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Melvin Shaw is a Scriptwriter and Visual Development American born on 19 december 1914

Melvin Shaw

Melvin Shaw
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Nationality USA
Birth 19 december 1914
Death 22 november 2012 (at 97 years)

Melvin Shaw, ou Mel Shaw, est un scénariste américain ayant principalement travaillé pour les studios Disney. De son vrai nom Melvin Schwartzman, il est né le 19 décembre 1914, à Brooklyn et mort le 22 novembre 2012 à Reseda, Californie.

Biography

Melvin Schwartzman est né le 19 décembre 1914, à Brooklyn, second des quatre enfants d'un procureur et d'un chanteuse d'opéra. Il aime la sculpture et à 12 ans gagne un important prix dans le concours national organisé par Procter & Gamble. Sa famille déménage à Los Angeles à la fin des années 1920 et il s'inscrit au Otis Art Institute mais âgé de 14 ans, Melvin décide de devenir cowboy dans l'Utah. Quatre mois plus tard, il revient à Los Angeles et mentant sur son âge postule à un poste de dessinateur de génériques chez Pacific Title and Art Studio.

Peu après Hugh Harman et Rudy Ising, des anciens des Studios Disney, l'embauchent au sein du Harman-Ising Studio. Melvin travaille alors sur les scénarios et l’animation et en 1937 il participe à la production du court métrage Les Bébés de l'océan (1938), sous-traité par Disney à Harman et Ising en raison de la production de Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (décembre 1937) qui requérait de plus en plus d'animateurs.

Melvin part alors chez Disney et est assigné au développement du scénario de Bambi (1942). Mais il est rapidement appelé sous les drapeaux et rejoint l'Army Signal Corps comme photographe de combat en Asie du Sud-Est et participe à un documentaire sur la Campagne de Birmanie. De retour aux États-Unis, il s'associe avec Bob Allen, ancien animateur chez MGM et ensemble ils fondent Allen-Shaw Productions. Ils travaillent sur des illustrations pour le premier livre adapté de Bambi de Disney, concepts de jouets pour enfants et des pièces pour la société de céramique Metlox Pottery. À la fin des années 1940, Allen et Shaw travaillent sur une révision graphique de la série Howdy Doody sur NBC, qu'ils ont breveté en 1950.

En 1974, il retourne chez Disney pour aider à former une nouvelle génération d'animateur. Il participe à plusieurs longs métrages d'animation à partir des Aventures de Bernard et Bianca (1977). En 1985, il épouse Florence Louise Hurd, ancienne artiste peintre sur maquette qui a travaillé jusqu'en 1937 au Harman-Ising Studio et veuve depuis 1976 de John Lounsbery.

Il a été nommé Disney Legends en 2004.

Best films

The Lion King
The Lion King
(1994)
(Visual Development) Bambi
Bambi
(1942)
(Story) The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective
(1986)
(Scriptwriter) The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron
(1985)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Burny Mattinson
Burny Mattinson
(3 films)
John Musker
John Musker
(2 films)
Ron Clements
Ron Clements
(2 films)
Perrette Pradier
Perrette Pradier
(3 films)
Wayne Allwine
Wayne Allwine
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Melvin Shaw (4 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
, 1h14
Directed by Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, John Musker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Sherlock Holmes films, Musical films, Mise en scène d'une souris, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Vincent Price, Candy Candido, Alan Young, Frank Welker
Rating70% 3.549083.549083.549083.549083.54908
In London, circa 1897, a young mouse named Olivia Flaversham is celebrating her birthday with her toymaker father, Hiram. Suddenly, Fidget, a bat with a peg leg, barges in, and after a brief struggle, disappears with Hiram. Fidget takes Hiram to Professor Ratigan who commands him to create a clockwork robot which mimics the Queen of the Mice so Ratigan can rule England. Hiram initially refuses to participate in the scheme, but agrees when Ratigan threatens Olivia.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron (1985)
, 1h20
Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about dragons, Witches in film, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Susan Sheridan, Nigel Hawthorne, John Byner, John Hurt, Freddie Jones, Arthur Malet
Rating63% 3.151433.151433.151433.151433.15143
In the land of Prydain, Taran is an "assistant pig-keeper" on the small farm of Caer Dallben, home of Dallben the Enchanter. Dallben learns that the Horned King is searching for a mystical relic known as the Black Cauldron, which is capable of creating an invincible army of undead warriors, the “Cauldron Born”. Dallben fears the Horned King may try to steal his pig Hen Wen, which has oracular powers, and use her to locate the cauldron. Dallben directs Taran to take Hen Wen to safety; unfortunately, Taran's daydreaming causes Hen Wen to be captured by the Horned King's forces.
Bambi
Bambi (1942)
, 1h8
Directed by Paul Satterfield, Dave Hand, James Algar, Graham Heid, Samuel Armstrong, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, Paula Winslowe, Jonathan Sutherland I, Peter Behn, Sam Edwards
Roles Story
Rating72% 3.6448753.6448753.6448753.6448753.644875
A doe gives birth to a fawn named Bambi, who will one day take over the position of Great Prince of the Forest, a title currently held by Bambi's father, who guards the woodland creatures from the dangers of hunters. The fawn is quickly befriended by an eager, energetic rabbit named Thumper, who helps to teach him to walk and speak. Bambi grows up very attached to his mother, with whom he spends most of his time. He soon makes other friends, including a young skunk named Flower and a female fawn named Faline. Curious and inquisitive, Bambi frequently asks about the world around him and is cautioned about the dangers of life as a forest creature by his loving mother.

Visual effects

The Lion King
The Lion King (1994)
, 1h29
Directed by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about families, Philosophie, Films about religion, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about lions, Films about apes, Musical films, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Suricate, Films about royalty
Actors Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Joseph Williams
Roles Visual Development
Rating82% 4.134164.134164.134164.134164.13416
In the Pride Lands of Africa, a lion rules over the animals as king. The birth of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's son Simba creates envy and resentment in Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, who knows his nephew now replaces him as heir to the throne. After Simba has grown into a young cub, Mufasa gives him a tour of the Pride Lands, teaching him the responsibilities of being a king and the circle of life. Later that day, Scar tricks Simba and his best friend Nala into exploring a forbidden elephant graveyard, despite the protests of Mufasa's hornbill majordomo Zazu. At the graveyard, three spotted hyenas named Shenzi, Banzai and Ed attack the cubs before Mufasa, alerted by Zazu, rescues them and forgives Simba for his actions. That night, the hyenas, who are allied with Scar, plot with him to kill Mufasa and Simba.