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Disney animator Burny Mattinson, who worked on some of the brand's most memorable films, has died at the age of 87. Getty Images

Mattinson was the assistant animator on One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), working under renowned Disney animator Marc Davis. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures

Robin Hood, released in 1973, was Mattinson's big break as an animator. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures

Matinson directed and produced Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983). Photo: Walt Disney Pictures

A scene from Beauty and the Beast (1991). Photo: Walt Disney Pictures

Disney animator Burny Mattinson, who worked on some of the brand's most memorable films, has died at the age of 87. Getty Images

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Burny Mattinson's career-defining Disney films, including Robin Hood and Big Hero 6

The animator and director played a vital role in several of the company's contemporary classics

Razmig Bedirian

February 28, 2023

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