James Algar

James Algar (June 11, 1912 – February 26, 1998) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked for the Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born in Modesto, California and died in Carmel, California.

Selected filmography

• Fantasia (1940 – director)
• Victory Through Air Power (1943 – director)
• Seal Island (1948 – director)
• The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 – director)
• In Beaver Valley (1950 – director)
• Nature's Half Acre (1951 – director)
• The Olympic Elk (1952 – director and writer)
• Bear Country (1953 – director and writer)
• Prowlers of the Everglades (1953 – director and writer)
• The Living Desert (1953 – director and writer)
• The Vanishing Prairie (1954 – director and writer)
• The African Lion (1955 - director and writer)
• Secrets of Life (1956 – director and writer)
• White Wilderness (1958 – director and writer)
• Grand Canyon (1958 – director)
• Jungle Cat (1960 – director and writer)
• Ten Who Dared (1960 – producer)
• The Legend of Lobo (1962 – director, producer and writer)
• The Gnome-Mobile (1967 – producer)
• The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975 – director, producer and writer)