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Wilfred Jackson

1906 - 1988

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Wilfred Emmons Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, musical arranger and director best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions. Jackson joined Walt Disney Productions in 1928 as a volunteer washing animation cels. He was soon promoted to an animator and was instrumental in developing the Mickey Mousing technique, which synchronized the music and action for Steamboat Willie (1928). He was then made the director for the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies cartoon series, of which he directed the Academy Award-winning short films: The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), The Country Cousin (1936), and The Old Mill (1937). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfred Jackson is the 932nd most popular film director (up from 1,020th in 2019), the 6,685th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,490th in 2019) and the 235th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wilfred Jackson ranks 932 out of 2,041. Before him are Juzo Itami, Kote Marjanishvili, John M. Stahl, Ludwig Berger, Godfrey Reggio, and Mark L. Lester. After him are Peter Fleischmann, Vatroslav Mimica, Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, Yash Chopra, and Jean-Marie Poiré.

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Among people born in 1906, Wilfred Jackson ranks 270. Before him are Arturo Uslar Pietri, Maurice Sachs, Käthe Krauss, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Boris Papandopulo, and Emília Rotter. After him are Tony Accardo, Hans Walzhofer, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Vilmos Kohut, R. K. Narayan, and Ilie Subășeanu. Among people deceased in 1988, Wilfred Jackson ranks 162. Before him are Josep Tarradellas, Roy Urquhart, Ernest Labrousse, Sylvester, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, and Louise Nevelson. After him are Andrei Glanzmann, Brigitte Horney, Alan Paton, Nikolay Makarov, Francisco Rodrigues, and Anatoly Levchenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilfred Jackson ranks 6,687 out of 20,380. Before him are Gailard Sartain (1946), Harry Partch (1901), Clive Davis (1932), Lou Thesz (1916), David Mamet (1947), and Renée Elise Goldsberry (1971). After him are Beulah Bondi (1889), AJ Lee (1987), Elvin Hayes (1945), David Amram (1930), Mary Edwards Walker (1832), and Tony Accardo (1906).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Wilfred Jackson ranks 235. Before him are Todd Haynes (1961), Charles Shyer (1951), Mary Lambert (1951), Mimi Leder (1952), Godfrey Reggio (1940), and Mark L. Lester (1946). After him are Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Mark Waters (1964), Preston Sturges (1898), Walter Lang (1896), and Jerry Schatzberg (1927).

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