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Webb Smith was born on 18 January 1887 in West Liberty, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Dumbo (1941) and Pinocchio (1940). He died on 16 March 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Animation Department
- January 18, 1887
- Webb Smith
- March 16, 1951
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.
May 11, 2017 · Artist Webb Smith is my my 140th pick as a Disney Legend. He is credited with helping to develop the storyboard system. According to the Disney Institute blog, "Storyboards originated at Disney Studios in the 1930’s and were, according to Walt Disney, invented by Animator, Webb Smith.
Nov 30, 2018 · 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 (Christopher Finch, The Art of Walt Disney, Abrams, 1973).
Oct 23, 1999 · Published in 1999, the book takes a close look at the storytelling department of Disney, from where storyboards were created — sketches on the floor of Webb Smith's office were pinned to the board for the first time.
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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.
Webb Smith – Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI. Screenwriter. Webb Smith's films include Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia.
