Lawrence Muzzy Lansburgh (May 18, 1911 in San Francisco, California – March 25, 2001 in Eagle Point, Oregon) [1] was an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his films featuring animals.
Lansburgh's film career began in the early 1930s, when he performed stunts for Cecil B. DeMille–directed films. [2] After he broke his leg falling off a horse, [3] he took a clerical job at Walt Disney Studios. [3] In this position, he hired Bob Broughton. [4]
He subsequently began participating in production as a cameraman, accompanying Walt Disney on Disney's 1941 tour of South America, [5] and contributing to the productions of Three Caballeros, Saludos Amigos, and So Dear to My Heart. [2] In 1969, he wrote and directed the Disney film Hang Your Hat on the Wind. [6]
Lansburgh's 1957 Wetback Hound won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action), [7] and his 1960 The Horse with the Flying Tail won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Documentary. [8]
In 1998, he received a Disney Legends award. [1]
Lansburgh's film Dawn Flight was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013. [9]
Lansburgh was the son of architect G. Albert Lansburgh. [2]
His first wife, Janet Martin, [10] was originally Disney's publicist. [11]
He was a fervent equestrian, [12] and served as a judge at the American Royal Horse Show, where he met his second wife Olive. [13]
He died on his ranch in Eagle Point, Oregon. [14]
Lawrence Muzzy Lansburgh (May 18, 1911 in San Francisco, California – March 25, 2001 in Eagle Point, Oregon) [1] was an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his films featuring animals.
Lansburgh's film career began in the early 1930s, when he performed stunts for Cecil B. DeMille–directed films. [2] After he broke his leg falling off a horse, [3] he took a clerical job at Walt Disney Studios. [3] In this position, he hired Bob Broughton. [4]
He subsequently began participating in production as a cameraman, accompanying Walt Disney on Disney's 1941 tour of South America, [5] and contributing to the productions of Three Caballeros, Saludos Amigos, and So Dear to My Heart. [2] In 1969, he wrote and directed the Disney film Hang Your Hat on the Wind. [6]
Lansburgh's 1957 Wetback Hound won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action), [7] and his 1960 The Horse with the Flying Tail won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Documentary. [8]
In 1998, he received a Disney Legends award. [1]
Lansburgh's film Dawn Flight was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013. [9]
Lansburgh was the son of architect G. Albert Lansburgh. [2]
His first wife, Janet Martin, [10] was originally Disney's publicist. [11]
He was a fervent equestrian, [12] and served as a judge at the American Royal Horse Show, where he met his second wife Olive. [13]
He died on his ranch in Eagle Point, Oregon. [14]