Visual Effects

William Sturm

Born 1906-01-01 · New Jersey, USA · Died 1981-01-01

William Sturm attended The Art Students League and worked for J.R. Bray as a teenager. He would work with Pat Sullivan, producer of Felix the Cat, in the 1920s; he is credited with the twisting of Felix's tail into the question mark. Sturm worked with Fleischer Studios, where he worked on Popeye before moving on to Disney. He opened his own studio, where he worked for the government and commercial accounts doing training films and animated commercials for Coca-Cola, Bosco, and Brylcreme, among others.

Known for

Lend a Paw★ 6.7
Lend a Paw
1941
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp★ 7.2
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1939
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer★ 5.8
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1948
Shiver Me Timbers!★ 6.2
Shiver Me Timbers!
1934
Organ Grinder's Swing★ 6.5
Organ Grinder's Swing
1937
You Gotta Be a Football Hero★ 5.6
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
1935
King of the Mardi Gras★ 6.7
King of the Mardi Gras
1935
Let's You and Him Fight★ 6
Let's You and Him Fight
1934
Grampy's Indoor Outing★ 7
Grampy's Indoor Outing
1936
Fowl Play★ 7.2
Fowl Play
1937
Wild Elephinks★ 6.8
Wild Elephinks
1933
The Cobweb Hotel★ 6.7
The Cobweb Hotel
1936
Greedy Humpty Dumpty★ 6.5
Greedy Humpty Dumpty
1936
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery★ 8
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery
1939
I Wanna Be a Life Guard★ 6.7
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
1936
Choose Your 'Weppins'★ 6
Choose Your 'Weppins'
1935