FILM DIRECTOR

Glen Keane

1954 - Today

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Glen Keane is an American animator, director, author and illustrator. As a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 38 years (1974–2012), he worked on feature films including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan and Tangled. He received the 1992 Annie Award for character animation and the 2007 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to the field of animation. He was named a Disney Legend in 2013, a year after retiring from the studio. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Glen Keane is the 1,673rd most popular film director (down from 1,552nd in 2024), the 12,740th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,179th in 2019) and the 482nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Glen Keane ranks 1,673 out of 2,041. Before him are Andrew Dominik, Jan Kounen, Baran bo Odar, Lee Daniels, Ruben Fleischer, and James McTeigue. After him are Srđan Dragojević, Zhang Yuan, Dani Levy, Dave Filoni, Brad Anderson, and Nasir Hussain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Glen Keane ranks 619. Before him are Kwame Anthony Appiah, David Newman, Julie Carmen, Cass Sunstein, Anuradha Paudwal, and Roxanne Seeman. After him are Mike Hagerty, Peter Mueller, Richard Edson, Rustem Khamitov, Al Sharpton, and Dulce Chacón.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glen Keane ranks 12,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Wheatley (1909), Brian Lewis (1974), Sarah Butler (1985), Felix Grundy (1777), David Murray (1955), and Larry Johnson (1969). After him are Kimberly Williams-Paisley (1971), Dorothy Davenport (1895), Lee Garlington (1953), Daniel Manning (1831), Charlie Barnet (1913), and Buck Owens (1929).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Glen Keane ranks 482. Before him are Shirley Clarke (1919), Deran Sarafian (1958), Jim Wynorski (1950), Andy Tennant (1955), Lee Daniels (1959), and Ruben Fleischer (1974). After him are Dave Filoni (1974), Brad Anderson (1964), Adam Shankman (1964), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Morgan Spurlock (1970), and Jeff Nathanson (1965).

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