Seeing the studiosPinocchioat the age of six convinced Mattinson he wanted to work inanimation.
Ever since I saw that film, this was my dreamto work in this business,he recalledyears later.
So I worked every day, drawing.
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Impressed, the guard called Ken Seiling, the head of Personnel.
Six months later, Mattinson began working onLady and the Tramp(1955).
I love him dearly.
Mattinson later remembered of his career.
And I said, Ok!
I started loving making the story because there is something very creative about it.
It was never hard.
He was also, when he started, traffic boy to Walt, giving Walt his weekly spending cash.
His storyboards were beautifully acted and wonderfully atmospheric, which I first encountered when I joined the studio forAladdin.
The more I saw of his work, the more I became in awe of his breadth of talent.
I value his cheerful friendship and lasting inspiration to me and so many other animation artists.
He will be missed, but not forgotten.
He was also a producer as well as co-director onThe Great Mouse Detective(1986).
Animation is 75 percent thinking and 25 percent drawing, Mattinson once said of his process.
Everything must be carefully thought out first.
Our characters pause to think and connive.
you could see it in their eyes.
I never feel like Ive gotten old.
Funeral services will be private, and he will be laid to rest at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.
