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Al Eugster

Al Eugster

Known For Visual Effects
Birthday Feb 11, 1909
Died Jan 01, 1997 (87)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.0 (history)
Updated Aug 19, 2025
Entry Date Aug 19, 2025
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Biography

Alfred Julius Eugster (February 11, 1909 – January 1, 1997) was an American animator, writer, and film director. He worked for a number of American animation studios, including Fleischer Studios, the Iwerks Studio, Walt Disney Productions, and Famous Studios. Eugster began his career in animation i ... n April 1925 where he worked at the Pat Sullivan studio. He would blacken in the drawing of Felix the Cat. During his time working for the Pat Sullivan studio, he worked under Otto Messmer. He attended Cooper Union at nighttime to study art while also working. He then left Sullivan's Studio in April 1929 and moved to Fleisher Studios. He would return to Fleischer in 1939. In 1932, Eugster went to work for Mintz. He worked with Preston Blair on many films, most notably Krazy Kat cartoons. Just a year later, he went on to work for Ub lwerks where he co-animated several ComiColor shorts with Shamus Culhane. Eugster worked at Iwerks Studio until 1935, when he joined Walt Disney Animation Studios. His specialty while at Disney studio was the animation of Donald Duck as well as the works of Snow White. He left Disney on March 18, 1939, due to an offer from Max Fleischer in Miami for a higher salary. He re-joined Fleischer in 1939 and stayed with them until the studio closed down in 1942. He would work briefly at Famous Studios but left for the US Army. After his release from the Army, he returned to Famous in 1945. Here he was the head animator and worked on a number of Screen Songs and Popeye cartoons until 1957. From 1957 to 1964, Eugster freelanced throughout New York working for various commercial studios. In 1964, he joined Paramount where he worked for Shamus Culhane and Ralph Bakshi until the studio closed in 1967. The following year, he joined Kim and Gifford, where he began his longest stay at a single studio. In September 1987, Eugster retired from Kim and Gifford, ending his 62-year career. [biography from Wikipedia]

Known For

Filmography

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A Wedding Knight

A Wedding Knight

1966

Animation Director, Animation

Jolly the Clown

Jolly the Clown

1957

Animation

The Crystal Brawl

The Crystal Brawl

1957

Animation

L'Amour the Merrier

L'Amour the Merrier

1957

Animation Director

A Haul in One

A Haul in One

1956

Animation

Assault and Flattery

Assault and Flattery

1956

Animation

Parlez Vous Woo

Parlez Vous Woo

1956

Animation

Sir Irving and Jeames

Sir Irving and Jeames

1956

Animation Director

Mister and Mistletoe

Mister and Mistletoe

1955

Animation

A Job for a Gob

A Job for a Gob

1955

Animation

Nurse to Meet Ya

Nurse to Meet Ya

1955

Animation

Crazytown

Crazytown

1954

Animation

Fright to the Finish

Fright to the Finish

1954

Animation

Ancient Fistory

Ancient Fistory

1953

Animation Director, Animation

Hysterical History

Hysterical History

1953

Animation

Invention Convention

Invention Convention

1953

Animation

Baby Wants a Battle

Baby Wants a Battle

1953

Animation

Snooze Reel

Snooze Reel

1952

Animation Director, Animation

City Kitty

City Kitty

1952

Animation

Lunch with a Punch

Lunch with a Punch

1952

Animation

Fun At The Fair

Fun At The Fair

1952

Animation Director, Animation

The Awful Tooth

The Awful Tooth

1952

Animation

Friend or Phony

Friend or Phony

1952

Animation

Shuteye Popeye

Shuteye Popeye

1952

Animation

Helter Swelter

Helter Swelter

1950

Animation

Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

1950

Animation

Win, Place and Showboat

Win, Place and Showboat

1950

Animation

Baby Wants Spinach

Baby Wants Spinach

1950

Animation

Detouring Thru Maine

Detouring Thru Maine

1950

Animation Director, Animation

Farm Foolery

Farm Foolery

1949

Animation

Our Funny Finny Friends

Our Funny Finny Friends

1949

Animation

The Emerald Isle

The Emerald Isle

1949

Animation

The Stork Market

The Stork Market

1949

Animation

Leprechauns Gold

Leprechauns Gold

1949

Animation

Camptown Races

Camptown Races

1948

Animation

Spinach vs Hamburgers

Spinach vs Hamburgers

1948

Animation

Sing or Swim

Sing or Swim

1948

Animation

Winter Draws On

Winter Draws On

1948

Animation

Butterscotch and Soda

Butterscotch and Soda

1948

Animation

Naughty But Mice

Naughty But Mice

1947

Animation

The Wee Men

The Wee Men

1947

Animation

The Baby Sitter

The Baby Sitter

1947

Animation

The Enchanted Square

The Enchanted Square

1947

Animation

House Tricks?

House Tricks?

1946

Animation

Baby Wants a Bottleship

Baby Wants a Bottleship

1942

Animation Director, Animation

Two for the Zoo

Two for the Zoo

1941

Animation

The Riveter

The Riveter

1940

Animation

Donald's Lucky Day

Donald's Lucky Day

1939

Animation

Officer Duck

Officer Duck

1939

Animation

Donald's Penguin

Donald's Penguin

1939

Animation

Beach Picnic

Beach Picnic

1939

Animation

Society Dog Show

Society Dog Show

1939

Animation

Good Scouts

Good Scouts

1938

Animation

Donald's Golf Game

Donald's Golf Game

1938

Animation

The Whalers

The Whalers

1938

Animation

Polar Trappers

Polar Trappers

1938

Animation

Clock Cleaners

Clock Cleaners

1937

Animation

Hawaiian Holiday

Hawaiian Holiday

1937

Animation

Mickey's Amateurs

Mickey's Amateurs

1937

Animation

Don Donald

Don Donald

1937

Animation

The Worm Turns

The Worm Turns

1937

Animation

Mickey's Circus

Mickey's Circus

1936

Animation

Orphan's Picnic

Orphan's Picnic

1936

Animation

Moving Day

Moving Day

1936

Animation

Donald and Pluto

Donald and Pluto

1936

Animation

Balloon Land

Balloon Land

1935

Animation

Music Land

Music Land

1935

Animation

Noah's Lark

Noah's Lark

1929

Animation

Finding His Voice

Finding His Voice

1929

Animation

Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard

1935

Co-Director

Little Black Sambo

Little Black Sambo

1935

Co-Director

Jack Frost

Jack Frost

1934

Co-Director

The Headless Horseman

The Headless Horseman

1934

Co-Director

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1933

Co-Director

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