Director
Larry Morey
Born 26 March 1905 · Los Angeles, California, USA — died 8 May 1971
Larry Morey (1905–1971) was an American lyricist and writer who worked at Disney from 1933. He co-wrote the songs for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, including "Heigh-Ho" and "Whistle While You Work", with Frank Churchill. He also adapted Felix Salten's novel for Disney's Bambi.
Key films
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
His best-known work: co-wrote the lyrics for its songs and served as a sequence director on Disney's first animated feature.
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
Disney feature on which he is credited as a composer, showing his continued songwriting work at the studio.
The Cookie Carnival (1935)
Early Disney short with his songwriting credit, from the years before Snow White.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here, though he received Oscar nominations for "Love Is a Song" from Bambi and "Lavender Blue" from So Dear to My Heart.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 3
- 1935The Cookie CarnivalComposer
- 1938Snow White and the Seven DwarfsDirector
- 1941The Reluctant DragonComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.