Burton F. Gillett (October 15, 1891 – December 28, 1971) was a

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. He is noted for his

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work for

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, particularly the 1932 short film ''

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'' and the 1933 short film ''

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'', both of which were awarded the

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for

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and both of which were selected for inclusion in the

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Early life

He was born in

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. His animation career started around 1916 when he was employed by the

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, an early

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under the ownership of

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and the supervision of

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. The studio had been formed in 1915 and first employed experienced

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s Frank Moser and William Nolan. Within a year the veterans had been joined by several new recruits. Gillett was probably recruited along with notable co-workers John Foster, Jack King,

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and

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Career

In 1929, Gillett joined the Walt Disney Studio where he started out primarily working on Mickey Mouse cartoon shorts. At this point,

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was the only experienced animator on staff.

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visited New York City with the goal of hiring more experienced staff. The first notable animator hired this way was

, a veteran of the

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. A visit by Disney to the studio of Pat Sullivan resulted in Disney hiring Gillett, the second New York animator to be hired. He started working for Disney in April, 1929.Barrier (2007), p. 71–72 The move of the two New Yorkers to the studio coincided with a significant change in the way the staff functioned. Up to 1929, Walt Disney had been the de facto director of most of the studio's films, but now he was pulling back and installing new directors. Gillett soon moved into the "music room" (the director's office). The division of responsibilities between them was still, however, informal and somewhat unclear. Disney did not hesitate to intervene and criticize Gillett in front of fellow staff members.Barrier (2007), p. 71–72 By the Summer of 1929, Iwerks and Gillett were the primary directors of the studio. Iwerks was directing the

shorts, and Gillett the

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ones, beginning with ''

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''. The involvement of Disney himself in production details declined.Barrier (2007), p. 74 In 1930, Gillett directed ''

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'', the first of 15 Silly Symphonies shorts to his credit. These included two

winners (''

'' and ''The Three Little Pigs''), and also featured important firsts such as the introduction of the

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character and the first animated short to be produced in full-color three-strip

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. Due to the success of ''The Three Little Pigs'', Gillett was recruited to run the

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in 1934. While working there, he directed the Technicolor

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animated shorts featuring Molly Moo-Cow,

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, and several color

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cartoons. He also was the one that hired

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for US$25 a week.Joseph Barbera: ''My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century'', Turner Pub, Nashville 1995, , p. 45 In 1934 Gillett shifted the studio production to producing only color cartoon shorts, an innovative step for early animation. The Rainbow Parade shorts imitated the Silly Symphonies, though produced with a lower budget.

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were replaced with newer characters.Koszarski (2008), p. 319-320 Gillett introduced Disney-influenced ideas, and invited young Disney artists to lecture the New York veterans of Van Beuren. However, this was taken as condescension by his artists, and resulted in their resentment. It didn't help that he fired about fifty people in a six-month period, citing as his reason their failure to meet his standards. Staff morale took a blow. At Van Beuren, Gillett attempted to introduce the rigorous quality standards of Disney, but he did so while maintaining the same working conditions which had plagued the animators of the studio up to that point: low-budget work, and deadlines filled with uncompensated extra work hours.Sito (2006), unnumbered pages Artists saw their work rejected as substandard, then having to work overtime to replace it. The hard-drinking Gillett gained a reputation for emotional outbursts and instability. As a result of all this, a number of artists initiated contact with the Animated Motion Picture Workers Union (AMPWU), and discussed their plans to join the union, but Gillett had his informants among them. On February 14, 1935, Gillett called a staff meeting to announce his knowledge of their union talk. He intimidated the artists into changing their plans, though their discontent remained. He later discovered that an inker named Sadie Bodin had encouraged female staff members to stand up to Gillett and refuse to do extra work. He fired her, despite her protest that this violated the recently passed

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, claiming that he fired her for her attitude rather than her stance in favor of unionizing. On April 17, 1937, Bodin and her husband began

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outside the studio; for several days they called attention to Gillett firing employees because of their alleged union activity. Unfortunately, her former co-workers were too intimidated to stand by her side. The AMPWU filed a formal complaint against Van Beuren with the

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. In his testimony, Gillett claimed that he did not force employees to work for free, but that he had set up a system whereby employees would bank their hours and take the time as paid leave. The board ruled in favor of the studio management. In a subsequent staff meeting, Amadee J. Van Beuren stated his firm support for Gillett, who used his victory to fire other union agitators. Among them was Phil Klein, who was

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by the New York based animation studios, requiring him to move to California to gain employment with the Disney studio. In 1936, Gillett attempted to revive series focusing on the

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and

. The failure of both attempts highlighted the weaknesses of his efforts to integrate the West Coast style of Disney with the East Coast style of Van Beuren. These films lacked the energy and imagination of earlier products of the studio, but also lacked the Disney charm, graphic sophistication, and logical storyline.

released its films through a distribution deal with

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. In 1936, RKO signed an exclusive distribution deal with the Disney studio, consequently dumping Van Beuren. The ailing animation studio closed, leaving Gillett unemployed. He returned to Disney for a time, then moved to

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in 1938, where he directed and wrote cartoons, sometimes using the

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"Gil Burton." Gillett left the animation business in 1940, working at a restaurant by the end of the year.

