Bill Peet was born on January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for Cinderella (1950), Dumbo (1941) and Sleeping Beauty (1959). He was married to Margaret Brunst. He died on May 11, 2002 in Studio City, California, USA.
After the two animated feature films with Disney, Peet left the studio
in 1964 because of a thorny relationship with Disney. In his
autobiography published in 1989, Peet said he drew the evil Captain
Hook in 'Peter Pan' to resemble Disney.
Winner of Annie Award for contributions to animation, plus more than
dozen awards for his children's books such as "Goliath II", "The
Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg" and "Chester the Worldly Pig."
Helped develop storyboards for many of Disney's classic animated
features.
Started career as greeting-card company artist in Dayton, Ohio.
Attracted to Disney by newspaper ad for artists. Early on, drew Donald
Duck cartoons, then "Pinocchio"
Attended John Herron Art Institute (Purdue Univ.) Indiana, 1933-1936.