William Cottrell
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Also Known As
Bill Cottrell
Died
December 22, 1995
Cause of Death
Natural Causes
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1937)
Seq Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Return to Treasure Island
(1954)
Cookie
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
(1954)
Roberts
Titanic
(1953)
Ship steward
Julius Caesar
(1953)
Cinna
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
(1953)
Macklin
Loose in London
(1953)
Reggie
Donovan's Brain
(1953)
Dr. Crane
Les Miserables
(1952)
Dupuy
My Pal Gus
(1952)
Hotel manager
Target Unknown
(1951)
Henri
The Strange Door
(1951)
Corbeau
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
(1950)
Moers
All the King's Men
(1950)
Reporter
That Wonderful Urge
(1949)
Reporter
The Naked City
(1948)
Bisbee
Writer (Feature Film)
Peter Pan
(1953)
Story
Alice in Wonderland
(1951)
Story
Melody Time
(1948)
Story
Variety Girl
(1947)
Special Puppetoon seq
The Three Caballeros
(1945)
Story
Victory Through Air Power
(1943)
Story Adapted
Saludos Amigos
(1943)
Story research
The Reluctant Dragon
(1941)
Screenwriter
Pinocchio
(1940)
Story Adapted
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
(1954)
Dial Director
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
(1953)
Dial Director
Writer (Short)
Three Little Wolves
(1936)
Writer
Life Events
1940
Started career at Disney as a cameraman, cutter, animation director and writer (date approximate)
1955
Headed the division of Disney that designed and constructed Disneyland in Anaheim, CA
1982
Retired after running Retlaw (Walter spelled backward: a Disney family business) for 18 years