Bill Berg

WriterAnimation DepartmentAdditional Crew
Born
September 11, 1917
Died
March 2, 2002
Awards
1 wins, 1 nominations

Bill Berg was born in Tacoma, Washington. He began his profession by studying at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles before joining Disney's animation department in 1938 as an apprentice. After working his way up to assistant animator, he moved to the story department in 1943 and began writing…

Biography

Bill Berg was born in Tacoma, Washington. He began his profession by studying at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles before joining Disney's animation department in 1938 as an apprentice. After working his way up to assistant animator, he moved to the story department in 1943 and began writing and sketching Donald Duck cartoon shorts. Within Disney, he was also a prolific writer. He was behind several of the Jiminy Cricket educational features such as How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956) and 'How to Catch a Cold'. He wrote numerous 'Mickey Mouse Club' shows and many 'Wonderful World of Disney' TV shows. Before retiring in 1988, Berg was behind the syndicated Disney comic strip "Scamp" for many years. His last Disney credit was on the 1989 Disney animated feature, The Little Mermaid (1989). Bill Berg passed away in March 2002, at the age of 84, at his home in San Juan Capistrano.

Animation Department

Home on the RangeHome on the Range(2004)
Treasure PlanetTreasure Planet(2002)
The Emperor's New GrooveThe Emperor's New Groove(2000)
Fantasia 2000Fantasia 2000(1999)
TarzanTarzan(1999)

Additional Crew

The Magical World of DisneyThe Magical World of Disney(1954)

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With Hades voice actor James Woods and animation crew for "Hercules" (Disney, 1997). (Other persons in photo: On right of Hades, Top row--Neal Goldstein, Sergio Pablos, Eric Pigors, Jamie Oliff, Second row--Doug Post, James Baker, James Woods, Third row--Emily Juliano, Denise Meehan, Carl Hall, Fourth row--Dan Bond, Bill Berg, Bill Recinos, Jane Bonnet, Front row -- Eric Kuska, Casey Coffey, Brian Behling, On right of Hades, Top to Bottom--Nic Ranierij, Lieve Miessen, James DeValera Mansfield, Tom Roth.