y . ▁B abb itt ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁anim ator ▁or ▁animation ▁director ▁on ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Snow ▁White ▁and ▁the ▁Seven ▁D war fs ▁( 1 9 3 7 ), ▁Pin oc chio ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁Fant asia ▁( 1 9 4 0 ), ▁and ▁Dum bo ▁( 1 9 4 1 ), ▁among ▁others . ▁Out side ▁of ▁Disney , ▁he ▁also ▁animated ▁The ▁W ise ▁Qu ack ing ▁D uck ▁( 1 9 4 3 ) ▁for ▁Leon ▁Schles inger ▁Produ ctions . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁B abb itt ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁in ▁the ▁Little ▁Boh emia ▁section ▁of ▁town ▁near ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁Ca fe ▁restaurant , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Si oux ▁City , ▁Iowa ▁after ▁he ▁finished ▁kind erg arten . ▁When ▁his ▁hard - working ▁father ▁had ▁an ▁accident ▁on ▁duty ▁and ▁became ▁par al yz ed ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Art ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁bread w inner . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Art ▁B abb itt ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁working ▁for ▁Paul ▁Terry ' s ▁Terry to ons ▁Studio . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁fellow ▁Terry to on ▁colle ague ▁Bill ▁T yt la , ▁and ▁secured ▁a ▁job ▁anim ating ▁for ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Studio , ▁which ▁was ▁expand ing ▁at ▁the ▁time