About Phyllis Barnhart
Lived 1922 – 2008 (aged 85). Phyllis Barnhart was an American animator and colorist.
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.
History Naomi Phyllis Fowler was born on December 16, 1922, in Levan, Utah. in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Personal life Barnhart's husband Dale Barnhart, died in 1996. Year Film 1944 The Three Caballeros
Make Mine Music Song of the South 1947 Fun and Fancy Free 1948 Melody Time 1949 Toy Tinkers
Dude Duck Tomorrow We Diet! 1960 From Hare to Heir 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1963 The Sword in the Stone 1972 Journey Back to Oz
Charlotte's Web Robin Hood
The Mouse and His Child It's Grinch Night 1980 Daffy Duck's Easter Show
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother The Fox and the Hound 1982 The Secret of NIMH 1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
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American cel painter and animator (1922-2008)
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Phyllis Barnhart was born on 16 December 1922.
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Phyllis Barnhart died on 6 February 2008.
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Phyllis Barnhart was an animator and colorist.
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Phyllis Barnhart was American.
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