Phyllis Barnhart (December 16, 1922 – February 6, 2008) was an American animator and cel painter. She was best known for her work on the 1982 animated film, The Secret of NIMH.
History Naomi Phyllis Fowler was born on December 16, 1922, in Levan, Utah. She began her career in animation at the Disney studio during the 1940s, starting on the films Fun & Fancy Free and Melody Time, at the inking and painting department. She later worked as a freelance assistant animator and cel painter for such classic animation studios as Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Bandolier Films, Chuck Jones Productions, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, DePatie-Freleng and of course, Disney. She worked as one of the lead cel painters for The Secret of NIMH (1982), which was created at Don Bluth Productions.
Death Phyllis Barnhart died at age 85, on February 6, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Personal life Barnhart's husband Dale Barnhart, died in 1996. He worked as a Disney layout and background artist on films such as The Jungle Book and The Sword in the Stone.
Filmography +Phyllis Barnhart's film rolesYearFilm1944The Three Caballeros1946Make Mine MusicSong of the South1947Fun and Fancy Free1948Melody Time1949Toy Tinkers1951Dude DuckTomorrow We Diet!1960From Hare to Heir1961One Hundred and One Dalmatians1963The Sword in the Stone1972Journey Back to Oz1973Charlotte's WebRobin Hood1977The Mouse and His ChildIt's Grinch Night1980Daffy Duck's Easter Show1981Dennis the Menace in Mayday for MotherThe Fox and the Hound1982The Secret of NIMH1983Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore +Phyllis Barnhart's television rolesYearSeries1971–1972The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show1974The Dogfather1975ABC Nutrition Spots
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Cinematical: RIP Reel Important People, Phyllis Barnhart