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John Lounsbery

John Lounsbery

Director · Died February 13, 1976, aged 64 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

From Wikipedia. John Lounsbery was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Colorado. He attended East Denver High School and the Art Institute of Denver. While attending the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles, an instructor sent him to interview with Walt Disney. Lounsbery was hired by Disney on July 2, 1935, beginning as an assistant animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He went on to work on numerous other short features in the 1940s, while continuing to serve as part of the animating team on nearly all of Disney's most famous feature-length animated films. In the 1970s, he was promoted to director and directed Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! and co-directed The Rescuers. John Lounsbery died on February 13, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, of heart failure during cardiac surgery, aged 64. At the time of his death, he was working on the The Rescuers and still directing at the Walt Disney Studios. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 9, 1911
Died
February 13, 1976 (aged 64)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 34% in 30 days

What are John Lounsbery's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Society
41%
Power
10%
Ideas
8%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Warm
3
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Lounsbery's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Lounsbery's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Disney's Halloween Treat(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rescuers(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(1977)

    Director · Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director

  • Robin Hood(1973)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Aristocats(1970)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Animation

  • The Jungle Book(1967)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Sword in the Stone(1963)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Aquamania(1961)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Coyote's Lament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Animation

  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians(1961)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Goliath II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Animation Director

  • Sleeping Beauty(1959)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lady and the Tramp(1955)

    Animation · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ben and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Animation

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    Animation · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Lambert the Sheepish Lion(1951)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Alice in Wonderland(1951)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella(1950)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad(1949)

    Animation · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • So Dear to My Heart(1948)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Melody Time(1948)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Fun and Fancy Free(1947)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mickey and the Beanstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Animation

  • Song of the South(1946)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Peter and the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Animation

  • Make Mine Music(1946)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Canine Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Animation

  • The Legend of Coyote Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Animation

  • The Three Caballeros(1944)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Springtime for Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Animation

  • Chicken Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Animation

  • Victory Through Air Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Animation

  • Private Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Animation

  • Dumbo(1941)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fantasia(1940)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bone Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Animation

  • Donald's Dog Laundry(1940)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Officer Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation

  • The Pointer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation

  • Society Dog Show(1939)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

    Animation · Animation Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1938 to 1977.

Biggest box office

The Rescuers (1977)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Rescuers (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 44: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew42 of 44: 41 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

1930s4 · crew1940s20 · crew1950s7 · crew1960s8 · crew1970s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do John Lounsbery's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 29; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director

Disney's Halloween Treat (1984)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does John Lounsbery work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Lounsbery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Wolfgang Reitherman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Editors