David Hand was born on January 23, 1900 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA as David Dodd Hand. He is known for his work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Bambi (1942) and Three Orphan Kittens (1935). He died on October 11, 1986 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
In Britain from 1945 to 1950, setting up a short-lived cartoon unit, Gaumont British Animation at Moor Hall, for the Rank Organisation.
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Hand began as animator on the 'Out of the Inkwell' cartoons in the 1920s. He joined Disney studio 1930.
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All but four of Hand's "Animaland" cartoon shorts were thought to have been lost. An additional five short films were found by Burbank, California film archivist Ken Kramer, in an odd-lot sale of miscellanious reels. The animator's son, David Hale Hand, authorized the release of all 9 extant films onto home video.
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Victory Through Air Power
1943
Documentary animation supervisor
The Wayward Canary
1932
Short animator
Bugs in Love
1932
Short animator - uncredited
The Whoopee Party
1932
Short animator - uncredited
King Neptune
1932
Short animator - uncredited
Trader Mickey
1932
Short animator - uncredited
Mickey's Nightmare
1932
Short animator - uncredited
Flowers and Trees
1932
Short animator - uncredited
Just Dogs
1932
Short animator - uncredited
Mickey in Arabia
1932
Short animator - uncredited
The Bears and Bees
1932
Short animator
The Mad Dog
1932
Short animator
The Grocery Boy
1932
Short animator
The Duck Hunt
1932
Short animator - uncredited
The Bird Store
1932
Short animator - uncredited
The Ugly Duckling
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Mickey's Orphans
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Mickey Cuts Up
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Beach Party
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Fox Hunt
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Barnyard Broadcast
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Fishin' Around
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Egyptian Melodies
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Cat's Out
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Mickey Steps Out
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Delivery Boy
1931
Short animator
The China Plate
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Moose Hunt
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Mother Goose Melodies
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Castaway
1931
Short animator
Traffic Troubles
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Birds of a Feather
1931
Short animator - uncredited
The Birthday Party
1931
Short animator - uncredited
Playful Pan
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Pioneer Days
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Winter
1930
Short animator - uncredited
The Picnic
1930
Short animator - uncredited
The Gorilla Mystery
1930
Short animator - uncredited
The Chain Gang
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Monkey Melodies
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Night
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Midnight in a Toy Shop
1930
Short animator - uncredited
The Fire Fighters
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Frolicking Fish
1930
Short animator - uncredited
Dinky Doodle in the Army
1926
Short animator
Just Spooks
1925
Short key animator
The Magic Lamp
1924
Short animator
Out of the Inkwell
1919/II
Short animator
Out of the Inkwell
1919/I
Short animator
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mickey Mouse Disco
1980
Short as Dave Hand
Bambi
1942
supervising director - as David D. Hand
The Whalers
1938
Short uncredited
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937
supervising director
Little Hiawatha
1937
Short uncredited
Magician Mickey
1937
Short uncredited
More Kittens
1936
Short
Mother Pluto
1936
Short uncredited
Mickey's Elephant
1936
Short uncredited
Three Blind Mouseketeers
1936
Short uncredited
Alpine Climbers
1936
Short uncredited
Thru the Mirror
1936
Short uncredited
Three Little Wolves
1936
Short uncredited
Mickey's Polo Team
1936
Short uncredited
Three Orphan Kittens
1935
Short
Pluto's Judgement Day
1935
Short
Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935
Short uncredited
Mickey's Kangaroo
1935
Short uncredited
The Robber Kitten
1935
Short uncredited
Mickey's Man Friday
1935
Short uncredited
The Dognapper
1934
Short uncredited
The Flying Mouse
1934
Short uncredited
Mickey's Steam Roller
1934
Short
Camping Out
1934
Short uncredited
Old King Cole
1933
Short uncredited
The Mail Pilot
1933
Short uncredited
Birds in the Spring
1933
Short uncredited
The Mad Doctor
1933
Short uncredited
Building a Building
1933
Short uncredited
Trader Mickey
1932
Short uncredited
The Tail of the Monkey
1926
Short
The Cat's Nine Lives
1926
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Animaland
1997
Video producer - as David Dodd Hand
Exploring
1962
TV Series documentary producer
A Fantasy on London Life
1950
Short producer
Devon Whey
1950
Short producer
Ginger Nutt's Forest Dragon
1950
Short producer
Ginger Nutt's Bee-Bother
1949
Short producer
Ginger Nutt's Christmas Circus
1949
Short producer
It's a Lovely Day
1949
Short producer
The Australian Platypus
1949
Short producer
The Ostrich
1949
Short producer
Canterbury Road
1949
Short producer
Cornwall
1949
Short producer
Sketches of Scotland
1949
Short producer
Yorkshire Ditty
1949
Short producer
A Fantasy on Ireland
1949
Short producer
Somerset
1949
Short producer
The Cuckoo
1948
Short producer
The House-Cat (Felis Vulgaris)
1948
Short producer
The Lion (Felis Leo)
1948
Short producer
The Thames
1948
Short producer
Wales
1948
Short producer
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Autograph Hound
1939
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
The Pointer
1939
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
The Hockey Champ
1939
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Ugly Duckling
1939
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
The Practical Pig
1939
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Ferdinand the Bull
1938
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Farmyard Symphony
1938
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Mickey's Parrot
1938
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Wynken, Blynken & Nod
1938
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Moth and the Flame
1938
Short executive in charge of production - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made
1939
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith
2003
Video documentary short
Himself - Director
Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All