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William Bartlett Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Peet autographing a drawing of Hubert the Lion in 1974
The Jungle Book (1967 film)
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The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. Based on the "Mowgli" stories from Rudyard Kipling's 18
Bill Peet
…Progressively, his involvement in the Disney studio's animated feature films and shorts increased, and he remained there until early in the development of The Jungle Book (1967). A row with Walt Disney over the direction of the project led to him resigning in 1964. Peet's subsequent career was as a writer and illustrator…
Theatrical release poster
A promotional image of the characters from the film. Top row: Kaa, Ziggy, Buzzie, Flaps, Dizzy, Colonel Hathi; Middle row: Flunkey, King Louie, Shere-Khan, Mowgli, Bagheera, the Girl, Baloo, Hathi Jr.; Bottom row: wolf cubs, Mother Wolf, and Rama.
The Jungle Book was the last animated feature Walt Disney supervised before his death in December 1966.