Vance Bryden Gerry was an American storyboard artist, concept artist, and character designer known for his work on One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Rescuers, and The Lion King.
12 Facts About Vance Gerry
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Vance Gerry operated his own letterpress printing business called Weather Bird Press.
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Vance Gerry served as a Corporal during the Korean War and left in 1952.
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Vance Gerry attended there for two and a half years.
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Vance Gerry then transitioned to being a layout artist in which he worked on One Hundred and One Dalmatians and The Sword in the Stone.
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Meanwhile, Vance Gerry began his printmaking career in 1963, in which he founded the Peach Pit Press.
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Back at Disney, Vance Gerry returned to doing layout artwork for The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound before leaving to continue running his letterpress printing business in 1977.
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Vance Gerry briefly returned to Disney for The Black Cauldron where he created early designs for the Horned King.
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Vance Gerry envisioned him as a big-bellied Viking who had a red beard, fiery temper, and wore a steel helmet with two large horns.
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Vance Gerry left the studio again, but returned to work on The Great Mouse Detective.
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Vance Gerry retired from Disney to continue working at Weather Bird Press with his longtime friend Patrick Roeh.
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On March 5,2005, Vance Gerry died at the age of 75 from complications of cancer in Pasadena, California.