William Barnard "Bill" Justice (February 9, 1914 – February 10, 2011) was an animator and engineer for the Walt Disney Company.Justice joined Walt Disney Studios as an animator in 1937 and worked on such features as 1940's Fantasia, 1944's The Three Caballeros, 1951's Alice in Wonderland, and 1953's Peter Pan. He is arguably best known as the animator of the rabbit Thumper from 1942's Bambi and chipmunks Chip 'n Dale. He was the director of 1957's The Truth About Mother Goose, 1959's Noah's Ark, and 1962's A Symposium On Popular Songs, all of which were nominated for Academy Awards as Best Short Subject, Cartoon. In total, Justice worked on 57 shorts and 19 features.In 1965, Justice joined Walt Disney Imagineering, where he programmed figures for several Disney attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, and Country Bear Jamboree.Justice retired from the Disney Company in 1979 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996. He is the author of Justice for Disney, which chronicles his years with the company.Justice died of natural causes at a nursing home in Santa Monica, California, one day after his 97th birthday. He is survived by his wife, Kim, his daughter, Melissa Justice, and a granddaughter.
Designed the City of Burbank float in the 1966 Tournament of Roses parade (Walt Disney was Grand Marshal that year). The parade theme was "It's a Small World" and the float theme was "Our Small World Of Make Believe".
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
1995-1997
TV Series animator - 2 episodes
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
1995-1996
TV Series animator - 10 episodes
The Little Mermaid
1989
animator - uncredited
Oliver & Company
1988
animator - uncredited
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
animator - uncredited
The Black Cauldron
1985
animator - uncredited
Hooray for Sandbox Land
1984
Short animator - uncredited
DTV: Golden Oldies
1984
Video animator
DTV: Pop & Rock
1984
Video animator
More Sport Goofy
1983
Video animation
The Fox and the Hound
1981
animator - uncredited
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1954-1979
TV Series animator - 17 episodes
The Rescuers
1977
animator - uncredited
Cri Cri el grillito cantor
1963
animation director
A Symposium on Popular Songs
1962
Short stop motion animator
The Flintstones
1960-1961
TV Series animator - 6 episodes
Noah's Ark
1959
Short animator
Hooked Bear
1956
Short animator
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
1956
Short animator - uncredited
Up a Tree
1955
Short animator
Beezy Bear
1955
Short animator
The Flying Squirrel
1954
Short animator
Grin and Bear It
1954
Short animator
Broadway Bow Wow's
1954
Short animator - uncredited
Dragon Around
1954
Short animator
Dig That Dog
1954
Short animator - uncredited
Spare the Rod
1954
Short animator
Working for Peanuts
1953
Short animator
Don's Fountain of Youth
1953
Short animator
Peter Pan
1953
character animator
Pluto's Christmas Tree
1952
Short animator
Trick or Treat
1952
Short animator
Uncle Donald's Ants
1952
Short animator
Let's Stick Together
1952
Short animator
Two Chips and a Miss
1952
Short animator
Donald Applecore
1952
Short animator
Bee on Guard
1951
Short animator
Out of Scale
1951
Short animator
Alice in Wonderland
1951
character animator
Lucky Number
1951
Short animator
Test Pilot Donald
1951
Short animator
Corn Chips
1951
Short animator
Dude Duck
1951
Short animator
Chicken in the Rough
1951
Short animator
Out on a Limb
1950
Short animator
Bee at the Beach
1950
Short animation
Hook, Lion and Sinker
1950
Short animator
Trailer Horn
1950
Short animator
Crazy Over Daisy
1950
Short animator - uncredited
Lion Around
1950
Short animator
Toy Tinkers
1949
Short animator
Slide Donald Slide
1949
Short animator
The Greener Yard
1949
Short animator
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949
animator - uncredited
All in a Nutshell
1949
Short animator
Winter Storage
1949
Short animator
Sea Salts
1949
Short animator
Donald's Happy Birthday
1949
Short animator
Tea for Two Hundred
1948
Short animation
Three for Breakfast
1948
Short animator
Soup's On
1948
Short animator
Inferior Decorator
1948
Short animator
Chip an' Dale
1947
Short animator
Mail Dog
1947
Short animator
Fun & Fancy Free
1947
animator - uncredited
Bootle Beetle
1947
Short animator
Clown of the Jungle
1947
Short animator
Straight Shooters
1947
Short animator - as William Justice
All the Cats Join In
1946
Short animator - uncredited
Double Dribble
1946
Short animator
Defense Against Invasion
1946
Short animator - uncredited
The Story of Menstruation
1946
Short documentary animator - uncredited
Wet Paint
1946
Short animator
Make Mine Music
1946
animator
The Cold-Blooded Penguin
1945
Short animator
Old Sequoia
1945
Short animator
Cured Duck
1945
Short animator
The Clock Watcher
1945
Short animator
The Three Caballeros
1944
animator
The Plastics Inventor
1944
Short animator
Commando Duck
1944
Short animator - uncredited
Contrary Condor
1944
Short animator - uncredited
How to Play Golf
1944
Short animator - uncredited
Home Defense
1943
Short animator
Victory Vehicles
1943
Short animator
Victory Through Air Power
1943
Documentary animator
Der Fuehrer's Face
1942
Short animator - uncredited
Donald Duck Visits Lake Titicaca
1942
Short character animator
Saludos Amigos
1942
Short animator
Bambi
1942
animator
Fire Chief
1940
Short animator - uncredited
Fantasia
1940
animator - segment "The Pastoral Symphony"
Window Cleaners
1940
Short animator - uncredited
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Cowboy Needs a Horse
1956
Short
Jack and Old Mac
1956
Short
I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
1956
Short uncredited
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955
TV Series cartoon director - 1 episode
The Winged Scourge
1943
Documentary short uncredited
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
1943
Documentary short uncredited
It's a Small World of Fun
2006
Video
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
TV Series 2 episodes, 1957 - 1959 segment director - 1 episode, 1963