Brice Harvey Mack (June 2, 1917 – January 2, 2008) was a background painter and director, known for his extensive work at Disney in the 1940s and 1950s as a background painter. He was hired for story writing at Disney in the 1950s, and worked on illustrating children's books based on the studio's films. His first credited appearance was as the background artist for the Rite of Spring sequence in Fantasia. He worked on Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Lady and the Tramp.

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  • Brice Harvey Mack (June 2, 1917 – January 2, 2008) was a background painter and director, known for his extensive work at Disney in the 1940s and 1950s as a background painter. He was hired for story writing at Disney in the 1950s, and worked on illustrating children's books based on the studio's films. His first credited appearance was as the background artist for the Rite of Spring sequence in Fantasia. He worked on Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Lady and the Tramp. His last credit for Disney was in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the 1950s he became the president of ERA Productions, a small studio which was staffed with animators who had mostly come from Disney after leaving during the strike of 1941, producing and directing animated and live action commercials for the Peterson Company, as well as work for Disney. He later went on to form Unicorn Productions, with which he continued to work on commercials, films and theme park rides, continuing to consult for Disney into the early 1990s, when he retired. His feature work includes directing the 1978 live action horror film Jennifer, written by Steve Krantz. Mack was survived by his wife, Ginni, three sons and three grandsons. His son Kevin Mack is an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor.
  • Brice Mack était un artiste Disney, présent aux génériques de nombreux films de Walt Disney Pictures dans la section "décors" de la conception graphique. Il était un dessinateur de décor et un réalisateur, surtout connu pour les décors réalisés dans les films des années 1940 et 1950. Il fut aussi un scénariste dans les années 1950. Son premier crédit au sein de Walt Disney Pictures est un décor de la séquence Le Sacre du Printemps de Fantasia (1940). Il a aussi travaillé sur Mélodie du Sud (1946), Alice au Pays des Merveilles (1951), Peter Pan (1953) et La Belle et le Clochard (1955). Son dernier travail chez Disney est The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958) À partir de la fin des années 1950, il devient le président d'ERA Productions, un petit studio principalement constitué d'anciens animateurs de chez Disney, partis après la grève des studios de 1941. Mais Mack n'a pas travaillé seulement sur l'animation, il travailla aussi comme technicien caméra et réalisateur sur des films en prise de vue réélles dans les années 1970 et 1980. Le film le plus remarqué de cette période est Jennifer, un film d'horreur écrit par Steve Krantz.
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  • Brice Harvey Mack (June 2, 1917 – January 2, 2008) was a background painter and director, known for his extensive work at Disney in the 1940s and 1950s as a background painter. He was hired for story writing at Disney in the 1950s, and worked on illustrating children's books based on the studio's films. His first credited appearance was as the background artist for the Rite of Spring sequence in Fantasia. He worked on Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Lady and the Tramp.
  • Brice Mack était un artiste Disney, présent aux génériques de nombreux films de Walt Disney Pictures dans la section "décors" de la conception graphique. Il était un dessinateur de décor et un réalisateur, surtout connu pour les décors réalisés dans les films des années 1940 et 1950. Il fut aussi un scénariste dans les années 1950. Son premier crédit au sein de Walt Disney Pictures est un décor de la séquence Le Sacre du Printemps de Fantasia (1940).
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