Editing Eric Larson

{{Short description|American animator (1905–1988)}}
{{For|persons with similar names|Erik Larson (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Eric Larson
| image              = Eric Larson.jpg
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Eric Cleon Larson
| birth_date         = September 3, 1905
| birth_place        = [[Cleveland, Utah]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1988|10|25|1905|9|3}}
| death_place        = [[La Cañada Flintridge, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = [[Animator]]
| years active       = 1933–1986
| known_for          = One of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s "[[Disney's Nine Old Men|Nine Old Men]]"  Creation of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney character)|Winnie the Pooh]]
| parents            = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|Gertrude Jannes Larson<br>|February 17, 1933|September 30, 1975|end=died}}
}}
'''Eric Cleon Larson''' (September 3, 1905&nbsp;– October 25, 1988) was an American [[animator]] for the [[List of assets owned by Disney#Studio Entertainment|Walt Disney Studios]] starting in 1933, and was one of "[[Disney's Nine Old Men]]".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Canemaker, John.|title=Walt Disney's nine old men and the art of animation|date=2001|publisher=Disney Editions|isbn=0-7868-6496-6|edition=1st|location=New York|oclc=45388625}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Born in [[Cleveland, Utah]], Larson was the son of Danish immigrants Peter, a clothing salesman, and Nora.<ref>1920 United States Federal Census</ref> He worked on such films as ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', ''Pinocchio'', ''Fantasia'', ''Bambi'', ''The Three Caballeros'', ''Make Mine Music'', ''Melody Time'', ''Cinderella'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''Peter Pan'', ''Lady and the Tramp'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'', ''The Sword in the Stone'', ''The Jungle Book'', and ''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh''. Throughout the years, Larson has animated characters on classics like ''The Aristocats'' and ''Robin Hood'' and also provided the titles on ''The Rescuers'' (along with [[Mel Shaw]] and [[Burny Mattinson]]). In the 1980s his work was minor, but he served as animation consultant on animated films and shorts like ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'', ''The Black Cauldron'', and ''The Great Mouse Detective''.

In 1973, he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio.  Many well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, including [[Brad Bird]], [[Don Bluth]], [[Chris Buck]], [[Tim Burton]], [[Randy Cartwright]], [[Ron Clements]], [[Andreas Deja]], [[Gary Goldman]], Ed Gombert, [[Mark Henn]], [[Dan Haskett]], [[Glen Keane]], [[Bill Kroyer]],  [[John Lasseter]], [[John Musker]], [[Phil Nibbelink]], [[Richard Rich (director)|Richard Rich]], Burny Mattinson, [[Melvin Shaw]], [[Jeffrey J. Varab]], [[John Pomeroy]], [[Joe Ranft]], [[Jerry Rees]], [[Henry Selick]] and [[Tad Stones]] among many others.

Larson was married to Gertrude Larson. By his retirement in 1986, he was the longest-working employee at Disney, having worked there for 53 years. He died on October 25, 1988, at the age of 83.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Credits
! Characters
|-
| 1934 || ''Two-Gun Mickey '' || Assistant animator ||  
|-
| rowspan="7"|1935 || ''[[The Golden Touch (film)|The Golden Touch]]'' || rowspan="2" | Animator ||  
|-
|''[[Mickey's Service Station]]'' ||
|-
|''[[The Tortoise and the Hare (film)|The Tortoise and the Hare]]'' || rowspan="2" |Assistant Animator ||
|-
|''[[Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935 film)|Who Killed Cock Robin?]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Cock o' the Walk (1935 film)|Cock o' the Walk]]'' || rowspan="8" | Animator ||
|-
|''[[On Ice (film)|On Ice]]'' ||
|-
|''[[Mickey's Fire Brigade]]'' ||
|-
| 1936 || ''[[Three Little Wolves (film)|Three Little Wolves]]'' ||
|-
| 1937 || ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' || Forest Animals, [[Seven Dwarfs]] on deer
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1938 || ''[[Farmyard Symphony (film)|Farmyard Symphony]]'' ||
|-
|''[[The Whalers]]'' ||
|-
| 1939 || ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1939 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1940 || ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || Animation Director || Figaro, Cleo, Marionettes, Donkeys
|-
|''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' || Animation Supervisor - Segment "''[[Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)|The Pastoral Symphony]]''" ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|  1942 || ''[[Bambi]]'' || Supervising Animator || Thumper, Friend Owl
|-
|''[[Donald's Gold Mine ]]'' || rowspan="7" | Animator ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[The Grain That Built a Hemisphere]]'' (Documentary short) ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1945 || ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' || "The Flying Gauchito", Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, Panchito, Aracuan
|-
|''Tiger Trouble'' (Short) ||
|-
|''African Diary'' (Short) ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1946 || ''[[A Knight for a Day]]'' (Short) ||
|-
|''[[Make Mine Music]]'' || "Casey at the Bat", "Peter and the Wolf"
|-
|''[[Song of the South]]'' || Directing Animator ||
|-
| 1947 || ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'' || Animator || 
|-
| 1948 || ''[[Melody Time]]'' || Directing Animator || "Once Upon A Wintertime", "Johnny Appleseed" and "Little Toot"
|-
|rowspan="2"|  1949 || ''[[So Dear to My Heart]]'' || rowspan="2" | Animator ||
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'' ||
|-
| 1950 || ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'' || rowspan="2" | Directing Animator || Cinderella, Prince Charming
|-
| 1951 || ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' || Alice, Dinah, Caterpillar, Queen Of Hearts
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Lambert the Sheepish Lion]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' || rowspan="2" | Directing Animator || Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook
|-
| 1955 || ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' || Lady, Tramp, Beaver, Peg
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' || Sequence Director ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' || Directing Animator || Pongo, Perdita, Puppies, Colonel, Tibbs
|-
| 1962 || ''[[A Symposium on Popular Songs]]'' (Short) || Animator ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword in the Stone]]'' || Character Animator || Wart, Merlin, Archimedes, Sir Ector, Madam Mim
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1964 || ''[[Man's Search for Happiness]]'' (Short) || rowspan="3" | Animator ||
|-
|''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' || Forest animals, Racers
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'' (Short) ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' || Character Animator || Mowgli, Bagheera, Vultures
|-
| 1968 || ''Understanding Stresses and Strains'' (Short) || rowspan="2" | Animator ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[It's Tough to Be a Bird]]'' (Documentary short) ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[The Aristocats]]'' || Character Animator || Roquefort, Kittens, Scat Cat
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'' || Animator || Ballroom Fish, Elephant Soccer Player, Crocodile Soccer Player,
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' || Character Animator || Robin Hood, Little John, Vultures
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]'' (Short) || Directing Animator ||  
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1977 || ''[[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' || Animator || Kanga, Roo, Winnie The Pooh, Christopher Robin,
|-
|''[[The Rescuers]]'' || Titles/Animator ||
|-
| 1956 - 1979 || ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' (TV Series) || Animator ||  ''[[List of Walt Disney anthology television series episodes|17 Episodes]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1981 || ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' (TV Series) || || Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life - Himself
|-
|''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'' || rowspan="2" | Animation Consultant ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (Short) ||
|-
| 1984 || ''DTV: Golden Oldies'' (Video) || Animator ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1985 || ''The Disney Family Album'' (TV Series documentary) || Eric Larson || Himself
|-
|''[[The Black Cauldron (film)|The Black Cauldron]]'' || rowspan="2" | Animation Consultant ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' ||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0488981|name=Eric Larson}}
* [https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/eric-larson/ Disney Legends]

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