Burny Mattinson

Burny Mattinson

WriterAnimation DepartmentArt Department
Born
May 13, 1935
Died
February 27, 2023
Awards
1 wins, 6 nominations

Burny Mattinson's helmed the Academy Award-nominated 1983 animated featurette "Mickey's Christmas Carol." In 1986, wrote, produced and directed "The Great Mouse Detective." Mattinson's worked on"Sleeping Beauty," "101 Dalmatians," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Jungle Book," "The Aristocats" and…

Biography

Burny Mattinson's helmed the Academy Award-nominated 1983 animated featurette "Mickey's Christmas Carol." In 1986, wrote, produced and directed "The Great Mouse Detective." Mattinson's worked on"Sleeping Beauty," "101 Dalmatians," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Jungle Book," "The Aristocats" and "The Rescuers." He was a key story team member on Disney's contemporary classics: "Aladdin," "Beauty & the Beast," "The Lion King, "Pocahontas," "Mulan," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Tarzan." Mattinson joined Disney in 1953 at age 18 without formal art training, and started work as an in-betweener for "Lady and the Tramp" less than 6 months later.

Actor

Once Upon a StudioOnce Upon a Studio(2023)as Burny Mattinson

Art Director

Winnie the PoohWinnie the Pooh(2011)

Additional Crew

Winnie the PoohWinnie the Pooh(2011)
The RescuersThe Rescuers(1977)

Archive Footage

Les Chroniques du MeaLes Chroniques du Mea(2012)as Self

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Burny MattinsonJohn Lasseter and Burny MattinsonBurny MattinsonBurny Mattinson in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece (1996)