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Webb Smith (1887-1951) was a writer who worked on Snow White, Dumbo, Pinocchio and Fantasia. He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, and also wrote stories for TV and video.
- Writer, Animation Department
- January 18, 1887
- Webb Smith
- March 16, 1951
May 11, 2017 · Learn about Webb Smith, the animator who developed the storyboard system for Disney Studios in the 1930s. He worked on many classic Disney films, such as Snow White, Fantasia, and Pinocchio.
Joyn Webb Smith was an American animator and writer, who worked at Disney Studios in the 1930s and is often credited for the innovation of the storyboard concept for animation. Smith was born in West Liberty, IA and became employed by Walt Disney in the animation department.
According to Christopher Finch in The Art of Walt Disney (Finch, 1995), Disney credited animator Webb Smith with creating the idea of drawing scenes on separate sheets of paper and pinning them up on a bulletin board to tell a story in sequence, thus creating the first storyboard.
Overview. General. Content Issues. Webb Smith. Biography. Credited by Disney as creator of the first storyboard. Known For. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Pinocchio. Saludos Amigos. Three Little Pigs. On Ice. Three Blind Mouseketeers. Babes in the Woods. The Pied Piper. Writing. Acting. Visual Effects.
This collection comprises well over 500 magnificent original water colour paintings of African and Indian birds and scenes by Christopher Webb Smith (1796-1871). They were presented to the Museum of Zoology by Mrs. Frances H. Atkinson, the wife of the Master of Clare College, in March 1903.
Webb Smith – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI. Screenwriter. Webb Smith's films include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia.
