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Joe Hale(1925-2025)

  • Animation Department
  • Visual Effects
  • Writer
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Joe Hale was born on 4 June 1925 in Newland, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for The Black Hole (1979), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Sleeping Beauty (1959). He was married to Beverly Hale. He died on 29 January 2025 in Atascadero, California, USA.
BornJune 4, 1925
DiedJanuary 29, 2025(99)
BornJune 4, 1925
DiedJanuary 29, 2025(99)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Black Hole (1979)
The Black Hole
5.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1979
John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
The Black Cauldron
6.3
  • Animation Department(uncredited)
  • 1985
Barbara Jo Allen, Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes, Barbara Luddy, Bill Shirley, and Bill Thompson in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1959
Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
Robin Hood
7.5
  • Animation Department
  • 1973

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    The Great Mouse Detective
    7.1
    • additional layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • additional layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Wayne Allwine, Dick Billingsley, and Alan Young in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
    Mickey's Christmas Carol
    8.0
    Short
    • additional layout (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • layout
    • animator
    • 1955–1982
  • Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Pat Buttram, Candy Candido, Keith Coogan, Clarence Nash, Jeanette Nolan, Paul Winchell, and 'Squeeks' the Caterpillar in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
    The Fox and the Hound
    7.2
    • layout
    • 1981
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
    Pete's Dragon
    6.4
    • layout artist
    • 1977
  • Eva Gabor, Joe Flynn, Jim Jordan, James MacDonald, Bob Newhart, and Geraldine Page in The Rescuers (1977)
    The Rescuers
    6.9
    • layout
    • 1977
  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.5
    • layout artist
    • 1977
  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
    Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
    7.8
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1974
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    7.5
    • layout
    • 1973
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    7.1
    • layout
    • 1971
  • Scatman Crothers, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Pat Buttram, Dean Clark, Gary Dubin, Liz English, Phil Harris, Lord Tim Hudson, George Lindsey, Roddy Maude-Roxby, Thurl Ravenscroft, Vito Scotti, and Paul Winchell in The Aristocats (1970)
    The Aristocats
    7.1
    • additional layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (1970)
    Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • layout artist
    • 1970
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969)
    It's Tough to Be a Bird
    6.7
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1969
  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
    7.9
    Short
    • additional layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1968

Visual Effects

  • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
    The Watcher in the Woods
    6.2
    • alien designer: Other World sequence
    • animation supervisor: Other World sequence
    • 1980
  • The Black Hole (1979)
    The Black Hole
    5.9
    • animation special effects
    • 1979
  • Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
    Return from Witch Mountain
    5.7
    • stop motion animation
    • 1978

Writer

  • John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • story
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 4, 1925
    • Newland, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 2025
    • Atascadero, California, USA(Natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Beverly Hale? - present
  • Children
    • Steven

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