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Retta Scott

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Retta Scott was an American animator at Walt Disney Studios who, in 1942, became the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator on a Disney feature film. Her credited work involved animating the hunting dog sequences in Bambi, where she handled the ferocious pack pursuing the title character. Scott joined Disney in the late 1930s, during a period of major studio expansion as it produced its early feature films.

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What did Retta Scott animate in Bambi?

Scott animated action involving the hunting dogs that pursue Faline near the end of Bambi. Her handling of the animals impressed Walt Disney and helped earn her an on-screen animator credit on the 1942 film.

Was Retta Scott really Disney's first credited female animator?

Yes. Although women had already worked extensively in Disney's ink, paint, and story departments, Scott became the studio's first woman to receive an official screen credit as an animator when Bambi appeared in 1942.

How did Retta Scott get assigned animation work instead of ink-and-paint work?

Scott joined Walt Disney Studios through its story department and produced forceful sketches for Bambi's hunting-dog sequence. The drawings demonstrated such a strong grasp of animal movement that she was moved into animation, an unusual promotion for a woman at the studio at that time.

Which Disney films did Retta Scott work on after Bambi?

Her Disney work included contributions to Fantasia, Dumbo, and The Wind in the Willows material later released in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Her career was interrupted when Disney laid off employees during World War II, but she later returned to animation work.

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