Ann Sullivan (Veteran Disney Animator) [1929-2020]
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:11 am
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Ann Sullivan, a veteran Disney animator who served two tenures at the studio, has passed away at age 91 of complications of the ongoing world health emergency.
After leaving Disney the first time to start a family, Sullivan fought her way back into the animation industry, working at Filmation and Hanna-Barbera before returning to Disney to work on such 80s and 90s classics as "Oliver & Company," "The Little Mermaid," "The Lion King," and even worked into the 2000s on films like "Lilo and Stitch" and "Treasure Planet."
After leaving Disney the first time to start a family, Sullivan fought her way back into the animation industry, working at Filmation and Hanna-Barbera before returning to Disney to work on such 80s and 90s classics as "Oliver & Company," "The Little Mermaid," "The Lion King," and even worked into the 2000s on films like "Lilo and Stitch" and "Treasure Planet."