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Thelma Witmer

Thelma Witmer

ArtVisual Effects Jun 18 (died age 95) Nebraska, USA 1944–1970 (26 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

In 1944 she was hired by Walt Disney Studios as a background artist. Her first credit for Disney was the animated short Donald’s Off Day (1944) and subsequently she worked on over twenty animated shorts featuring beloved Disney characters such as Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy and Chip ‘n’ Dale before being asked to contribute backgrounds to the feature-length production of Cinderella (1950). Much like Mary Blair, Witmer’s work was often surprisingly bold and modern and these two inventive artists bo…

Known For

The Jungle Book
Film

The Jungle Book

Background Designer
Cinderella
Film

Cinderella

Background Designer
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Film

Pluto's Christmas Tree

Background Designer
Donald in Mathmagic Land
Film

Donald in Mathmagic Land

Background Designer
Corn Chips
Film

Corn Chips

Background Designer
All in a Nutshell
Film

All in a Nutshell

Background Designer
Winter Storage
Film

Winter Storage

Background Designer
Toy Tinkers
Film

Toy Tinkers

Background Designer

Filmography

Crew (38)

Movies (38)

Land Grab

Land Grab

1970

Background Designer

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1967

Background Designer

7.3
Fish, Moon and Tides: The Grunion Story

Fish, Moon and Tides: The Grunion Story

1964

Animation

Goliath II

Goliath II

1960

Background Designer

6.5
Donald in Mathmagic Land

Donald in Mathmagic Land

1959

Background Designer

7.3
Duck Flies Coop

Duck Flies Coop

1959

Background Designer

5.5
Chips Ahoy

Chips Ahoy

1956

Background Designer

6.7
Social Lion

Social Lion

1954

Background Designer

6.2
The New Neighbor

The New Neighbor

1953

Background Designer

6.9
Donald Applecore

Donald Applecore

1952

Background Designer

6.6
Pluto's Christmas Tree

Pluto's Christmas Tree

1952

Background Designer

7.1
Let's Stick Together

Let's Stick Together

1952

Background Designer

6.4
Pluto's Party

Pluto's Party

1952

Background Designer

6.4
Corn Chips

Corn Chips

1951

Background Designer

7.2
Bee On Guard

Bee On Guard

1951

Background Designer

6.9
Cinderella

Cinderella

1950

Background Designer

7.0
Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

1950

Background Designer

6.9
Trailer Horn

Trailer Horn

1950

Background Designer

6.6
Lion Around

Lion Around

1950

Background Designer

6.2
Honey Harvester

Honey Harvester

1949

Background Designer

6.5
Toy Tinkers

Toy Tinkers

1949

Background Designer

6.9
Winter Storage

Winter Storage

1949

Background Designer

6.8
Slide Donald Slide

Slide Donald Slide

1949

Background Designer

6.7
All in a Nutshell

All in a Nutshell

1949

Background Designer

6.8
Sea Salts

Sea Salts

1949

Background Designer

6.5
Daddy Duck

Daddy Duck

1948

Background Designer

6.0
Tea for Two Hundred

Tea for Two Hundred

1948

Background Designer

6.5
Inferior Decorator

Inferior Decorator

1948

Background Designer

6.4
Three for Breakfast

Three for Breakfast

1948

Background Designer

6.6
Straight Shooters

Straight Shooters

1947

Background Designer

6.1
Clown of the Jungle

Clown of the Jungle

1947

Background Designer

6.3
Bootle Beetle

Bootle Beetle

1947

Background Designer

5.9
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive

Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive

1946

Background Designer

5.9
A Knight for a Day

A Knight for a Day

1946

Background Designer

6.5
No Sail

No Sail

1945

Background Designer

6.0
The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

1945

Background Designer

5.7
First Aiders

First Aiders

1944

Background Designer

5.7
Donald's Off Day

Donald's Off Day

1944

Background Designer

6.4