Wilfred Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an

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and

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best known for his work on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series of

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s and the ''Night on Bald Mountain''/''Ave Maria'' segment of ''Fantasia'' from

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. He was also instrumental in developing the system with which Disney added music and sound to ''

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'', the first ''Mickey Mouse'' cartoon. Several of the ''Silly Symphony'' shorts he directed, including ''

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'' (1937), won

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during the 1930s. Starting with ''

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'' in 1937, he directed sequences in many of the major Disney animated features up to ''

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'' in 1955, including all of the animated sequences in ''

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'' (1946). He later moved into television, producing and directing for Disney's ''

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'' series. After continuing health issues, he retired in 1961. Jackson died at age 82 in 1988. Jackson attended Otis Art Institute (now called

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) in the 1920s.

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