Ted Berman (December 17, 1919 – July 15, 2001) was an American film director, animator, and screenwriter, known for his work with Disney, including Fantasia, Bambi and The Black Cauldron. Early life Berman was born in East Los Angeles, California. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute after growing up wanting to become an artist. Career Joining Disney in the 1940s, Berman started off as an animator, but focused on writing and directing in his later years. Berman was also a fine-arts painter. He served on the Disney staff for nearly 50 years. Berman worked on a number of successful theatrical releases by the Mouse House along with his work with The Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club. In the 1980s, he helped direct The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron before he retired from Disney. Filmography Writing Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) (Animation Story) The Rescuers (1977) (Additional Story) The Fox and the Hound (1981) (Screenplay) The Black Cauldron (1985) (Story) Director The Fox and the Hound (1981) The Black Cauldron (1985) Animation Sleeping Beauty (1959) (Character Animator) 101 Dalmatians (1961) (Character Animator) Works Fantasia (1940) Bambi (1942) Alice in Wonderland (1951) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955) Mary Poppins (1964) The Rescuers (1977) The Fox and the Hound (1981) The Black Cauldron (1985) Death He died at 81 on July 15, 2001, at his home in Los Angeles from heart failure in his sleep, survived by his wife Jacqueline, children, and grandchildren. References External links Ted Berman at Find a Grave American animated film directors 1919 births 2001 deaths Animators from California American male screenwriters Animation screenwriters Walt Disney Animation Studios people American cartoonists Writers from Los Angeles Chouinard Art Institute alumni People from East Los Angeles, California United States Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from California Film directors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters