Larry Lansburgh

Larry Lansburgh receiving the 1958 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject.

Lawrence Muzzy Lansburgh (May 18, 1911 in San Francisco, California – March 25, 2001 in Eagle Point, Oregon) was an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his films featuring animals.

Career Lansburgh's film career began in the early 1930s, when he performed stunts for Cecil B. DeMille–directed films. After he broke his leg falling off a horse, he took a clerical job at Walt Disney Studios.

He subsequently began participating in production as a cameraman, accompanying Walt Disney on Disney's 1941 tour of South America, and contributing to the productions of Three Caballeros, Saludos Amigos, and So Dear to My Heart.

Recognition Lansburgh's 1956 film Cow Dog was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel. His 1957 Wetback Hound won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action), and his 1960 The Horse with the Flying Tail won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

In 1998, he received a Disney Legends award.

Personal life

Lansburgh was the son of architect G. Albert Lansburgh. was originally Disney's publicist.

He was a fervent equestrian, and served as a judge at the American Royal Horse Show, where he met his second wife Olive.

He died on his ranch in Eagle Point, Oregon.