Illustration: Early 50s Disney Christmas Cards

Animator Clair Weeks has had a hand in creating some of Walt Disney Studio's most memorable animated features, including Snow White (1931), Bambi (1942), Cinderella (1950), and Peter Pan (1953). A missionary's son, Weeks was born and raised in India and did not come to the U.S. until his late teens. He joined Disney in 1936 as an assistant animator, remaining there until WWII when he left to serve in the military. He came back to Disney in 1946 and remained there another decade. In 1956, Weeks became an animation ambassador and returned to India to help develop its animation industry. He remained in Asia, traveling to Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Malaysia over a 16-year period.

• Born: in India
• Died: Aug 26, 1996 in Los Angeles, California
• Active: '50s
• Major Genres: Children's/Family, Fantasy
• Career Highlights: Peter Pan
• First Major Screen Credit: Peter Pan (1953)