. ▁ ▁Disney ▁Studio ▁B abb itt ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Disney ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁anim ator , ▁but ▁his ▁talent ▁was ▁sp otted ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁promoted ▁to ▁anim ator . ▁His ▁first ▁important ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁d run ken ▁mouse ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁" The ▁Country ▁C ousin " ( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁which ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁studio . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Disney ▁Studio , ▁B abb itt ▁animated ▁the ▁W icked ▁Queen ▁in ▁Snow ▁White ▁and ▁the ▁Seven ▁D war fs , ▁a ▁job ▁described ▁by ▁Disney ▁anim ator ▁Andreas ▁De ja ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁t ough est ▁assign ments " ▁on ▁the ▁film . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁Snow ▁White ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁Mar jor ie ▁Bel cher , ▁a ▁dance ▁model ▁whose ▁live - action ▁performance ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁reference ▁material ▁by ▁the ▁anim ators ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Snow ▁White . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁film ▁Pin oc chio , ▁B abb itt ▁animated ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Ge ppet to , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁direct ing ▁anim ator . ▁Of ▁all ▁Disney ' s ▁films , ▁Pin oc chio ▁was ▁the ▁feature ▁which ▁B abb itt ▁most ▁adm ired , ▁and ▁which ▁he ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁studio ▁during ▁the ▁" G old en ▁Age " ▁of ▁animation . ▁B abb itt ▁also ▁animated ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁Dan cing ▁M ush rooms , ▁Ze us , ▁and ▁V ul can