Last week Saturday was a special afternoon at the Walt Disney Family Museum. All three of Woolie Reitherman's sons, Bruce, Richard and Robert presented an amazing keynote about their dad.
His upbringing, art school, early Disney, his time as a pilot during WWII, his comeback to Disney animation, his astounding career as an animator as well as a director and producer.
They also talked about working with their dad as voice talents for films like The Sword in the Stone, Winnie the Pooh and The Jungle Book. And, what Woolie was like as a father.
Honestly, I wished you all could have been there, this was a truly historical event. The life of Woolie Reitherman was EPIC!
OK, so I have done things with my life...but after this presentation I couldn't help but ask myself: Shouldn't you have done more??? Are you living up to your potential?
I remember attending an Academy event during the early 1980s, when Woolie Reitherman talked about his career and his boss Walt Disney, and how he carried on after his passing.
Newsflash: I am helping Bruce Reitherman with a terrific project about Woolie. Details to come later.
Here are a few highlights showcasing Woolie's career as an extraordinary animator and director.
I see that Woollie had a great talent for drawing. I like 101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book and The Sword in the Stone (or "Merlin the Enchanter" as it was called in my country Spain) was one of my favorite comedies when I was a kid. Robin Hood is "ok", just "ok". It's funny. The compilation of Winnie the Pooh shorts is a classic from my childhood. But not long ago I saw The Rescuers and I felt that more than a Disney movie it was a typical movie that tried to imitate Disney (the sequel from the 90s, despite having a somewhat wasted script in my opinion, I liked it a lot more. I'm very sorry that it failed at the box office).
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