James Algar

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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-06-11

Deathday

1998-02-26 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Modesto, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Jim Alger

James Algar

Biography

James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.

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Crew

1951
Nature's Half Acre as Script

Directing

2000
Fantasia 2000 as Director
1975
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures as Director
1974
Carlo the Sierra Coyote as Director
1972
The City Fox as Director
1972
Mountain Born as Director
1971
Project Florida as Director
1967
One Day On Beetle Rock as Director
1967
Walt Disney Masterpieces as Director
1962
The Legend of Lobo as Director
1961
A Fire Called Jeremiah as Director
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
1960
Jungle Cat as Director
1960
Islands of the Sea as Director
1959
Nature's Strangest Creatures as Director
1958
Grand Canyon as Director
1958
White Wilderness as Director
1957
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades as Director
1957
Tricks of Our Trade as Director
1956
Secrets of Life as Director
1955
The African Lion as Director
1955
A Progress Report/Nature's Half Acre as Director
1954
Cameras in Africa/Beaver Valley as Director
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
1954
The Vanishing Prairie as Director
1953
The Living Desert as Director
1953
Prowlers of the Everglades as Director
1953
The Alaskan Eskimo as Director
1953
Bear Country as Director
1952
The Olympic Elk as Director
1951
Nature's Half Acre as Director
1950
Beaver Valley as Director
1949
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad as Director
1949
The Wind in the Willows as Director
1948
Seal Island as Director
1945
Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health as Director
1945
Something You Didn't Eat as Director
1943
Victory Through Air Power as Director
1942
Bambi as Co-Director
1942
Four Methods of Flush Riveting as Director
1940
Fantasia as Director

Production

1978
Trail of Danger as Producer
1977
The Bluegrass Special as Producer
1975
The Boy Who Talked to Badgers as Producer
1975
The Footloose Goose as Producer
1974
Two Against the Arctic as Producer
1974
Return of the Big Cat as Producer
1974
Carlo the Sierra Coyote as Producer
1972
The City Fox as Producer
1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou as Producer
1969
Rascal as Producer
1967
One Day On Beetle Rock as Producer
1967
The Gnome-Mobile as Co-Producer
1966
Run, Light Buck, Run as Co-Producer
1964
One Day at Teton Marsh as Producer
1963
The Incredible Journey as Co-Producer

Visual Effects

1957
All About Magic as Director of Previsualization
1938
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Animation
1935
Broken Toys as Animation

Writing

1977
The Bluegrass Special as Story
1974
Two Against the Arctic as Teleplay
1972
The City Fox as Writer
1971
Project Florida as Writer
1966
Run, Light Buck, Run as Writer
1964
One Day at Teton Marsh as Teleplay
1963
The Incredible Journey as Writer
1962
The Legend of Lobo as Screenplay
1960
Rapids Ahead/Bear Country as Teleplay
1957
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World as Teleplay
1957
The Crisler Story/Prowlers of the Everglades as Writer
1956
Secrets of Life as Writer
1953
Bear Country as Writer
1952
The Olympic Elk as Writer
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