Winnie the Pooh (1953 film)

Winnie the Pooh is the 74 minute animated feature film in the Disney canon. Release date: May 11th, 1953. Reissues: 1958, 1977. Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures(Original release), Buena Vista(Reissues). Directors: Wilfred Jackson(Honey Tree), Hamilton Luske(Blustery Day), and Clyde Geronimi(Tigger Too). Story: Ralph Wright, Joe Rinaldi, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Winston Hibler, Milt Banta, and Erdman Penner. Voices: Sterling Holloway as Winnie the Pooh, Tommy Luske as Roo, Stan Freberg as Gopher, Ralph Wright as Eeyore, Verna Felton as Kanga, Paul Collins as Christopher Robin, Paul Winchell as Tigger, Junius Matthews as Rabbit, Bill Thompson as Owl & Piglet, and Sebastian Cabbot as the Narrator. Musical Score: Oliver Wallace, Songs and Lyrics: Richard and Robert Sherman. Layout: Don Griffith. Directing Animators: Les Clark(Winnie the Pooh), Ollie Johnston(Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo), Frank Thomas(Winnie the Pooh, Piglet), Wolfgang Reitherman(Heffelumps and Woozles), Marc Davis(Rabbit), John Lounsbery(Owl, Eeyore, Gopher), Eric Larson(Rabbit, Kanga, Roo), Ward Kimball(Tigger, Rabbit), Milt Kahl(Christopher Robin), and Norm Ferguson. Character Animators: Hal King, Cliff Nordberg, Fred Moore, Bob Carlson, Hal Ambro, Harvey Toombs, Ken O'brien, Bill Justice, Don Lusk, Judge Whitaker, Marvin Woodward, Jerry Hathcock, Hugh Fraser, Art Stevens, Clair Weeks, and Eric Cleworth. Effects Animators: George Rowley, Joshua Meador, Dan MacManus, and Blaine Gibson. Winnie the Pooh is the last Disney Animated Movie distributed by RKO. Winnie the Pooh was later shown on television in 1956, like Alice in Wonderland was shown on television in 1954 and Dumbo was shown on television in 1955.