Lawrence Muzzy Lansburgh (May 18, 1911 in San Francisco, California – March 25, 2001 in Eagle Point, Oregon)[1] was an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his films featuring animals.
Career
editLansburgh's film career began in the early 1930s, when he performed stunts for Cecil B. DeMille–directed films.[2] After he broke his leg falling off a horse,[3] he took a clerical job at Walt Disney Studios.[3] In this position, he hired Bob Broughton.[4]
He subsequently began participating in production as a cameraman, accompanying Walt Disney on Disney's 1941 tour of South America,[5] and contributing to the productions of Three Caballeros, Saludos Amigos, and So Dear to My Heart.[2] In 1969, he wrote and directed the Disney film Hang Your Hat on the Wind.[6]
Recognition
editLansburgh's 1956 film Cow Dog was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel.[7] His 1957 Wetback Hound won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action),[8] and his 1960 The Horse with the Flying Tail won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Documentary.[9]
In 1998, he received a Disney Legends award.[1]
Lansburgh's film Dawn Flight was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.[10]
Personal life
editLansburgh was the son of architect G. Albert Lansburgh.[2]
His first wife, Janet Martin,[11] was originally Disney's publicist.[12]
He was a fervent equestrian,[13] and served as a judge at the American Royal Horse Show, where he met his second wife Olive.[14]
He died on his ranch in Eagle Point, Oregon.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b Oliver, Myrna (March 30, 2001). "Larry Lansburgh; Won 2 Academy Awards for His Animal Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ a b c Galloway, Doug (April 4, 2001). "Lawrence M. Lansburgh". Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ a b Disney Legends / "Larry Lansburgh". D23.com. Retrieved October 8. 2018.
- ^ Broggie, Michael (Spring 2009). "Disney Legend Bob Broughton Celebrated". The Carolwood Chronicles: Official Journal of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society. (36). Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Ghez, Didier, ed. (2011). Walt’s People –: Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him, Volume 11]. ISBN 978-1-4653-6841-6.
originally published in South of the Border with Disney. (2009). Walt Disney Family Foundation Press.
- ^ "Hang Your Hat on the Wind". British Film Institute. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "The 29th Academy Awards | 1957". AMPAS. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "The 30th Academy Awards | 1958". AMPAS. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "The 33rd Academy Awards | 1961". AMPAS. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ Scheur, Steven H. (April 23, 1959). "Unrehearsed Cougar 'Steals' TV Scene". Charleston Gazette. p. 7.
- ^ as explained in the 2008 documentary Walt & El Grupo
- ^ Nixon, Rob (May 16, 2017). "The Tattooed Police Horse". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Olive Boyd Beaham Lansburgh". The Mail-Tribune. Medford, Oregon. April 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018; via archive.org
- ^ "Larry Lansburgh; Filmmaker, 89". The New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2018.