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Don DaGradi(1911-1991)

  • Animation Department
  • Writer
  • Art Department
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Don DaGradi was born on 29 September 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Mary Poppins (1964), Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He died on 4 August 1991 in Friday Harbor, Washington, USA.
BornSeptember 29, 1911
DiedAugust 4, 1991(79)
BornSeptember 29, 1911
DiedAugust 4, 1991(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Writer(as Don Da Gradi)
  • 1964
Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the Tramp
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1955
Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1971
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty
7.2
  • Production Designer
  • 1959

Credits

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Animation Department

  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984)
    DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues
    7.7
    Video
    • layout artist
    • 1984
  • DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)
    DTV: Golden Oldies
    7.9
    Video
    • layout artist
    • 1984
  • DTV: Pop & Rock (1984)
    DTV: Pop & Rock
    7.6
    Video
    • layout artist
    • 1984
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1957
  • The Martins and the Coys (1954)
    The Martins and the Coys
    6.3
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1954
  • Two for the Record (1954)
    Two for the Record
    6.2
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1954
  • Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
    Peter Pan
    7.3
    • color and styling (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1953
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    • color and styling (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1951
  • The Brave Engineer (1950)
    The Brave Engineer
    6.7
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1950
  • Cinderella (1950)
    Cinderella
    7.3
    • color and styling (as Don da Gradi)
    • 1950
  • Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Pinto Colvig, and Clarence Nash in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
    6.8
    • color and styling (as Don da Gradi)
    • 1949
  • Melody Time (1948)
    Melody Time
    6.1
    • layout artist (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1948
  • The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (1948)
    The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
    7.1
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1948
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
    Fun and Fancy Free
    6.3
    • layout (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1947
  • Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, and Ruth Warrick in Song of the South (1946)
    Song of the South
    6.9
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1946

Writer

  • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
    Lady and the Tramp
    6.2
    • based on the 1955 story adaptation by (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Alexandra Wentworth and Bruce Campbell in The Love Bug (1997)
    The Love Bug
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • earlier screenplay
    • 1997
  • DTV 'Doggone' Valentine (1987)
    DTV 'Doggone' Valentine
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • stories
    • 1987
  • DTV Valentine (1986)
    DTV Valentine
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1980–1982
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)
    Scandalous John
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • The Love Bug (1968)
    The Love Bug
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette in Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
    Blackbeard's Ghost
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966)
    Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
    5.8
    • screenplay (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1966
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
    Mary Poppins
    7.8
    • screenplay by (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1964
  • Paul Lynde, William Demarest, Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Charles Ruggles, Ed Wynn, and Charlie in Son of Flubber (1962)
    Son of Flubber
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
    Lady and the Tramp
    7.3
    • story
    • 1955
  • Susie the Little Blue Coupe (1952)
    Susie the Little Blue Coupe
    7.5
    Short
    • story adaptation (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1952

Art Department

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story sketches
    • special art work
    • 1954–1963
  • Peter O'Toole and Peter Finch in Kidnapped (1960)
    Kidnapped
    6.6
    • story sketches (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1960
  • Sean Connery, Kieron Moore, Janet Munro, Jimmy O'Dea, and Albert Sharpe in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People
    7.1
    • special art styling (as Don Da Gradi)
    • 1959
  • Bongo (1947)
    Bongo
    6.5
    Short
    • layout
    • 1947
  • Victory Through Air Power (1943)
    Victory Through Air Power
    6.4
    • art direction: animation (as Donald Da Gradi)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Donald Da Gradi
  • Born
    • September 29, 1911
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 4, 1991
    • Friday Harbor, Washington, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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