1946 Henpecked Hoboes
Visual Effects/Animation1945 The Screwy Truant
Visual Effects/Animation1943 Who Killed Who?
Visual Effects/Animation1943 One Ham's Family
Visual Effects/Animation1942 Blitz Wolf
Visual Effects/Animation1942 The Early Bird Dood It!
Visual Effects/Animation1942 Bambi
Visual Effects/Animation1940 Pinocchio
Visual Effects/Animation1940 Donald's Dog Laundry
Visual Effects/Animation1939 Sea Scouts
Visual Effects/Animation1939 Beach Picnic
Visual Effects/Animation1939 The Pointer
Visual Effects/Animation1938 The Whalers
Visual Effects/Animation1938 Donald's Golf Game
Visual Effects/Animation1933 Krazy Spooks
Visual Effects/Animation1930 Hot-Toe Mollie

Full Name: Preston Erwin Blair
Born: Saturday, 10/24 1908 (October) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/19 1995 (April) in Santa Cruz (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Chouinard Art Institute, Redlands High School
Employer: Walt Disney Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures
Siblings: Lee Blair
Other names for Preston Blair (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Preston Erwin Blair"
Preston Blair frequently works together with these people:
Tex Avery (11x, Crew)
Walt Disney (10x, Crew)
Scott Bradley (10x, Crew)
Ed Love (9x, Crew)
Fred Quimby (9x, Crew)
Ray Abrams (7x, Crew)
Clarence Nash (6x, Actor)
Joshua Meador (4x, Crew)
Frank Thomas (4x, Crew)
Eric Larson (4x, Crew)
Walt Clinton (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1094051, Added: 12/12/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024