Andy Engman
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Andrew 'Andy' Alfons Engman (November 21, 1911 – July 16, 2004) was a Swedish
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cartoon animator
. Engman worked for Walt Disney Studios
in Burbank, California
from the animating of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937 film) to the completion of The Jungle Book
(1967 film), about 1937 to 1971. He started out as an "In-Betweener" animator. He did some Donald Duck
and Goofy
cartoon
s as a character animator, and went on to being a special effects animator. Later he went into production in a middle management
position. He also worked on the effect animations of Make Mine Music
(1946) and the layout of Der Fuehrer's Face
(1943).
and Sweden
, (Vaasa
). Andy claims he could see Russia
n soldier
s going through his yard when he was a child during World War One in the early 1900s.
The Brave Engineer
(1950) (effects animator)
Make Mine Music
(1946) (effects animator)
How to Be a Sailor (1944) (animator)
The Olympic Champ (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
How to Play Baseball
(1942) (animator)
Donald's Gold Mine (1942) (animator)
Donald's Snow Fight
(1942) (effects animator) (uncredited)
The Art of Self Defense
(1941) (animator)
The Art of Skiing
(1941) (animator)
The Reluctant Dragon
(1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Baggage Buster (1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
A Gentleman's Gentleman
(1941) (animator)
The Little Whirlwind
(1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Pluto's Playmate (1941) (animator)
Pantry Pirate (1940) (animator)
Goofy's Glider (1940) (animator)
Fantasia
(1940) (effects animator) (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (uncredited)
Put-Put Troubles (1940) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Pinocchio
(1940) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Brave Little Tailor
(1938) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Animation Department:
Bootle Beetle (1947) (animator)
Clown of the Jungle (1947) (animator)
Double Dribble (1946) (animator)
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (1946) (animator)
Canine Patrol (1945) (animator)
Duck Pimples (1945) (animator)
Californy er Bust (1945) (animator)
African Diary (1945) (animator)
First Aiders (1944) (animator)
Victory Vehicles (1943) (animator)
Saludos Amigos
(1942) (animator) (as Andrew Engman)
Donald's Garden (1942) (effects animator)
The New Spirit
(1942) (animator) (uncredited)
Der Fuehrer's Face
(1942) (animator) (uncredited)
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
cartoon animator
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
. Engman worked for Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)
The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, United States, serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Studio's house offices for each of the company's divisions along with creative spaces designed for movie production. The Walt Disney...
in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....
from the animating of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
(1937 film) to the completion of The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six...
(1967 film), about 1937 to 1971. He started out as an "In-Betweener" animator. He did some Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
and Goofy
Goofy
Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck...
cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s as a character animator, and went on to being a special effects animator. Later he went into production in a middle management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
position. He also worked on the effect animations of Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series....
(1946) and the layout of Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of...
(1943).
History
Andrew Alfons Engman was born November 21, 1911 on the border of FinlandFinland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, (Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
). Andy claims he could see Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
s going through his yard when he was a child during World War One in the early 1900s.
Works
Visual Effects:The Brave Engineer
The Brave Engineer
The Brave Engineer is a 1950 Walt Disney-produced short subject cartoon, based on the exploits of legendary railroad engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones. It was narrated by madcap comic and radio funny-man Jerry Colonna and was a fanficiful re-telling of the story related in the Wallace Saunders...
(1950) (effects animator)
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music
Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15, 1946. It is the eighth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series....
(1946) (effects animator)
How to Be a Sailor (1944) (animator)
The Olympic Champ (1942) (animator) (uncredited)
How to Play Baseball
How to Play Baseball
How to Play Baseball is a cartoon released by Walt Disney Animation Studios in September 1942, produced at the request of Samuel Goldwyn and first shown to accompany the 1942 feature film The Pride of the Yankees.-Synopsis:...
(1942) (animator)
Donald's Gold Mine (1942) (animator)
Donald's Snow Fight
Donald's Snow Fight
Donald's Snow Fight is an animated short film featuring classic cartoon character Donald Duck in a boisterous snowball fight with his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. It was released in 1942 by Walt Disney Productions and is also known as Snowball Wars....
(1942) (effects animator) (uncredited)
The Art of Self Defense
The Art of Self Defense
The Art of Self Defense is a cartoon made by the Walt Disney Company in 1941.-Synopsis:After a brief history on the many different forms of manly arts through the years, Goofy demonstrates the different methods of boxing, as well as punching the bag and shadow boxing - literally - until finally he...
(1941) (animator)
The Art of Skiing
The Art of Skiing
The Art of Skiing is a Goofy cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1941. It has historical significance as the first cartoon to use the goofy holler, as well as being the short that led to the "How To" series, beginning with How to Play Baseball and continuing with How to Hook Up Your Home...
(1941) (animator)
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame , which served as the key element to the 1941 feature film with the same name from Walt Disney Productions. The story has also been set to music as a children's operetta by John Rutter, with words by David Grant...
(1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Baggage Buster (1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
A Gentleman's Gentleman
A Gentleman's Gentleman
A Gentleman's Gentleman is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Eric Blore, Marie Lohr and Peter Coke. It was made at Teddington Studios and was based on a play by Philip MacDonald.-Cast:* Eric Blore - Heppelwhite...
(1941) (animator)
The Little Whirlwind
The Little Whirlwind
The Little Whirlwind is a 1941 animated short subject, part of the Mickey Mouse series, produced by John Sutherland for Walt Disney Productions. Directed by Riley Thomson, the short was released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 14, 1941...
(1941) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Pluto's Playmate (1941) (animator)
Pantry Pirate (1940) (animator)
Goofy's Glider (1940) (animator)
Fantasia
Fantasia (film)
Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. The third feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are...
(1940) (effects animator) (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (uncredited)
Put-Put Troubles (1940) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
(1940) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Brave Little Tailor
Brave Little Tailor
Brave Little Tailor is a 1938 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon is an adaptation of the fairy tale The Valiant Little Tailor with Mickey Mouse in the title role. The film was directed by Bill Roberts and features...
(1938) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
(1937) (effects animator) (uncredited)
Animation Department:
Bootle Beetle (1947) (animator)
Clown of the Jungle (1947) (animator)
Double Dribble (1946) (animator)
Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive (1946) (animator)
Canine Patrol (1945) (animator)
Duck Pimples (1945) (animator)
Californy er Bust (1945) (animator)
African Diary (1945) (animator)
First Aiders (1944) (animator)
Victory Vehicles (1943) (animator)
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos is a 1942 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the 6th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is the first of six package films made by the Disney studio in the 1940s...
(1942) (animator) (as Andrew Engman)
Donald's Garden (1942) (effects animator)
The New Spirit
The New Spirit
The New Spirit is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and released by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry. The cartoon which stars Donald Duck was the first film created as part of Walt Disney's...
(1942) (animator) (uncredited)
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face is a 1943 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setting working at a factory in Nazi Germany, was made in an effort to sell war bonds and is an example of...
(1942) (animator) (uncredited)