Production Information for Disney's Sleeping Beauty

Storyboard discussion with (L-R) Eric Larson, Joe Rinaldi, Don DaGradi and Marc Davis.

Original Release Date: January 29, 1959

Running Time: 75 minutes

Based on: Charles Perrault's (1628-1703) "La Belle Au Bois Dormant" from "Histoires ou Contes du temps passe" (1697)

Story Adaption: Erdman Penner

Additional Story: Milt Banta, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears and Ralph Wright

Supervising Director: Clyde Geronimi

Production Supervision: Ken Peterson

Sequence Directors: Les Clark, Eric Larson and Wolfgang Reitherman

Effects Animators: Jack Boyd, Jack Buckley, Dan MacManus and Joshua Meador

Character Styling: Tom Oreb

Character Animators: Hal Ambro, Bob Carlson, Eric Cleworth, Blaine Gibson, Ken Hultgren, John Kennedy, Hal King, Fred Kopietz, Don Lusk, George Nicholas, Ken O'Brien, John Sibley, Henry Tanous, Harvey Toombs and Bob Youngquist

Directing Animators: Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, John Lounsbery and Frank Thomas

Colour Styling: Eyvind Earle

Backgrounds: Frank Armitage, Dick Anthony, Al Dempster, Ralph Hulett, Bill Layne, Fil Mottola, Walt Peregoy, Anthony Rizzo, Richard H. Thomas and Thelma Witmer

Production Design: Ken Anderson and Don DaGradi

Layout: Ray Aragon, Tom Codrick, Basil Davidovich, Don Griffith, Victor Haboush, Joe Hale, Jack Huber, Homer Jonas, Erni Nordli and McLaren Stewart

Music Adapted from: Tchaikowsky's "The Sleeping Beauty Ballet"

Music Adaptation: George Bruns

Music Editor: Evelyn Kennedy

Songs: Tom Adair, George Bruns, Sammy Fain, Winston Hibler, Jack Lawrence, Erdman Penner and Ted Sears

Choral Arrangements by: John Rarig

Voices:

Sound Supervisor: Robert O. Cook

Special Processes: Ub Iwerks and Eustace Lycett

Film Editors: Roy M. Brewer, Jr. and Donald Halliday





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