William Cottrell
Writing · Adaptation · Screenplay · Story
Born Nov 19, 1906 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
Active 1933–1995 · Awards: Disney Legends
“Born 1906 South Bend, Ind., of English parents. Learned to speak English in 1910. Went abroad in 1920. Sentenced to salt mines in Siberia for soaping royal wind shield of Czar Nicholas’ carriage. Escaped to California in 1923.
Filmography
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) — Sequence Supervisor · DirectorAlice in Wonderland (1951) — StoryPeter Pan (1953) — StoryPinocchio (1940) — AdaptationThe Three Caballeros (1944) — StoryThe Naked City (1948) — Bisbee (Uncredited)Thru the Mirror (1936) — StorySaludos Amigos (1942) — WriterThe Tortoise and the Hare (1935) — StoryboardThe Reluctant Dragon (1941) — ScreenplayThe Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) — WriterThree Little Wolves (1936) — Storyboard · ScreenplayThree Orphan Kittens (1935) — StoryThe Country Cousin (1936) — StoryboardToby Tortoise Returns (1936) — StoryboardPluto's Judgement Day (1935) — StoryWynken, Blynken & Nod (1938) — StoryboardWho Killed Cock Robin? (1935) — StoryboardThe Night Before Christmas (1933) — StoryThe Goddess of Spring (1934) — StoryThe Little House (1952) — AdaptationCamping Out (1934) — StoryThe Robber Kitten (1935) — StoryAquarela do Brasil (1942) — Writer