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John Hench(1908-2004)

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  • Visual Effects
  • Art Department
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John Hench was born on 29 June 1908 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dumbo (1941) and Alice in Wonderland (1951). He was married to Lowry Hench. He died on 5 February 2004 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJune 29, 1908
DiedFebruary 5, 2004(95)
BornJune 29, 1908
DiedFebruary 5, 2004(95)
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Known for

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.2
  • Art Department(uncredited)
  • 1954
Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1941
Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1951
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1950

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animation art styling
    • layout artist
    • 1955–1957
  • The Alaskan Eskimo (1953)
    The Alaskan Eskimo
    6.3
    Short
    • animator
    • 1953
  • June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Candy Candido, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Corinne Orr, Jeffrey Silver, and Stuffy Singer in Peter Pan (1953)
    Peter Pan
    7.2
    • color and styling
    • 1953
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    • color and styling
    • 1951
  • Cinderella (1950)
    Cinderella
    7.3
    • color and styling
    • 1950
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    6.8
    • color and styling
    • 1949
  • Beulah Bondi, Bobby Driscoll, Burl Ives, and Luana Patten in So Dear to My Heart (1948)
    So Dear to My Heart
    6.6
    • cartoon art treatment
    • 1948
  • Melody Time (1948)
    Melody Time
    6.1
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
    Fun and Fancy Free
    6.3
    • layout
    • 1947
  • Blue Bayou (1946)
    Blue Bayou
    5.7
    Short
    • background artist
    • 1946
  • Two Silhouettes (1946)
    Two Silhouettes
    5.7
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met (1946)
    The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met
    7.5
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1946
  • The Three Caballeros (1944)
    The Three Caballeros
    6.2
    • layout artist
    • 1944
  • Clair de Lune (1941)
    Clair de Lune
    7.6
    Short
    • background artist
    • 1941
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)
    Dumbo
    7.2
    • backgrounds
    • 1941

Visual Effects

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animation effects
    • 1957
  • The Living Desert (1953)
    The Living Desert
    7.3
    • animation effects
    • 1953
  • Prowlers of the Everglades (1953)
    Prowlers of the Everglades
    7.2
    Short
    • animation effects
    • 1953
  • Water Birds (1952)
    Water Birds
    6.7
    Short
    • animation effects
    • 1952
  • The Olympic Elk (1952)
    The Olympic Elk
    6.7
    Short
    • animation effects
    • 1952
  • Nature's Half Acre (1951)
    Nature's Half Acre
    7.0
    Short
    • animation effects
    • 1951

Art Department

  • Destino (2003)
    Destino
    7.5
    Short
    • storyboard artist
    • 2003
  • Clarence Nash in Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
    Donald in Mathmagic Land
    7.8
    Short
    • styling
    • 1959
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • styling
    • special art work
    • 1955–1958
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    7.2
    • production illustrator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • art supervisor
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Johnny Hench
  • Born
    • June 29, 1908
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • February 5, 2004
    • Burbank, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Lowry Hench1939 - February 5, 2004 (his death)
  • Other works
    (book with Wendy Lefkon and Peggy Van Pelt) "Designing Disney: Imagineering and the Art of the Show". Disney Editions, 2003. ISBN 0786854065
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Named a "Disney Legend"; besides his film work, he did a lot of architectural design for the theme parks and hotels.

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