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Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Emmons Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, musical arranger and director best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions. Jackson joined Walt Disney Productions in 1928 as a volunteer washing animation cels. He was soon promoted to an animator and was instrumental in developing the Mickey Mousing technique, which synchronized the music and action for Steamboat Willie (1928). He was then made the director for the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies cartoon series, of which he directed the Academy Award-winning short films: The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), The Country Cousin (1936), and The Old Mill (1937). His feature film directorial debut was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Jackson next worked as a sequence director for Pinocchio (1940) and the Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria segment of Fantasia (1940).[1][2] He then co-directed several theatrical Disney animated features up to Lady and the Tramp (1955). In 1953, Jackson suffered a heart attack while directing Sleeping Beauty (1959). A year later, after recovering, Disney asked Jackson to produce and direct animated segments for the Disneyland series. After nearly 35 years with Disney, he retired in 1961.


Aliases
  • Wilfred Emmons Jackson
English

Director

Movie Cinderella 1950
Movie Peter Pan 1953
Movie Alice in Wonderland 1951
Movie Lady and the Tramp 1955
Movie Dumbo 1941
Movie Fantasia 1940
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Woodland Cafe
1937
Episode Disneyland
The Disneyland Story
1954
Episode Disneyland
Alice In Wonderland ( Edited Movie Version)
1954
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Country Cousin
1936
Movie The Story of the Animated Drawing 1955
Movie The Goddess of Spring 1934
Movie The Little House 1952
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Midnight in a Toy Shop
1930
Movie Mickey's Grand Opera 1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Golden Eggs
1941
Movie Mickey's Rival 1936
Movie The Plausible Impossible 1956
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1933
Movie Touchdown Mickey 1932
Movie Midnight in a Toy Shop 1930
Movie Barnyard Olympics 1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Father Noah's Ark
1933
Movie The Grocery Boy 1932
Movie Mickey's Follies 1929
Movie Golden Eggs 1941
Movie Mickey in Arabia 1932
Movie Johnny Appleseed 1948
Movie The Spider and the Fly 1931
Episode The Wonderful World of Disney
The Disneyland Story
1954
Movie Water Babies 1935
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Mechanical Man
1933
Movie The Bears and Bees 1932
Movie Santa's Workshop 1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Lullaby Land
1933
Movie DTV 'Doggone' Valentine 1987
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Puppy Love
1933
Movie The Bird Store 1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Pied Piper
1933
Movie Peculiar Penguins 1934
Movie The Cat's Out 1931
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Pet Store
1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Night Before Christmas
1933
Movie The Clock Store 1931
Episode Disneyland
The Plausible Impossible
1956
Movie The Tortoise and the Hare 1935
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Aquarela do Brasil
1943
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Johnny Appleseed
1948
Movie The Klondike Kid 1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Castaway
1931
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The China Plate
1931
Movie The China Plate 1931
Movie The New Spirit 1942
Movie The Castaway 1931
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Busy Beavers
1931
Movie Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons 1937
Movie DTV: Golden Oldies 1984
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Water Babies
1935
Movie Mickey's Mellerdrammer 1933
Movie The China Shop 1934
Movie Mother Pluto 1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Follies
1929
Movie The Old Mill 1937
Movie The Wise Little Hen 1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Wise Little Hen
1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Cat's Out
1931
Movie Egyptian Melodies 1931
Movie The Pet Store 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Garden
1935
Movie 4 Artists Paint 1 Tree: A Walt Disney 'Adventure in Art' 1958
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Old Mill
1937
Movie Father Noah's Ark 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Egyptian Melodies
1931
Movie The Night Before Christmas 1933
Movie Rock, Rhythm & Blues 1984
Movie The Band Concert 1935
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Clock Store
1931
Movie Musical Farmer 1932
Movie Mickey's Revue 1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Grand Opera
1936
Movie Mother Goose Goes Hollywood 1938
Movie The Ugly Duckling 1931
Movie Woodland Café 1937
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Fox Hunt
1931
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Spider and the Fly
1931
Movie DTV: Pop & Rock 1984
Movie Lullaby Land 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Ugly Duckling
1931
Movie The Whoopee Party 1932
Episode The Wonderful World of Disney
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
1955
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Bird Store
1932
Movie Music Land 1935
Movie The Country Cousin 1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1938
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Grocery Boy
1932
Movie Mickey's Garden 1935
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Barnyard Olympics
1932
Movie Funny Little Bunnies 1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Revue
1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Musical Farmer
1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Band Concert
1935
Movie Elmer Elephant 1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Bears and Bees
1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey in Arabia
1932
Movie Disney's DTV Valentine 1986
Movie Song of the South 1946
Movie The Grasshopper and the Ants 1934
Movie Toby Tortoise Returns 1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Little House
1952
Episode The Wonderful World of Disney
Cavalcade of Songs
1955
Movie Melody Time 1948
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The China Shop
1934
Movie The Pied Piper 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Whoopee Party
1932
Movie Aquarela do Brasil 1942
Movie Mickey's Mechanical Man 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Grasshopper and the Ants
1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Touchdown Mickey
1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Funny Little Bunnies
1934
Movie Camping Out 1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Klondike Kid
1932
Movie Puppy Love 1933
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Elmer Elephant
1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Peculiar Penguins
1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Santa's Workshop
1932
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey's Rival
1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Toby Tortoise Returns
1936
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mickey Plays Papa
1934
Movie Saludos Amigos 1942
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
The Goddess of Spring
1934
Episode Disney Animated Shorts
Mother Pluto
1936