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Retta E (Worcester) Scott

Retta E. (Worcester) Scott (1916 - 1990) was active/lived in California, Washington.  Retta Scott is known for Animation, animal sketching, children's book illustration.

Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from the Chouinard Art Institute, so she moved to Los Angeles, California. She spent much of her free time sketching wildlife at the nearby Griffith Park zoo. Her ambition was to mold a career in fine art.

As she readied to complete her Institute training, the Institute's director encouraged Scott to apply at Disney Studios. She was hired in 1938, and assigned to the Story Department, where the ambitious Bambi project was being developed. Her stunning sketches caught the eye of Disney himself, so when the film went into production she was assigned to animate scenes of hunting dogs chasing Faline. This was a significant coup for the young woman, since at the 1930s-era Disney studi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3604 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Retta E (Worcester) Scott

   Retta E. (Worcester) Scott  Born:  1916 - Omak, Washington
Died:   1990 - Foster City, California
Known for:  Animation, animal sketching, children's book illustration
Name variants:  Retta E (Scott) Worcester

Retta Scott (1916 - 1990), an American artist, is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scott was born in Omak, Washington. She graduated from Seattle's Roosevelt High School in 1934, and then received an academic scholarship from the Chouinard Art Institute, so she moved to Los Angeles, California. She spent much of her free time sketching wildlife at the nearby Griffith Park zoo. Her ambition was to mold a career in fine art.

As she readied to complete her Institute training, the Institute's director encouraged Scott to apply at Disney Studios. She was hired in 1938, and assigned to the Story Department, where the ambitious Bambi project was being develo  ...  Displaying 750 of 3604 characters.

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