Cornett Wood (September 12, 1905 – May 16, 1980) was an American

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and

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. Along with other

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animators Harry Reed and John A. Waltz, Wood was a graduate of the

Herron School of Art Herron School of Art and Design, officially IU Herron School of Art and Design, is a public art school at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a professional art school and has been accredite ...

in Indianapolis. He served as an animator on ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...

'' and ''

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'' for Walt Disney, and eventually went on to work on layouts for

Robert McKimson Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePa ...

at Warner Bros. Cartoons. He worked on ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' cartoons. He died in 1980.

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* 1905 births 1980 deaths American animators Walt Disney Animation Studios people Warner Bros. Cartoons people Herron School of Art and Design alumni {{US-animator-stub