Phyllis Barnhart
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Phyllis Barnhart | |
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| Born | December 16, 1922 Levan, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2008 (aged 85) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Spouse | Dale Barnhart |
| Children | Philo Barnhart |
Phyllis Barnhart (December 16, 1922 – February 6, 2008) was an American animator and cel painter. She was best known for her work on the 1982 animated film, The Secret of NIMH.[1]
Death
Naomi Phyllis Fowler was born on December 16, 1922, in Levan, Utah.[1] She began her career in animation at the Disney studio during the 1940s, starting on the films Fun & Fancy Free and Melody Time, at the inking and painting department.[1] She later worked as a freelance assistant animator and cel painter for such classic animation studios as Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Bandolier Films, Chuck Jones Productions, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, DePatie-Freleng and of course, Disney. She worked as one of the lead cel painters for The Secret of NIMH (1982), which was created at Don Bluth Productions.[1]
Phyllis Barnhart died at age 85, on February 6, 2008,[2] in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Personal life
Barnhart's husband Dale Barnhart, died in 1996.[1] He worked as a Disney layout and background artist on films such as The Jungle Book and The Sword in the Stone.[1]
