Brad Bird

Phillip Bradley Brad Bird is an American filmmaker, known for both animated and liveaction films.

Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in the propane business, and his grandfather, Francis Wesley Frank Bird, who was born in County Sligo, Ireland, was a president and chief executive of the Montana Power Company. On a tour of the Walt Disney Studios at age16011, he announced that someday he would become part of its animation team, and soon afterward began work on his own 15minute animated short. Within two years, Bird had completed his animation, which impressed the cartoon company. By age16014, barely in high school, Bird was mentored by the animator Milt Kahl, one of Disneys legendary Nine Old Men. Bird recalls Kahls criticisms as ideal Kahl would point out shortcomings by gently delivering thoughts on where Bird could improve. After graduating from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in 1975, Bird took a threeyear break. He was then awarded a scholarship by Disney to attend California In

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