Actor

Mel Shaw

Writing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Movies: 7Series: 0Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 61751

IMDb ID: nm0789873

Known for: Writing

Born: December 19, 1914

Died: November 22, 2012

Age: 97

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1934 - 1994

Years active: 61

Average TMDB rating: 7.27

Wikidata: Q3305313

Also known as

Melvin Shaw • Melvin Schwartzman

Other jobs

Story (2)Character Designer (1)Screenplay (1)Title Designer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

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. His other animated film credits, usually involving animation design or the story, included The Rescuers in 1977, The Fox and the Hound in 1981, The Black Cauldron in 1985, The Great Mouse Detective in 1986, Beauty and the Beast in 1991, and The Lion King in 1994. He was named a Disney Legend in 2004 for his contributions to the Walt Disney Company. -Wikipedia

Movies

Movie credits linked with Mel Shaw.