Phyllis Barnhart (December 16, 1922 – February 6, 2008) was an American animator and cel painter. She was best known for her work on the 1982 animated film, The Secret of NIMH.[1]
Phyllis Barnhart | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1922 Levan, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2008 (aged 85) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouse | Dale Barnhart |
| Children | Philo Barnhart |
History
editNaomi Phyllis Fowler was born on December 16, 1922, in Levan, Utah.[1] She began her career in animation at the Disney studio during the 1940s, starting on the films Fun & Fancy Free and Melody Time, at the inking and painting department.[1] She later worked as a freelance assistant animator and cel painter for such classic animation studios as Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Bandolier Films, Chuck Jones Productions, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, DePatie-Freleng and of course, Disney. She worked as one of the lead cel painters for The Secret of NIMH (1982), which was created at Don Bluth Productions.[1]
Death
editPhyllis Barnhart died at age 85, on February 6, 2008,[2] in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Personal life
editBarnhart's husband Dale Barnhart, died in 1996.[1] He worked as a Disney layout and background artist on films such as The Jungle Book and The Sword in the Stone.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1944 | The Three Caballeros |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music |
| Song of the South | |
| 1947 | Fun and Fancy Free |
| 1948 | Melody Time |
| 1949 | Toy Tinkers |
| 1951 | Dude Duck |
| Tomorrow We Diet! | |
| 1960 | From Hare to Heir |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians |
| 1963 | The Sword in the Stone |
| 1972 | Journey Back to Oz |
| 1973 | Charlotte's Web |
| Robin Hood | |
| 1977 | The Mouse and His Child |
| It's Grinch Night | |
| 1980 | Daffy Duck's Easter Show |
| 1981 | Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother |
| The Fox and the Hound | |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH |
| 1983 | Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore |
| Year | Series |
|---|---|
| 1971–1972 | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show |
| 1974 | The Dogfather |
| 1975 | ABC Nutrition Spots |
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ""NIMH" cel painter Phyllis Barnhart dead at 85". Big Cartoon Forum. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Animators Memorial Set for Feb. 7". 2 February 2009.
- 1 2 "Phyllis Barnhart | Animation Department, Art Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
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