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Mel Shaw (born Melvin Schwartzman; December 19, 1914 – November 22, 2012) was an American animator, design artist, writer, and artist. Shaw was involved in the animation, story design, and visual development of numerous Disney animated films, beginning with Bambi, which was released in 1942.
Mel Shaw was an American animator, design artist, writer, and artist. Shaw was involved in the animation, story design, and visual development of numerous animated films for Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney Feature Animation, beginning with Bambi, which was released in 1942.
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Animator and story man Mel Shaw has been called one of Disney’s “elder statesmen” of animation. Walt Disney, who personally recruited Mel to join his team, observed another side.
Nov 27, 2012 · Mel Shaw was a visual development artist, designer and writer who worked on Disney animated features from "Bambi" to "The Lion King". He also helped design the Howdy Doody puppet and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during WWII.
Jan 28, 2022 · A 1965 “Calgary Stampede Special” edition of RPM placed a pic of the youthful six-piece on its cover and credited “Personal Manager Mel Shaw” for much of the band’s success.
Nov 30, 2012 · Mel Shaw, an artist and writer who contributed to such Disney animation classics as Bambi, Fantasia and The Lion King, died Nov. 22 of congestive heart failure at Woodland Care Center in...
Mel Shaw was born on 19 December 1914 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Bambi (1942) and The Black Cauldron (1985). He was married to Florence Louise Hurd and Louise. He died on 22 November 2012 in Reseda, California, USA.
