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Mel Shaw

American animator (1914–2012)
Person human Q3305313

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 19, 1914
Date of death
November 22, 2012
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Reseda
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
animator, character designer, concept artist, screenwriter
Employer
Harman-Ising Productions, Walt Disney Pictures[10][11]
Award received
Disney Legends[12]
Official website
www.melshawstudios.com[17]
Birth name
Melvin Schwartzman[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[19]
Family name
Shaw[15]
Given name
Melvin[16]
P14750
64CB-922A-D5E1-6370-6173[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mel Shaw en Melvin Shaw ar ميل شو fr Mel Shaw ja メルヴィン・ショウ ru Мелвин Шварцман ru Мел Шоу
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
799151965442400470003
Library of Congress authority ID
no2018018618
AllMovie person ID
p111047
AlloCiné person ID
52528
Artnet artist ID
mel-shaw
AskArt person ID
11313747
Awards & Winners artist ID
0bxrnvb
Danish National Filmography person ID
49134
Fandom article ID
disney:Mel_Shaw
Film.ru person ID
mel-shaw
Freebase ID
/m/0bxrnvb
IMDb ID
nm0789873
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Ivi person ID
mel-shou
Kinobox person ID
396036
Kinopoisk person ID
151937
Movie Walker Press person ID
12346
PORT person ID
114887
Prabook ID
2064229
Scope.dk person ID
68176
Swedish Film Database person ID
108548
TMDB person ID
61751
WikiTree person ID
Schwartzman-37
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyWXqyPwJBRxrQTdwKcfq

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🔗 Connections
← Film crew member 4
The Fox and the Hound, The Lion King, The Rescuers, The Black Cauldron
Occupation 3
screenwriter, animator, character designer
← Storyboard artist 3
Bambi, The Great Mouse Detective, The Black Cauldron
Employer 2
Walt Disney Pictures, Harman-Ising Productions
Award received 1
Disney Legends
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Shaw
Films written 1
The Great Mouse Detective
Instance of 1
human
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Reseda
Sex or gender 1
male
← Executive producer 1
The Fox and the Hound
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Summary

Mel Shaw was born on December 19, 1914[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on November 22, 2012[3], in Reseda[4]. He worked as an animator[5], character designer[6], concept artist[7], and screenwriter[8].

FAQs

Where was Mel Shaw born?

Mel Shaw's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Mel Shaw die?

Mel Shaw passed away in Reseda[4].

What did Mel Shaw do for work?

Mel Shaw worked as an animator[5], character designer[6], concept artist[7], and screenwriter[8].

What awards did Mel Shaw receive?

Honors received include Disney Legends[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . d23.com. d23.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Given name → Melvin
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Shaw
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