Wolfgang Reitherman, a top Walt Disney animator for 50 years who specialized in fantasy battle scenes and directed the children`s classic ”Jungle Book,” has died of injuries suffered in a traffic ...

A Woolie Reitherman meeting on “Jungle Book” with (l. to r.) Milt Kahl, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery, Frank Thomas, and Reitherman. Photo via Andreas Deja. New chapters of Mouse in Transition will ...

My wrestling match with Ken Anderson now over, I returned once more to Wolfgang “Woolie” Reitherman and Larry Clemmons, working on the story end of “The Fox and the Hound.” I was back in Don ...

Reitherman began working for Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including The Band Concert, ...

In conjunction with our current special exhibition, Directing at Disney, the sons of Disney Legend and influential Disney Animation director and artist Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman will be joining us ...