Al Eugster

Biography

Alfred Julius Eugster (February 11, 1909 – January 1, 1997) was an American animator, writer, and film director. He worked for a number of American animation studios, including Fleischer Studios, the Iwerks Studio, Walt Disney Productions, and Famous Studios. Eugster began his career in animation in April 1925 where he worked at the Pat Sullivan studio. He would blacken in the drawing of Felix the Cat. During his time working for the Pat Sullivan studio, he worked under Otto Messmer. He attended Cooper Union at nighttime to study art while also working. He then left Sullivan's Studio in April 1929 and moved to Fleisher Studios. He would return to Fleischer in 1939. In 1932, Eugster went to work for Mintz. He worked with Preston Blair on many films, most notably Krazy Kat cartoons. Just a year later, he went on to work for Ub lwerks where he co-animated several ComiColor shorts with Shamus Culhane. Eugster worked at Iwerks Studio until 1935, when he joined Walt Disney Animation Studios. His specialty while at Disney studio was the animation of Donald Duck as well as the works of Snow White. He left Disney on March 18, 1939, due to an offer from Max Fleischer in Miami for a higher salary. He re-joined Fleischer in 1939 and stayed with them until the studio closed down in 1942. He would work briefly at Famous Studios but left for the US Army. After his release from the Army, he returned to Famous in 1945. Here he was the head animator and worked on a number of Screen Songs and Popeye cartoons until 1957. From 1957 to 1964, Eugster freelanced throughout New York working for various commercial studios. In 1964, he joined Paramount where he worked for Shamus Culhane and Ralph Bakshi until the studio closed in 1967. The following year, he joined Kim and Gifford, where he began his longest stay at a single studio. In September 1987, Eugster retired from Kim and Gifford, ending his 62-year career. [biography from Wikipedia]

Known for

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Film · 1938 · ★ 7.1

Clock Cleaners

Film · 1937 · ★ 7.1

Gulliver's Travels

Film · 1939 · ★ 6.2

Hawaiian Holiday

Film · 1937 · ★ 6.7

Beach Picnic

Film · 1939 · ★ 6.2

Donald's Golf Game

Film · 1938 · ★ 6.2

Society Dog Show

Film · 1939 · ★ 6.5

Donald and Pluto

Film · 1936 · ★ 6.7

Don Donald

Film · 1937 · ★ 6.2

Music Land

Film · 1935 · ★ 6.9

Moving Day

Film · 1936 · ★ 6.4

Good Scouts

Film · 1938 · ★ 6.3

Filmography

• 2005 Ça cartoon : Spécial Popeye · Animation Director
• 2004 Cartoon Craze Vol. 24 presents: Sing A-Longs · Animation
• 1977 Otto Messmer and Felix the Cat · Self
• 1967 Mouse Trek · Animation
• 1967 Mini-Squirts · Animation
• 1967 The Fuz · Animation
• 1967 Forget-Me-Nuts · Animation
• 1967 The Squaw Path · Animation Director, Animation
• 1967 The Blacksheep Blacksmith · Animation
• 1966 Two by Two · Animation
• 1966 A Wedding Knight · Animation Director, Animation
• 1966 A Balmy Knight · Animation
• 1966 The Defiant Giant · Animation
• 1965 The Story of George Washington · Animation
• 1961 Jungle Bungle · Animation Director
• 1958 Dante Dreamer · Animation Director, Animation
• 1957 Jolly the Clown · Animation
• 1957 L'Amour the Merrier · Animation Director
• 1957 The Crystal Brawl · Animation
• 1956 A Haul in One · Animation
• 1956 Sir Irving and Jeames · Animation Director
• 1956 Parlez Vous Woo · Animation
• 1956 Assault and Flattery · Animation
• 1955 A Job for a Gob · Animation
• 1955 Mister and Mistletoe · Animation
• 1955 Nurse to Meet Ya · Animation
• 1954 Fright to the Finish · Animation
• 1954 Crazytown · Animation
• 1953 No Place Like Rome · Animation
• 1953 Baby Wants a Battle · Animation
• 1953 Invention Convention · Animation
• 1953 Aero-Nutics · Animation Director, Animation
• 1953 Ancient Fistory · Animation, Animation Director
• 1953 Hysterical History · Animation
• 1952 Shuteye Popeye · Animation
• 1952 City Kitty · Animation
• 1952 Friend or Phony · Animation
• 1952 Fun At The Fair · Animation Director, Animation
• 1952 The Awful Tooth · Animation
• 1952 Lunch with a Punch · Animation
• 1952 Snooze Reel · Animation Director, Animation
• 1951 Pilgrim Popeye · Animation
• 1951 Sing Again Of Michigan · Animation Director, Animation
• 1951 Tweet Music · Animation Director, Animation
• 1950 Baby Wants Spinach · Animation
• 1950 Helter Swelter · Animation
• 1950 Win, Place and Showboat · Animation
• 1950 Detouring Thru Maine · Animation Director, Animation
• 1950 Blue Hawaii · Animation
• 1949 Leprechauns Gold · Animation
• 1949 Our Funny Finny Friends · Animation
• 1949 Farm Foolery · Animation
• 1949 The Stork Market · Animation
• 1949 The Emerald Isle · Animation
• 1948 Readin', Writin', and Rhythmetic · Animation
• 1948 Spinach vs Hamburgers · Animation
• 1948 Camptown Races · Animation
• 1948 Sing or Swim · Animation
• 1948 Butterscotch and Soda · Animation
• 1948 Winter Draws On · Animation
• 1947 The Baby Sitter · Animation
• 1947 Naughty But Mice · Animation
• 1947 The Wee Men · Animation
• 1947 The Enchanted Square · Animation
• 1946 House Tricks? · Animation
• 1945 When G.I. Johnny Comes Home · Animation
• 1942 Baby Wants a Bottleship · Animation Director, Animation
• 1941 Mr. Bug Goes to Town · Animation
• 1941 Two for the Zoo · Animation
• 1940 The Riveter · Animation
• 1939 Gulliver's Travels · Animation
• 1939 Officer Duck · Animation
• 1939 Donald's Penguin · Animation
• 1939 Beach Picnic · Animation
• 1939 Society Dog Show · Animation
• 1939 Donald's Lucky Day · Animation
• 1938 Donald's Golf Game · Animation
• 1938 The Whalers · Animation
• 1938 Good Scouts · Animation
• 1938 Polar Trappers · Animation