How Long is 37 Years at Disney?
Thirty-seven years! That’s the length of time that Glen Keane worked at Disney Feature Animation and it’s the figure that stood out to me in yesterday’s surprise announcement that he was leaving Disney. How does that length of employment compare to the Nine Old Men and other famous Disney artists? The list below shows a cross-section of well known Disney artists, past and present, and how long each of them worked (or more appropriately, survived) at the studio.
LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FAMOUS DISNEY ARTISTS
| John Hench | 64 years |
| Burny Mattinson | 59 years |
| Eric Larson | 52 years |
| Les Clark | 49 years |
| Woolie Reitherman | 48 years |
| Ken Anderson | 44 years |
| Frank Thomas | 43.5 years |
| Ollie Johnston | 43 years |
| Marc Davis | 43 years |
| Milt Kahl | 42 years |
| Ward Kimball | 40.5 years |
| John Lounsbery | 40 years |
| Ron Clements | 38 years |
| Ham Luske | 37 years |
| GLEN KEANE | 37 years |
| Mark Henn | 31.5 years |
| Andreas Deja | 30.5 years |
| Ruben Aquino | 30 years |
| Joe Grant | 28 years |
| Bill Peet | 27 years |
| Fred Moore | 20.5 years |
| Eric Goldberg | 15 years |
| Art Babbitt | 9 years |
| James Baxter | 9 years |
| Bill Tytla | 9 years |
(Note: Many artists, like Keane himself, left the studio and returned. I’ve tried to take those departures into account while compiling the list, but if you find inaccuracies, please let me know.)
