Jack Cutting (animator)

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Jack Cutting
Born(1908-01-19)January 19, 1908
New York City, New York
DiedAugust 17, 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 80)
North Hollywood, California
OccupationHead of Disney's Foreign Department
Years active1929-1975

Jack A. Cutting (January 19, 1908 – August 17, 1988) was an American international content supervisor and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he worked for 46 years.[1]

Biography[edit]

Cutting was born on January 9, 1908, in New York City.[1] He attended the Otis College of Art and Design, where he met Tyrus Wong, Wilfred Jackson, and John Hench and graduated in 1929.[1] A friend referred him to the fledgling Walt Disney Studios, where he was hired to a group of 19 animators in August/September 1929.[1][2] He worked alongside Walt Disney himself and made $18.00 a week, oftentimes working overtime without pay.[1] He worked in several different departments, starting as an animator, moving up to director, then to assistant director; he was also Dave Hand's assistant.[3][4] When the United States entered World War II, Disney submitted the necessary paperwork to waive his employees of their service so the company could direct training films for the army.[1] Cutting headed the Editorial Department for a year during the war.[1] Cutting was one of the several employees who played polo with Walt Disney; he also was sent to "scout for merry-go-rounds in Europe" after Disney had the idea for a theme park.[5][6][1] In 1939, his film The Ugly Duckling won the 1940 Oscar in Best Short Subject (Cartoons).[4][7]

After Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released, Cutting convinced Roy Disney to let him work with the man hired to dub the film; he quickly became a dubbing assistant and by 1938 was head of the Foreign Department at Disney.[1] In this role, he supervised translation and dubbing efforts all over the world, traveling often to work with different teams.[2][4][1] He oversaw the dubbing of and found voice actors for the Swedish Dumbo, the French Mary Poppins, and the Japanese One Hundred and One Dalmatians in Japanese.[1] He was among the frontrunners for synchronizing sound and image.[4] He held his position in the Foreign Department until his retirement in 1975.[2][1]

Cutting and his wife Camille lived in Paris while Cutting worked with European markets.[3] They had at least one son, Phil.[8][4] Cutting died on August 17, 1988, in North Hollywood, California.[1][2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role/s Notes Ref
1930 Autumn Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Summer Animator Short [9]
The Chain Gang Animator Short; uncredited [9]
The Picnic Animator Short; uncredited [10]
Winter Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Pioneer Days Animator Short; uncredited [8][9]
Playful Pan Animator Short; uncredited [9]
1931 The Birthday Party Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Birds of a Feather Animator Short; uncredited [9]
The Fox Hunt Animator Short [9]
The Spider and the Fly Animator Short [9]
The Castaway Animator Short; uncredited
The Busy Beavers Animator Short [9]
The China Plate Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Blue Rhythm Animator Short; uncredited [11][9]
Fishin' Around Animator Short; uncredited
The Beach Party Animator Short; uncredited [9]
The Ugly Duckling Animator Short; uncredited [1][9]
1932 Santa's Workshop Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Flowers and Trees [1]
1933 The Mail Pilot Animator Short; uncredited [9]
Father Noah's Ark Animator Short [9]
1934 The Goddess of Spring Assistant animator Short [1]
1935 Three Orphan Kittens Animator Short [9]
1936 Three Little Wolves Assistant director Short; uncredited [9]
Three Blind Mouseketeers Assistant director Short; uncredited [9]
More Kittens Assistant director Short; uncredited [9]
1938 Farmyard Symphony Director Short; uncredited [12][4][9]
1939 The Ugly Duckling Director Short; uncredited [1][2][4][9]
Beach Picnic Assistant director Short; uncredited [1][9]
Officer Duck Assistant Director Short; uncredited [9]
1941 The Reluctant Dragon Director Cartoon sequences; uncredited [13]
1942 South of the Border with Disney Director, foreign supervisor Short documentary; uncredited [9]
Saludos Amigos Foreign supervisor Short [4]
Aquarela do Brasil Foreign supervisor Short
1943 The Grain That Built a Hemisphere Director Documentary short; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
Chicken Little Director Short; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
1944 The Three Caballeros Brazilian and Spanish supervisor [4]
1945 Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health Foreign supervisor Documentary short; uncredited
1948 Melody Time Foreign supervisor Uncredited
Blame it on the Samba Foreign supervisor Short; uncredited
1951 Chicken in the Rough Director Short; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited [12]
1955 Lady and the Tramp Director Earlier cartoon clips; uncredited
1960 Donald Duck and his Companions Director
1978 The Small One Director Short; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
1984 DTV: Golden Oldies Director

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ghez, Didier. Walt's People - Volume 9: Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jack Cutting; Pioneer Disney Animator". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1988. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Peri, Don. Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sampson, Wade (March 17, 2010). "Jack Cutting Speaks". Mouse Planet. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mickey Mouse Park: The Story of Walt Disney's Lost First Theme Park". Theme Park Tourist. May 3, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ^ Mitenbuler, Reid. Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation.
  7. ^ "THE 12TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 1940". Oscars. n.d. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Disney In-Studio Gag Drawing Created During Making of PIONEER DAYS from Estate of JACK CUTTING, 1930". Howard Lowery Auctioneers. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Jack Cutting". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. n.d. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Paccagnella, Valerio (n.d.). "THE PICNIC" (in Italian). The Disney Compendium. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Blue Rhythm". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. n.d. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Disney FARMYARD SYMPHONY Animation Character Drawings of the COLT, 1938". Howard Lowery Auctioneers. 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Reluctant Dragon". Skyway to Wonderland. September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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