History Creator / ArtBabbitt

After leaving Disney, Babbitt joined United Productions of America (UPA), a studio created to deviate from Disney's "illusion of life" approach, and became an animator and director. In the later 50s, he became part-owner of commercial studio Quartet Films and later became head of Creator/HannaBarbera's commercial department. After becoming an animation teacher regarded as a legend in the field, British animator Creator/RichardWilliams brought him over to his London studio to work at his studio, while also serving as a mentor to him and other young and aspiring animators. There, he animated the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees in ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' and King Nod in the {{troubled production}} ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.

Babbitt began his animation career at the Creator/{{Terrytoons}} studio in 1929, but later moved to the Walt Disney studio in the early 1930s. His first major assignment was animating the Big Bad Wolf in the Oscar-winning Silly Symphony short ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs''. During that time, took up stock character Dippy Dawg and redesigned him to be a slow-witted, yet good-natured yokel whose body movements made him stand out, even giving his fellow animators a famous lecture on how to properly take care of "the goof". As a result, Babbitt gave birth to the lovable character we know today as {{WesternAnimation/Goofy}}.

Arthur Harold "Art" Babitsky (October 8, 1907 – March 4, 1992) was a veteran American animator best known for his work at Creator/{{Disney}} and beyond in a career than spanned more than five decades.

'''Arthur "Art" Babbitt''' (1907-1992) was a veteran animator best known for his work at Creator/{{Disney}} and beyond in a career than spanned more than five decades.

For Disney's first full-length feature film ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', Babbitt was given the difficult task of animating the villainous queen, a far cry from Goofy-like characters of the era. During production, he married his first wife Marjorie Belcher, who was the animators' model for the character of Snow White. After ''Snow White'', Babbitt was promoted to directing animator, and he won praise for his work for animating the kindly Gepetto in ''{{Disney/Pinocchio}}'', the dancing mushrooms in the "Nutcracker Suite" segment of ''{{Disney/Fantasia}}'' and the DeliveryStork from ''{{Disney/Dumbo}}''.

* InkSuitActor: Babbitt modeled the Stork from ''{{Disney/Dumbo}}'' after his voice actor, Sterling Holloway.

* SillyWalk: Babbitt was fond of giving his characters interesting ways of moving around. See his shuffling walk for Goofy in ''Disney/MovingDay'' and Honest John's sauntering gait in ''WesternAnimation/RootyTootToot''.

Babbitt died of kidney failure in 1992. Shortly before his death, he was contacted by Walt's nephew Roy E. Disney and they ended the long feud. [[Creator/DisneysNineOldMen Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston]], loyalists to Walt during the strike, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming gave their former rival a moving eulogy at his funeral]]. He was awarded the Winsor [=McCay=] award in 1974 and was named a Disney Legend in 2007.

Babbitt began his animation career at the Creator/{{Terrytoons}} studio in 1929, but later moved to the Walt Disney studio in the early 1930s. His first major assignment was animating the Big Bad Wolf in the Oscar-winning Silly Symphony short ''Disney/ThreeLittlePigs''. During that time, took up stock character Dippy Dawg and redesigned him to be a slow-witted, yet good-natured yokel whose body movements made him stand out, even giving his fellow animators a famous lecture on how to properly take care of "the goof". As a result, Babbitt gave birth to the lovable character we know today as {{WesternAnimation/Goofy}}.

Babbitt began his animation career at the {{Terrytoons}} studio in 1929, but later moved to the Walt Disney studio in the early 1930s. His first major assignment was animating the Big Bad Wolf in the Oscar-winning Silly Symphony short ''Disney/ThreeLittlePigs''. During that time, took up stock character Dippy Dawg and redesigned him to be a slow-witted, yet good-natured yokel whose body movements made him stand out, even giving his fellow animators a famous lecture on how to properly take care of "the goof". As a result, Babbitt gave birth to the lovable character we know today as {{WesternAnimation/Goofy}}.

'''Art Babbitt''' (1907-1992) was a veteran animator best known for his work at {{Creator/Disney}} and beyond in a career than spanned more than five decades.

Babbitt died of kidney failure in 1992. Shortly before his death, he was contacted by Walt's nephew Roy E. Disney and they ended the long feud. [[DisneysNineOldMen Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston]], loyalists to Walt during the strike, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming gave their former rival a moving eulogy at his funeral]]. He was awarded the Winsor [=McCay=] award in 1974 and was named a Disney Legend in 2007.

'''Art Babbitt''' (1907-1992) was a veteran animator best known for his work at {{Creator/Disney}} and beyond in a career than spanned more than five decades.

* PlayingAgainstType: As mentioned above he mainly animated funny and energetic characters, however in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' his main contribution was the animation of the wicked queen, who is very serious and restrained, although he did get to animate a few Dopey sequences.

'''Art Babbitt''' (1907-1992) was a veteran animator best known for his work at {{Disney}} and beyond in a career than spanned more than five decades.

* PlayingAgainstType: As mentioned above he mainly animated funny and energetic characters, however in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs his main contribution was the animation of the wicked queen who is very serious and restrained, although he did get to animate a few Dopey sequences.

* InkSuitActor: Babbitt modeled the Stork from ''{{Disney/Dumbo}}'' after his voice actor, Sterling Holloway.