Jack Cutting
Born(1908-01-19)January 19, 1908
New York City, New York
DiedAugust 17, 1988(1988-08-17) (aged 80)
North Hollywood, California
OccupationHead of Disney's Foreign Department
Years active1929-1975

Jack A. Cutting (January 19, 1908 – August 17, 1988) was an American international content supervisor and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he worked for 46 years.[1]

Biography

Cutting was born on January 9, 1908, in New York City.[1] He attended the Otis College of Art and Design, where he met Tyrus Wong, Wilfred Jackson, and John Hench and graduated in 1929.[1] A friend referred him to the fledgling Walt Disney Studios, where he was hired to a group of 19 animators in August/September 1929.[1][2] He worked alongside Walt Disney himself and made $18.00 a week, oftentimes working overtime without pay.[1] He worked in several different departments, starting as an animator, moving up to director, then to assistant director; he was also Dave Hand's assistant.[3][4] When the United States entered World War II, Disney submitted the necessary paperwork to waive his employees of their service so the company could direct training films for the army.[1] Cutting headed the Editorial Department for a year during the war.[1] Cutting was one of the several employees who played polo with Walt Disney; he also was sent to "scout for merry-go-rounds in Europe" after Disney had the idea for a theme park.[5][6][1] In 1939, his film The Ugly Duckling won the 1940 Oscar in Best Short Subject (Cartoons).[4][7]

After Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released, Cutting convinced Roy Disney to let him work with the man hired to dub the film; he quickly became a dubbing assistant and by 1938 was head of the Foreign Department at Disney.[1] In this role, he supervised translation and dubbing efforts all over the world, traveling often to work with different teams.[2][4][1] He oversaw the dubbing of and found voice actors for the Swedish Dumbo, the French Mary Poppins, and the Japanese One Hundred and One Dalmatians in Japanese.[1] He was among the frontrunners for synchronizing sound and image.[4] He held his position in the Foreign Department until his retirement in 1975.[2][1]

Cutting and his wife Camille lived in Paris while Cutting worked with European markets.[3] They had at least one son, Phil.[8][4] Cutting died on August 17, 1988, in North Hollywood, California.[1][2]

Filmography

YearTitleRole/sNotesRef
1930AutumnAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
SummerAnimatorShort[9]
The Chain GangAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
The PicnicAnimatorShort; uncredited[10]
WinterAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
Pioneer DaysAnimatorShort; uncredited[8][9]
Playful PanAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
1931The Birthday PartyAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
Birds of a FeatherAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
The Fox HuntAnimatorShort[9]
The Spider and the FlyAnimatorShort[9]
The CastawayAnimatorShort; uncredited
The Busy BeaversAnimatorShort[9]
The China PlateAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
Blue RhythmAnimatorShort; uncredited[11][9]
Fishin' AroundAnimatorShort; uncredited
The Beach PartyAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
The Ugly DucklingAnimatorShort; uncredited[1][9]
1932Santa's WorkshopAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
Flowers and Trees[1]
1933The Mail PilotAnimatorShort; uncredited[9]
Father Noah's ArkAnimatorShort[9]
1934The Goddess of SpringAssistant animatorShort[1]
1935Three Orphan KittensAnimatorShort[9]
1936Three Little WolvesAssistant directorShort; uncredited[9]
Three Blind MouseketeersAssistant directorShort; uncredited[9]
More KittensAssistant directorShort; uncredited [9]
1938Farmyard SymphonyDirectorShort; uncredited[12][4][9]
1939The Ugly DucklingDirectorShort; uncredited[1][2][4][9]
Beach PicnicAssistant directorShort; uncredited[1][9]
Officer DuckAssistant DirectorShort; uncredited[9]
1941The Reluctant DragonDirectorCartoon sequences; uncredited[13]
1942South of the Border with DisneyDirector, foreign supervisorShort documentary; uncredited[9]
Saludos AmigosForeign supervisorShort[4]
Aquarela do BrasilForeign supervisorShort
1943The Grain That Built a HemisphereDirectorDocumentary short; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
Chicken LittleDirectorShort; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
1944The Three CaballerosBrazilian and Spanish supervisor[4]
1945Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings HealthForeign supervisorDocumentary short; uncredited
1948Melody TimeForeign supervisorUncredited
Blame it on the SambaForeign supervisorShort; uncredited
1951Chicken in the RoughDirectorShort; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited[12]
1955Lady and the TrampDirectorEarlier cartoon clips; uncredited
1960Donald Duck and his CompanionsDirector
1978The Small OneDirectorShort; earlier cartoon clips, uncredited
1984DTV: Golden OldiesDirector

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ghez, Didier. Walt's People - Volume 9: Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jack Cutting; Pioneer Disney Animator". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1988. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Peri, Don. Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sampson, Wade (March 17, 2010). "Jack Cutting Speaks". Mouse Planet. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mickey Mouse Park: The Story of Walt Disney's Lost First Theme Park". Theme Park Tourist. May 3, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Mitenbuler, Reid. Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation.
  7. ↑ "THE 12TH ACADEMY AWARDS - 1940". Oscars. n.d. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Disney In-Studio Gag Drawing Created During Making of PIONEER DAYS from Estate of JACK CUTTING, 1930". Howard Lowery Auctioneers. 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Jack Cutting". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. n.d. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ Paccagnella, Valerio (n.d.). "THE PICNIC" (in Italian). The Disney Compendium. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Blue Rhythm". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. n.d. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Disney FARMYARD SYMPHONY Animation Character Drawings of the COLT, 1938". Howard Lowery Auctioneers. 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Reluctant Dragon". Skyway to Wonderland. September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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