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Erdman Penner(1905-1956)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Erdman Penner was born on 17 January 1905 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for Sleeping Beauty (1959), Cinderella (1950) and Lady and the Tramp (1955). He died on 10 November 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 17, 1905
DiedNovember 10, 1956(51)
BornJanuary 17, 1905
DiedNovember 10, 1956(51)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

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
  • Writer
  • 1959
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1950
Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the Tramp
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1955
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
  • Writer
  • 1953

Credits

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Writer

  • Tom Hanks and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Pinocchio (2022)
    Pinocchio
    5.1
    • based on the 1940 story adaptation by (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
    Lady and the Tramp
    6.2
    • based on the 1955 story adaptation by (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elle Fanning, Ed Skrein, and Harris Dickinson in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
    6.6
    • based on the motion picture "Sleeping Beauty": story adaptation by (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Peter Pan XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
    7.1
    Video
    • story
    • 2015
  • Lily James in Cinderella (2015)
    Cinderella
    6.9
    • based on the motion picture "Cinderella": screenplay by (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
    Maleficent
    6.9
    • based on the motion picture "Sleeping Beauty", story adaptation by (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Alice in Wonderland Jr.
    Video
    • story
    • 2012
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    8.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984)
    DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
    7.8
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)
    Disney's Halloween Treat
    8.4
    Video
    • stories
    • 1984
  • 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
    • story adaptation
    • 1959
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • writer
    • 1954–1957
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
    Lady and the Tramp
    7.3
    • story
    • 1955
  • 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
    • story
    • 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
    • story
    • 1951

Music Department

  • Jude Law, Joshua Pickering, Jacobi Jupe, Ever Anderson, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Alexander Molony in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
    Peter Pan & Wendy
    4.4
    • original lyrics by
    • 2023
  • 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
    • songs
    • 1959
  • How to Dance (1953)
    How to Dance
    6.6
    Short
    • tuba (uncredited)
    • 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
    • songs
    • 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
    • songs by (uncredited)
    • 1951

Director

  • All Together (1942)
    All Together
    4.9
    Short
    • earlier cartoon clips (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
    Mickey's Amateurs
    6.6
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Firehouse Five Plus 2
  • Born
    • January 17, 1905
    • Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • November 10, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Played bass sax and tuba for the Firehouse Five Plus Two.

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