William Bartlett "Bill" Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Walt Disney Productions.
He joined the company in 1937 as an artist initially working on Donald Duck cartoons until he was moved to the story department.
Peet worked on films, such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, The Three Caballeros, Song of the South, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, as well as other short films, such as Goliath II, Lambert the Sheepish Lion, Susie the Little Blue Coupe, and more. He left Walt Disney Productions in 1964 following an argument with Walt Disney over the story production of The Jungle Book to focus on his career as a children's book author and illustrator.
In his 1989 autobiography, Peet said he drew both Captain Hook in Peter Pan and Merlin in The Sword in the Stone to look like Walt. He was honored as a Disney Legend in 1996.
Filmography
Writer:
- Pinocchio (1940) (uncredited)
- Fantasia (The Pastoral Symphony) (1940)
- Dumbo (1941)
- How to Play Football (1944) (uncredited)
- The Three Caballeros (1945)
- Tiger Trouble (1945)
- African Diary (1945)
- Californy 'er Bust (1945)
- A Knight for a Day (1946)
- Song of the South (1946)
- Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
- So Dear to My Heart (1948)
- Cinderella (1950)
- Wonder Dog (1950)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952)
- Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952)
- The Little House (1952)
- Peter Pan (1953)
- Ben and Me (1953)
- The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
- Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- Goliath II (1960)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- The Jungle Book (1967) (uncredited)
Animation Department:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (in-between artist) (uncredited)
- Song of the South (1946) (animation planner)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) (character stylist)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963) (character designer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Dumbo (1941) (story developer)
Gallery
External links
Bill Peet on Wikipedia
Bill Peet on IMDb
Bill Peet at Find a Grave- Bill Peet interview
- Official Bill Peet Web site
