Wolfgang Reitherman (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985), also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German-American animator, director, and producer who was one of the Nine Old Men of core animators at Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS). Reitherman emerged as a key figure at WDAS in the 1960s and 1970s, a transitionary period which saw the death of Walt Disney and the onset of the studio's "Bronze Era", with Reitherman serving as director and/or producer on 8 consecutive Disney animated feature films from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) through The Fox and the Hound (1981).
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Date of birth | 26 June 1909
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Place of birth | Munich, Germany
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Date of death | 22 May 1985
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Age | 75 (age at death)
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Place of death | Burbank, California, U.S.
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Wolfgang Reitherman is known for his role in the TV series Nature (1982) as dedicated to (1 episode, 1986).
He is also known for his role in the short Mickey's Circus (1936) as animator.
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