Glen Keane


Director

Biography

Life Events

1974

Joined Disney's animation department

1981

Worked on "The Fox and the Hound", creating the climatic battle scene

1989

Was principal animator for Ariel, "The Little Mermaid"

1991

Animated the Beast in Disney's Oscar-nominated Best Picture "Beauty and the Beast"

1992

Worked on creating the look of the hero for "Aladdin"

1999

Returned to Disney to create "Tarzan"

Family

Bil Keane
Father
Cartoonist. Born c. 1922, creator of the comic strip "The Family Circus".
Thel Keane
Mother
Gayle Keane
Sister
Born c. 1949.
Neal Keane
Brother
Born c. 1951.
Chris Keane
Brother
Born c. 1956.
Jeff Keane
Brother
Born c. 1958.
Claire Keane
Daughter
Born c. 1979.
Max Keane
Son
Born c. 1981.

Companions

Linda Hesselroth
Wife
Commercial actor. Born c. 1954.

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