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Al Dempster | |
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| Born | Albert Taylor Dempster July 23, 1911 |
| Died | June 28, 2001 (aged 89) Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animation background artist |
| Years active | 1936–1999 |
Albert Taylor "Al" Dempster (July 23, 1911 – June 28, 2001[1]) was an animation background artist who worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Biography
[edit]Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dempster joined Disney Studios in 1939.[2]
He assisted with Al Zinnen’s set designs both for El Gaucho Goofy (1943) and for The Simple Things (1953). He worked on Disney classics such as Dumbo, Saludos Amigos, The Adventures of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and The Aristocats.
Filmography
[edit]- Fantasia (1940) – sequences The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Dance of the Hours
- Dumbo (1941)
- Saludos Amigos (1942)
- Victory Through Air Power (1943)
- The Three Caballeros (1944)
- Canine Casanova (1945)
- Make Mine Music (1946)
- Song of the South (1946)
- Peter Pan (1953)
- Father's Week End (1953)
- Franklin and Me (1953)
- Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
- Casey Bats Again (1954)
- Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956)
- The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
- Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- The Litterbug (1961)
- The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- The Aristocats (1970)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Robin Hood (1973) – color stylist
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
- The Rescuers (1977)
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) – reused footage from The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940)
Bibliography
[edit]- Dempster, Al (2020). Walt Disney's Pinocchio. New York: Golden/Disney. ISBN 9780736440950.
- Dempster, Al (2015). Santa's Toy Shop. New York: Golden/Disney. ISBN 9780736434010.
- Dempster, Al (2007). Walt Disney's Peter Pan. New York: Golden/Disney. ISBN 9780736402385.
- Fletcher, Steffi; Dempster, Al (2002). Pinocchio. New York: Golden Books. ISBN 9780736421522.
Tributes
[edit]Dempster was chosen posthumously to be in the 2006’s class of the Disney Legends.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Albert Dempster", The Tribune, July 1, 2001. Accessed January 30, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Albert Taylor Dempster, 89, died Thursday, June 28, 2001, in Ventura.... Born July 23, 1911, in Atlantic City, Mr. Dempster was a former Disney background artist and color stylist."
- ↑ "Sir Elton John Among 12 Honorees To Receive Prestigious Disney Legends Award", Walt Disney Company, October 9, 2006. Accessed January 30, 2026. "Albert Taylor Dempster was born in 1911 in Atlantic City, New Jersey."
- ↑ "Al Dempster". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Al Dempster at Disney Legends
- Al Dempster at IMDb