ERA Productions, Inc. was a commercial studio in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the
Disney animators' strike
The Disney animators' strike in 1941 reflected anger at inequities of pay and privileges at the non-unionized Walt Disney Productions. Walt Disney responded to the five-week strike by firing many of his animators, but was eventually pressured i ...
in 1941, many animators defected eventually to ERA, such as Ed Ardal,
Ward Kimball
Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honored ...
and
Virgil "Vip" Partch. The company was helmed by president
Brice Mack
Brice Harvey Mack (June 2, 1917 – January 2, 2008) was a background painter and director, known for his extensive work at Disney in the 1940s and 1950s as a background painter. He was hired for story writing at Disney in the 1950s, and worked on ...
, a background painter from Disney. The secretary was Melton Schaffer.
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American animation studios
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