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The Disney animators' strike was a 1941 American film industry work stoppage where unionized employees of Walt Disney Productions picketed and disrupted film production for just under four months. The strike reflected anger at inequities of pay and privileges at Disney, a non-unionized workplace.
In May 1941, Sorrell called for a strike against the Disney film studio. [11] The strike was supported by the newly formed Screen Cartoonist's Guild, and the cooperation resulted in the organization of the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU), which Sorrell proceeded to lead. [12] In 1945, Sorrell lead the CSU strike that led to Hollywood Black ...
June 20, 1941 The Reluctant Dragon; October 23, 1941 Dumbo; August 13, 1942 Bambi; February 6, 1943 Saludos Amigos; July 17, 1943 Victory Through Air Power: Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by United Artists: February 3, 1945 The Three Caballeros: Walt Disney Animation Studios; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures April 20, 1946 Make ...
Soon after the birth of Mickey Mouse, one animator raised Walt Disney Productions far beyond Walt’s expectations. That animator also led a union war that almost destroyed the company. Art ...
Production on the film was interrupted on May 29, 1941, when much of the Disney animation staff went on strike. Kimball chose to not to strike, but his close friend Walt Kelly, who was an assistant animator helping him on the crow sequence, left the studios shortly after for reasons unrelated to the strike. [19]
These 11 movie titles all include the cultural disclaimer: Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Mickey Mouse Club (1950’s) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Los Angeles premiere of Walt Disney Animation’s latest film “Wish” on Wednesday night was set to be a star-free affair — well, save for the literal star on ...
The film was released in the middle of the Disney animators' strike of 1941. Strikers picketed the film's premiere with signs that attacked Disney for unfair business practices, low pay, lack of recognition, and favoritism. At one theater, sympathizers paraded down the street wearing a "dragon costume bearing the legend 'The Reluctant Disney'". [5]