Visual Effects

William Sturm

Born 1906-01-01 · New Jersey, USA · Died 1981-01-01

William Sturm attended The Art Students League and worked for J.R. Bray as a teenager. He would work with Pat Sullivan, producer of Felix the Cat, in the 1920s; he is credited with the twisting of Felix's tail into the question mark. Sturm worked with Fleischer Studios, where he worked on Popeye before moving on to Disney. He opened his own studio, where he worked for the government and commercial accounts doing training films and animated commercials for Coca-Cola, Bosco, and Brylcreme, among others.

Animation

Known for

Lend a Paw★ 6.7Viewing moment
Lend a Paw
1941
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp★ 7.2Viewing moment
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1939
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer★ 5.8Viewing moment
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1948
Greedy Humpty Dumpty★ 6.5Viewing moment
Greedy Humpty Dumpty
1936
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery★ 8Viewing moment
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery
1939
I Wanna Be a Life Guard★ 6.7Viewing moment
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
Choose Your 'Weppins'★ 6Viewing moment
Choose Your 'Weppins'
1935
Shiver Me Timbers!★ 6.2Viewing moment
Shiver Me Timbers!
1934
Organ Grinder's Swing★ 6.5Viewing moment
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
You Gotta Be a Football Hero★ 5.6Viewing moment
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
1935
King of the Mardi Gras★ 6.7Viewing moment
King of the Mardi Gras
1935
Let's You and Him Fight★ 6Viewing moment
Let's You and Him Fight
1934
Grampy's Indoor Outing★ 7Viewing moment
Grampy's Indoor Outing
1936
Fowl Play★ 7.2Viewing moment
Fowl Play
1937
Wild Elephinks★ 6.8Viewing moment
Wild Elephinks
1933
The Cobweb Hotel★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Cobweb Hotel
1936

Frequent collaborators