"I had the privilege of being part of the crew with Roger on many films in the late '80s and throughout the '90s, Bossert wrote. And he was, without question, one of the kindest people you could hope to know and work alongside. He went on to co-direct The Lion King, a phenomenal success, yet it never went to his head he carried a sense of wonder, generosity, and enthusiasm that lifted everyone around him."
"Born in New York in 1949 but raised in Arizona, Allers became a fan of animation at the age of five after seeing Disney's Peter Pan. He got his start at Disney on Tron (1982) as part of the storyboard team, then working as a storyboard artist on Oliver & Company (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990) before becoming head of story on Beauty and the Beast (1991) and working on Aladdin (1992)."
Roger Allers, the Disney film-maker who co-directed The Lion King and worked on Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, has died aged 76. Dave Bossert announced the death on social media and remembered Allers as an extraordinarily gifted artist and one of the kindest people to work alongside. Disney CEO Bob Iger called Allers a creative visionary whose contributions will live on and said his work helped define an era of animation. Born in New York in 1949 and raised in Arizona, Allers moved from storyboarding on Tron (1982) to co-directing The Lion King in 1994, a landmark hand-drawn animated film.
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