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- This article is about the Disney animator. For the American comic book artist, see Erik Larsen; for the American author, see Erik Larson.
Eric Larson (September 3, 1905-October 25, 1988) was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios in the early 20th century and was one of the "Disney's Nine Old Men." in 1973 he began a recruitment training program that brought a new generation of animators into the Disney studio. Many of well-known figures in animation today went through Larson's training program, which include: Brad Bird, Don Bluth, Tim Burton, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, Andreas Deja, Gary Goldman,Dan Haskett, Glen Keane, John Lasseter, John Musker,John Pomeroy,Joe Ranft, Jerry Rees, and Henry Selick, among many others. He was still working at Disney till his death.
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