Myron "Grim" Natwick (August 16, 1890 – October 7, 1990) was an American animator and film director.
Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Natwick studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop, under the direction of Max Fleischer. Natwick worked for a number of American animation studios, including the Ub Iwerks studio, Walt Disney Productions, th...
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Myron "Grim" Natwick (August 16, 1890 – October 7, 1990) was an American animator and film director.
Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Natwick studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop, under the direction of Max Fleischer. Natwick worked for a number of American animation studios, including the Ub Iwerks studio, Walt Disney Productions, the Walter Lantz studio, UPA, and the Richard Williams studio. At Disney, Natwick was a lead animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and was instrumental in bringing the titular heroine to life.
While working for the Fleischer studios in 1939, Natwick was in charge of drawing the Prince and the Princess for Gulliver's Travels. He also helped to animate Mickey Mouse in Fantasia, Mr. Magoo, Popeye, Felix the Cat and many other 40's and 50's cartoon greats.
Grim had five brothers and two sisters. Frank, Ruby, Albert (Buff), Donald, John(rux),...
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