Personal life

As confirmed by several golden age animators, among them

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, Bill Littlejohn, Izzy Klein, Grim Natwick and Jack Zander, Gillett was mentally unstable. In his autobiography, Culhane speculates that Gillett suffered from

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, and notes that he swung from excessive enthusiasm to violent rages to paranoia (once attacking Culhane himself with a

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when they worked together at Van Beuren's studio), and that he was eventually institutionalized for many years. Culhane's statements have been questioned by historians. Burt's son Ted Gillett(e) was a noted aircraft designer and ham-radio engineer in

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, where his family had moved when his father first worked for Disney.A Life in the Shadows

Filmography

Disney

* ''

'' (1929) * ''

'' (1930) * '' The Fire Fighters'' (1930) * '' Frolicking Fish'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' The Chain Gang'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Monkey Melodies'' (1930) * '' The Picnic'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Pioneer Days'' (1930) * '' Playful Pan'' (1930) * '' The Birthday Party'' (1931) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1931) * ''

Traffic Troubles ''Traffic Troubles'' is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on March 7, 1931, as part of the ''Mickey Mouse'' film series. It was the twenty-sixth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, and the second of 1931. Plot Mickey is driving an ...

'' (1931) * '' Mother Goose Melodies'' (1931) * ''

The Moose Hunt ''The Moose Hunt'' is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on April 30, 1931, as part of the '' Mickey Mouse'' film series. It was the twenty-eighth Mickey Mouse short to be produced and the fourth of 1931. This is the first cartoo ...

'' (1931) * '' The Delivery Boy'' (1931) * '' The Busy Beavers'' (1931) * '' Mickey Steps Out'' (1931) * ''

Blue Rhythm ''Blue Rhythm'' is a 1931 American animated short film directed by Burt Gillett, produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was the 31st short to star Mickey Mouse, the 7th of that year. The plot focuses on a m ...

'' (1931) * '' Fishin' Around'' (1931) * '' The Barnyard Broadcast'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Mickey Cuts Up'' (1931) * ''

Mickey's Orphans ''Mickey's Orphans'' is a 1931 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. The cartoon takes place during Christmas time and stars Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto, who take in a group ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Mad Dog'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * ''

Just Dogs ''Just Dogs'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film, directed by Burt Gillett. It marked the first solo appearance of Pluto. Plot The film opens with a group of dogs in the dog pound, howling Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song". Pluto's ...

'' (1932) * ''

Mickey's Nightmare ''Mickey's Nightmare'' is a 1932 Walt Disney short black and white cartoon starring Mickey Mouse and Pluto. It was the 44th Mickey Mouse short, and the eighth of that year. The plot incorporates elements from Disney's first Oswald the Lucky Rabb ...

'' (1932) * '' Bugs in Love'' (1932) * '' King Neptune'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

Babes in the Woods ''Babes in the Woods'' is a 1932 Silly Symphonies animated film. It is a re-working of the British folk tale ''Babes in the Wood'', with some material incorporated from ''Hansel and Gretel'' by the Brothers Grimm, and the addition of a village ...

'' (1932) * ''

Mickey's Good Deed ''Mickey's Good Deed'' (also called ''Mickey's Lucky Break'' and ''Mickey Plays Santa'' in certain home media releases) is a 1932 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. Set during the Christmas sea ...

'' (1932) * '' Mickey's Pal Pluto'' (1933) * '' Ye Olden Days'' (1933) * ''

'' (1933) * ''

Mickey's Gala Premier ''Mickey's Gala Premier'' is a Walt Disney cartoon produced in 1933, directed by Burt Gillett, and featuring parodies of several famous Hollywood film actors from the 1930s. It was the 58th Mickey Mouse short film, and the eighth of that year. So ...

'' (1933) * '' The Steeple Chase'' (1933) * ''

Giantland ''Giantland'' is a 1933 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and distributed by United Artists. The film is an adaptation of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" with Mickey Mouse in the title ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Playful Pluto ''Playful Pluto'' (1934) is a Walt Disney cartoon, directed by Burt Gillett. It was the first cartoon to showcase Pluto as a major character. It was the 65th Mickey Mouse short film, and the third of that year. Plot While Mickey Mouse is working ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Gulliver Mickey ''Gulliver Mickey'' is a black and white short cartoon in the '' Mickey Mouse'' series, produced by Walt Disney and released by United Artists in 1934. It was the 66th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, and the fourth of that year. Plot Mic ...

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Mickey Plays Papa'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

Moth and the Flame ''Moth and the Flame'' is a Silly Symphony that was released on April 1, 1938. Plot A group of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up ...

'' (1938)

Van Beuren Studios

* ''Pastry Town Wedding'' (1934) * '' The Parrotville Fire Department'' (1934) * '' The Sunshine Makers'' (1935) * '' Parrotville Old Folks'' (1935) * ''Japanese Lanterns'' (1935) * ''Spinning Mice'' (1935) * '' A Picnic Panic'' (1935) * ''The Merry Kittens'' (1935) * '' Parrotville Post-Office'' (1935) * ''Rag Dog'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Scotty Finds a Home ''Scotty Finds a Home'' is a 1935 reel animated cartoon directed by Burt Gillett and produced for RKO Radio Pictures, which was later re-released by Walter O. Gutlohn Inc. Plot A young anthropomorphic kitten wants a pet. He happens to find ...

'' (1935) * ''Bird Scouts'' (1935) * '' Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies'' (1935) * '' Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians'' (1935) * '' Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle'' (1935) * ''

'' (1936) * '' Felix the Cat in "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg'' (1936) * '' Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe'' (1936) * '' Neptune Nonsense'' (1936) * '' Bold King Cole'' (1936) * ''Trolley Ahoy'' (1936) * ''Toonerville Picnic'' (1936)

Walter Lantz

* ''The Birth of a Toothpick'' (1939) * ''The Stubborn Mule'' (1939) * ''Silly Superstition'' (1939) * ''A Haunting We Will Go'' (1939) * ''The Sleeping Princess'' (1939) * ''Andy Panda Goes Fishing'' (1940) * ''Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.'' (1940)

References

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External links

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