Background
Berman was born in East Los Angeles
animator director screenwriter
Berman was born in East Los Angeles
He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute after growing up wanting to become an artist.
Joining Disney in the 1940s, Berman started off as an animator, but focused on writing and directing in his later years. Berman was also a fine-arts painter. He served on the Disney staff for nearly 5 years.
Berman worked on a number of successful theatrical releases by the Mouse House along with his work with The Wonderful World of Color and The Mickey Mouse Club.
In the 1980s, he helped direct The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron before he retired from Disney.