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Vance Bryden Gerry was an American storyboard artist, concept artist, and character designer.

For Disney, he worked on the films One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Rescuers, and The Lion King.

Biography[]

Gerry was born on August 21, 1929 in Pasadena, California and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute before deciding to work for Walt Disney Productions as an assistant in-betweener. He then transitioned to working as a layout artist in the story department on the films: One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, and The Jungle Book. In 1995, Gerry contributed visual development and character design artwork on the film Pocahontas.

Additionally, his other projects included the films The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, and Home on the Range. Towards the end of his career, he worked closely with fellow storyboard artists Joe Grant and Burny Mattinson before retiring from Disney to start a letterpress printing business with his longtime friend, Patrick Roeh. On March 5, 2005, Gerry died at the age of 75 from complications from cancer in Pasadena, California.

Filmography[]

Year Film Position
1955-1957 The Magical World of Disney Layout artist - 4 episodes
1957 The Truth About Mother Goose Layout artist
1959 Donald in Mathmagic Land Layout artist
1960 Goliath II Layout artist
1961 Aquamania Story
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Layout artist
1963 The Sword in the Stone Layout
1967 The Jungle Book Story
1970 The Aristocats Story
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Animation story - uncredited
1973 Robin Hood Story sequences
1977 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Story - Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1977 The Rescuers Layout - uncredited
story
1978 The Small One Story
1981 The Fox and the Hound Story
1985 The Black Cauldron Story
1986 The Disney Family Album Himself ("The Storymen")
1986 The Great Mouse Detective Story adapted by
1988 Oliver & Company Story
1990 The Prince and the Pauper Storyboard artist
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Storyboard artist
1991 Beauty and the Beast Special thanks
1994 The Lion King Character designer - uncredited
1995 Pocahontas Visual development
Character design
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Visual development
Character designer
1997 Hercules Story
1999 Fantasia 2000 Conceptual storyboard artist - segment "The Carnival of the Animals)
1999 Tarzan Visual development artist
Character designer
2004 Home on the Range Additional visual development artist

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