Biography
Wilfred Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, arranger, composer and director best known for his work on the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies series of cartoons and the Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria segment of Fantasia from Walt Disney Productions. He was also instrumental in developing the system with which Disney added music and sound to Steamboat Willie, the first Mickey Mouse cartoon.
Several of the Silly Symphony shorts he directed, including The Old Mill (1937), won Academy Awards during the 1930s. Starting with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, he directed sequences in many of the major Disney animated features up to Lady and the Tramp in 1955, including all of the animated sequences in Song of the South (1946). He later moved into television, producing and directing for Disney's Disneyland series. After continuing health issues, he retired in 1961. Jackson died at age 82 in 1988.
Jackson attended Otis Art Institute (now called Otis College of Art and Design) in the 1920s.
Filmography
all 120
Movies 120
Director 99
self 1
100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration (2023)
Everybody Loves Mickey (2001)
Disney's American Legends (2001)
Mickey's Family Album (1998)
DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987)
Donald Duck's First 50 Years (1984)
A Walt Disney Christmas (1982)
Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney (1967)
Goliath II (1960)
4 Artists Paint 1 Tree: A Walt Disney 'Adventure in Art' (1958)
Tricks of Our Trade (1957)
The Plausible Impossible (1956)
The Great Cat Family (1956)
Our Unsung Villians (1956)
The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955)
The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland (1955)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Music Land (1955)
A Story of Dogs (1954)
The Disneyland Story (1954)
How to Sleep (1953)
Ben and Me (1953)
Don's Fountain of Youth (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
The Little House (1952)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Cinderella (1950)
Melody Time (1948)
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (1948)
Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)
Song of the South (1946)
A Feather in His Collar (1946)
The Eyes Have It (1945)
Saludos Amigos (1942)
Aquarela do Brasil (1942)
The New Spirit (1942)
All Together (1942)
Dumbo (1941)
Golden Eggs (1941)
The Little Whirlwind (1941)
Fantasia (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Walt Disney's Standard Parade for 1939 (1939)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Old Mill (1937)
La Revue de Mickey (1937)
Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue (1937)
Woodland Café (1937)
More Kittens (1936)
Mother Pluto (1936)
The Country Cousin (1936)
Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
Mickey's Rival (1936)
Elmer Elephant (1936)
Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
Mickey's Polo Team (1936)
Music Land (1935)
Mickey's Garden (1935)
Water Babies (1935)
The Band Concert (1935)
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
The Goddess of Spring (1934)
Peculiar Penguins (1934)
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Funny Little Bunnies (1934)
The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
The China Shop (1934)
The Night Before Christmas (1933)
The Pet Store (1933)
The Pied Piper (1933)
Puppy Love (1933)
Lullaby Land (1933)
Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933)
Father Noah's Ark (1933)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
Santa's Workshop (1932)
The Klondike Kid (1932)
Touchdown Mickey (1932)
The Whoopee Party (1932)
Mickey in Arabia (1932)
The Bears and Bees (1932)
The Musical Farmer (1932)
Mickey's Revue (1932)
Barnyard Olympics (1932)
The Grocery Boy (1932)
The Bird Store (1932)
The Ugly Duckling (1931)
The Fox Hunt (1931)
The Spider and the Fly (1931)
The Clock Store (1931)
Egyptian Melodies (1931)
The Cat's Out (1931)
The China Plate (1931)
The Castaway (1931)
The Birthday Party (1931)
Playful Pan (1930)
Pioneer Days (1930)
Winter (1930)
The Gorilla Mystery (1930)
Monkey Melodies (1930)
The Chain Gang (1930)
The Fire Fighters (1930)
Night (1930)
Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930)
Arctic Antics (1930)
Frolicking Fish (1930)
Cannibal Capers (1930)
Autumn (1930)
Minnie's Yoo Hoo (1930)
Summer (1930)
The Merry Dwarfs (1929)
Hell's Bells (1929)
Springtime (1929)
El Terrible Toreador (1929)
The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Mickey's Follies (1929)
Steamboat Willie (1928)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-06-24
Deathday1988-08-07 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsWinsor McCay Award, Disney Legends
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