Ed Starr

Birth : 1901-09-08,

Death : 1971-10-01

History

Educated in painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Chouinard School of Art. Known for his work on Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940) and Song of the South (1946). A colorful personality, whose emotional extremes can be grasped through his nephew, Mike Baldwin, recounting how his uncle resigned from Disney with a fiery march into Walt Disney's office, followed by Starr smashing and backyard-burying all his Disney animation celluloids and other artwork. This contrasts strongly with the graceful, smooth, peaceful lines of his brushwork and the soft, inky, pastel-like glow of his watercolors. —http://www.puertovallarta.net/fast_facts/bernice-starr-edgar-starr.php

Movies

Working Dollars

Background Designer

FIlm on how the average person can invest in the stock market.

The Simple Things

Background Designer

Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his minnows as bait are thwarted by a hungry seagull; he brings his friends, and they chase our heroes away.

Inside Cackle Corners

Art Direction

Cold-War propaganda film where the importance of research and development in capitalism is stressed.

Tooth or Consequences

Background Designer

The Fox, once again, is plagued with a toothache, and once again is in search for a dentist to relieve his agony, and he, once again, finds Mr. Crow, pretending to be a dentist. This leads to no end of painful consequences for Mr. Fox.

Song of the South

Background Designer

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

Pinocchio

Background Designer

Lonely toymaker Geppetto has his wishes answered when the Blue Fairy arrives to bring his wooden puppet Pinocchio to life. Before becoming a real boy, however, Pinocchio must prove he's worthy as he sets off on an adventure with his whistling sidekick and conscience, Jiminy Cricket.