You don’t get much better than this! A former Disney Animator gushing about an even more former Disney animator! What an Honour it was to sit down with Tony Bancroft to talk about Fred “Freddie” Moore.  
Fred Moore was one of the earliest animator’s at Walt Disney’s Animation studios in the 1930’s. He’s most famous for redesigning Mickey Mouse into the character model we know today. Moore worked through the studio as it rose to prominence, animating on works such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella. His design of female characters influenced characters such as Ariel in the Little Mermaid which has informed what we think of as the Disney aesthetic now. Moore was a giant influence in the development of Disney animation’s design style after Ub Iwerks left, and before the Nine Old Men rose to prominence. Unfortunately, Moore’s propensity for alcohol held him back, leading him to be fired in 1946 and he’s been generally left out of conversations in the sanitisation of Disney’s history. He returned to Disney is 1948 but was killed in a car crash 4 years later.  
For anyone who’s unfamiliar with Tony, he is one half of the Bancroft Bros. Animation podcast, as well as one half of the Bancroft twins. They both began their careers animating in Disney at the very beginning of the Disney Renaissance. Tony is notable for working on characters such as Cogsworth, Iago, Pumba, Kronk as well directing Mulan in 1998 with Barry Cook. He Has had an incredible, far ranging career animating, directing, podcasting as well as teaching and it’s a pleasure to get to talk to him!  
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