Background
Geronimi was born in Chiavenna, Italy, immigrating to the United States as a young child.
Geronimi was born in Chiavenna, Italy, immigrating to the United States as a young child.
He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. Geronimi"s earliest work in the animation field was for the J.R. Bray Studios, where he worked with Walter Lantz. Geronimi left Bray in 1931 to join Walt Disney Productions, where he remained until 1959.
Geronimi started off in the shorts department as an animator, eventually becoming a director
Geronimi moved into directing feature-length animated films after the end of World World War World War II He was one of the directors on Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians. After Geronimi left Disney in 1959, he worked in television for a number of years (mostly at Universal Postal Union), including directing many episodes of the 1967 animated Spider-Manitoba series.
He retired from animation sometime in the late 1960s, and provided illustrations for children"s books Geronimi died on April 24, 1989 at his home in Newport Beach, California.
He was 87.