Don DaGradi
DirectingBorn Mar 1, 1911Died Aug 4, 1991
New York City, New York, USA
Disney writer who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film Lady and the Tramp in 1955. He also worked as a color and styling or sequence consultant on many other motion pictures for Disney. His greatest achievement was for his visual screenplay for Mary Poppins in 1964 for which he shared an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay with Bill Walsh. Don DaGradi died August 4, 1991, in Friday Harbor, Washington. He was named a Disney Legend posthumously, only months after his death. - Wikipedia
Known For
Two for the Record
movie1954
Mary Poppins
movie1964
Lady and the Tramp
movie1955
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
movie1971
The Parent Trap
movie1961
Dumbo
movie1941
Hockey Homicide
movie1945
Sleeping Beauty
movie1959
Der Fuehrer's Face
movie1943
Blackbeard's Ghost
movie1968
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
movie1959
Victory Vehicles
movie1943
Filmography
1997The Love Bugas Writermovie1992Goofy at the Olympic Gamesas Animationmovie1971Bedknobs and Broomsticksas Screenplaymovie1971Scandalous Johnas Screenplaymovie1968The Love Bugas Screenplaymovie1968Blackbeard's Ghostas Screenplaymovie1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.as Screenplaymovie1964Mary Poppinsas Screenplaymovie1961The Parent Trapas Sequence Artistmovie1959Darby O'Gill and the Little Peopleas Matte Paintermovie1959Sleeping Beautyas Production Designermovie1955Lady and the Trampas Storymovie1955Music Landas Layout Supervisormovie1954Two for the Recordas Layout Supervisormovie1950The Brave Engineeras Layoutmovie1947Fun and Fancy Freeas Layoutmovie1945Hockey Homicideas Layoutmovie1945Duck Pimplesas Layoutmovie1944The Three Caballerosas Layoutmovie1944How to Be a Sailoras Layoutmovie1943Victory Vehiclesas Layoutmovie1943Der Fuehrer's Faceas Layoutmovie1942How to Fishas Layoutmovie1941Dumboas Art Directionmovie