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Mary Blair(1911-1978)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Writer
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Mary Blair in Pretty as a Picture Art and Design (2006)
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Mary Blair was born on 21 October 1911 in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA. She was a writer, known for Alice in Wonderland (1951), Cinderella (1950) and Peter Pan (1953). She was married to Lee Blair. She died on 26 July 1978 in Soquel, California, USA.
BornOctober 21, 1911
DiedJuly 26, 1978(66)
BornOctober 21, 1911
DiedJuly 26, 1978(66)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1951
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1950
Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1953
Maureen Arthur, Michele Lee, and Robert Morse in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
7.2
  • Art Department
  • 1967

Credits

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Animation Department



  • Rugged Bear (1953)
    Rugged Bear
    7.3
    Short
    • color and styling (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
    Peter Pan
    7.3
    • color and styling
    • 1953
  • Sterling Holloway in The Little House (1952)
    The Little House
    7.5
    Short
    • color and styling (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952)
    Susie the Little Blue Coupe
    7.5
    Short
    • color and styling (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    • color and styling
    • 1951
  • Cinderella (1950)
    Cinderella
    7.3
    • color and styling
    • 1950
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    6.8
    • color and styling
    • 1949
  • Beulah Bondi, Bobby Driscoll, Burl Ives, and Luana Patten in So Dear to My Heart (1948)
    So Dear to My Heart
    6.7
    • cartoon art treatment
    • 1948
  • Melody Time (1948)
    Melody Time
    6.1
    • color and styling
    • 1948
  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • background and color stylist
    • 1946
  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • color and styling
    • 1946
  • Donald Duck Visits Lake Titicaca (1942)
    Donald Duck Visits Lake Titicaca
    6.7
    Short
    • color and styling
    • 1942
  • The Wayward Pups (1937)
    The Wayward Pups
    6.2
    Short
    • opaquer (uncredited)
    • 1937

Art Department



  • Maureen Arthur, Michele Lee, and Robert Morse in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    7.2
    • color designer
    • 1967
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
    Lady and the Tramp
    7.3
    • preliminary artwork (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • storyboard artist (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • art supervisor
    • 1946
  • Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)
    Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health
    5.3
    Short
    • color designer
    • 1945
  • The Three Caballeros (1944)
    The Three Caballeros
    6.3
    • art supervisor
    • 1944
  • Saludos Amigos (1942)
    Saludos Amigos
    6.0
    Short
    • art supervision
    • 1942
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
    Dumbo
    7.2
    • preliminary artwork (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Fantasia (1940)
    Fantasia
    7.7
    • preliminary artwork (uncredited)
    • 1940

Writer



  • DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
    DTV: Pop & Rock
    7.5
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • A Walt Disney Christmas (1982)
    A Walt Disney Christmas
    7.7
    Video
    • stories
    • 1982
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1958
  • Once Upon a Wintertime (1948)
    Once Upon a Wintertime
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1948

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 21, 1911
    • McAlester, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • July 26, 1978
    • Soquel, California, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Spouse
    • Lee Blair1934 - July 26, 1978 (her death)
  • Children
      Donovan Blair
  • Parents
      John Donovan Robinson
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    Honored as a Disney Legend in 1991.

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  • When did Mary Blair die?
    July 26, 1978
  • How did Mary Blair die?
    Cerebral hemorrhage
  • How old was Mary Blair when she died?
    66 years old
  • Where did Mary Blair die?
    Soquel, California, USA
  • When was Mary Blair born?
    October 21, 1911

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