Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who is best known for providing the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie-the-Pooh franchise. Wright came to the studio in the 1940s, and became well known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy and sullen personality traits as well as his bass voice. He turned out to be a natural model for Eeyore when the studio began development on Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. He, along with his fellow Disney contemporaries, was a pioneer in the use of "gags" within cartoons, often acted out in front of the "story board," a bulletin board pinned with sequential sketches of the cartoon's scenes. This technique is still in use today in most major animation studios. He spent the last 30 years of his life in San Luis Obispo County in Los Osos. He died at his home in Los Osos, CA from a heart attack.
Movie | The Blue Men of Morocco | 1956 |
Movie | Perri | 1957 |
Movie | Siam | 1954 |
Movie | Bambi | 1942 |
Movie | Lady and the Tramp | 1955 |
Movie | The Aristocats | 1970 |
Movie | The Jungle Book | 1967 |
Movie | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | 1977 |
Movie | The Three Caballeros | 1944 |
Movie | Saludos Amigos | 1942 |
Episode |
Chilly Willy Salmon Loafer |
1963 |
Movie | Donald's Crime | 1945 |
Episode |
The Wonderful World of Disney All About Magic |
1957 |
Movie | The Blue Men of Morocco | 1956 |
Movie | Private Pluto | 1943 |
Movie | Dude Duck | 1951 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day |
1968 |
Movie | Crazy With The Heat | 1947 |
Movie | Yellowstone Cubs | 1963 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Don's Fountain of Youth |
1953 |
Movie | DTV 'Doggone' Valentine | 1987 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Private Pluto |
1943 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Aquamania |
1961 |
Movie | Nikki, Wild Dog of the North | 1961 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Donald's Dog Laundry |
1940 |
Movie | The Art of Skiing | 1941 |
Movie | R'Coon Dawg | 1951 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Lambert the Sheepish Lion |
1952 |
Movie | Trick or Treat | 1952 |
Movie | DTV: Golden Oldies | 1984 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts No Sail |
1945 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts The Eyes Have It |
1945 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Donald's Garden |
1942 |
Movie | Plutopia | 1951 |
Movie | The Eyes Have It | 1945 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Donald's Crime |
1945 |
Movie | Don's Fountain of Youth | 1953 |
Movie | Rock, Rhythm & Blues | 1984 |
Movie | Lambert the Sheepish Lion | 1952 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts R'coon Dawg |
1951 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Crazy with the Heat |
1947 |
Movie | Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show | 1973 |
Movie | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | 1968 |
Episode |
Woody Woodpecker and Friends Salmon Loafer |
1963 |
Movie | DTV: Pop & Rock | 1984 |
Movie | Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated | 1991 |
Episode |
Paramount - Famous Studios Cartoons Snuffy's Turf Luck |
1963 |
Movie | The Art of Self Defense | 1941 |
Movie | Disney's DTV Valentine | 1986 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts How to Be a Sailor |
1944 |
Movie | Victory Vehicles | 1943 |
Movie | Perri | 1957 |
Episode |
Disney Animated Shorts Trick or Treat |
1952 |
Movie | Siam | 1954 |
Movie | No Sail | 1945 |
Movie | Donald's Garden | 1942 |