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David Hand(1900-1986)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Producer
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David Hand was born on 23 January 1900 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Bambi (1942), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and The Cuckoo. He was married to Josephine Hale Marks. He died on 11 October 1986 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
BornJanuary 23, 1900
DiedOctober 11, 1986(86)
BornJanuary 23, 1900
DiedOctober 11, 1986(86)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

Known for

Bambi (1942)
Bambi
7.3
  • Director(as David D. Hand)
  • 1942
Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, and Harry Stockwell in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7.6
  • Director
  • 1937
Mickey's Birthday Party (1953)
Mickey's Birthday Party
  • Director
  • 1953
The Cat's Nine Lives (1926)
The Cat's Nine Lives
Short
  • Director
  • 1926

Credits

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Director

  • 100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration (2023)
    100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration
    8.2
    • Director
    • 2023
  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (1991)
    Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited on english version, uncredited)
    • 1991
  • DTV Monster Hits (1987)
    DTV Monster Hits
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director (original material)
    • 1987
  • DTV Valentine (1986)
    DTV Valentine
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Director (original material)
    • 1986
  • Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: Life with Mickey (1985)
    Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: Life with Mickey
    7.6
    Video
    • Director (original material)
    • 1985
  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984)
    DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
    8.8
    Video
    • Director (original material)
    • 1984
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    7.8
    Video
    • Director (original material)
    • 1984
  • DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
    DTV: Pop & Rock
    7.3
    Video
    • Director (original material)
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • Director (original material)
    • 1984
  • Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
    The Fox and the Hound
    7.2
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Mickey Mouse Disco (1980)
    Mickey Mouse Disco
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as Dave Hand)
    • 1980
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    7.5
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show (1973)
    Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director (original material)
    • 1973
  • Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show (1968)
    Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show
    Short
    • Director (earlier cartoon clips, uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, and Martha Wentworth in The Sword in the Stone (1963)
    The Sword in the Stone
    7.1
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1963

Animation Department

  • Victory Through Air Power (1943)
    Victory Through Air Power
    6.5
    • animation supervisor
    • 1943
  • The Wayward Canary (1932)
    The Wayward Canary
    6.0
    Short
    • animator
    • 1932
  • Bugs in Love (1932)
    Bugs in Love
    6.0
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Whoopee Party (1932)
    The Whoopee Party
    6.3
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • King Neptune (1932)
    King Neptune
    6.4
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Trader Mickey (1932)
    Trader Mickey
    5.7
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Mickey's Nightmare (1932)
    Mickey's Nightmare
    6.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Just Dogs (1932)
    Just Dogs
    6.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Flowers and Trees (1932)
    Flowers and Trees
    7.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Mickey in Arabia (1932)
    Mickey in Arabia
    6.5
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Bears and Bees (1932)
    The Bears and Bees
    6.1
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Mad Dog (1932)
    The Mad Dog
    6.6
    Short
    • animator
    • 1932
  • Walt Disney in The Gorilla Mystery (1930)
    The Grocery Boy
    6.3
    Short
    • animator
    • 1932
  • Walt Disney in The Gorilla Mystery (1930)
    The Duck Hunt
    6.2
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Marion Darlington, Clarence Nash, and Purv Pullen in The Bird Store (1932)
    The Bird Store
    5.6
    Short
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1932

Producer

  • The Ostrich
    • producer
    • Short
  • The Lion (Felis Leo)
    • producer
    • Short
  • The Cuckoo
    • executive producer, producer
    • Short
  • Animaland (1998)
    Animaland
    7.3
    Video
    • producer (as David Dodd Hand)
    • 1998
  • Exploring
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962–1966
  • Ginger Nutt's Forest Dragon
    6.5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1950
  • A Fantasy on London Life
    Short
    • producer
    • 1950
  • Devon Whey
    Short
    • producer
    • 1950
  • The Australian Platypus
    6.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • It's a Lovely Day (1949)
    It's a Lovely Day
    6.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus (1949)
    Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus
    5.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Ginger Nutt's Bee-Bother
    5.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Canterbury Road
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Cornwall
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Sketches of Scotland
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Yorkshire Ditty
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • A Fantasy on Ireland
    2.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Somerset
    Short
    • producer
    • 1949

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Dave Hand
  • Born
    • January 23, 1900
    • Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • October 11, 1986
    • San Luis Obispo, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Josephine Hale MarksApril 28, 1925 - ? (2 children)
  • Children
      David Hale Hand
  • Parents
      Ernest T. Hand

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    All but four of Hand's "Animaland" cartoon shorts were thought to have been lost. An additional five short films were found by Burbank, California film archivist Ken Kramer, in an odd-lot sale of miscellanious reels. The animator's son, David Hale Hand, authorized the release of all 9 extant films onto home video.

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