{"id":17636,"date":"2026-03-09T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/?page_id=17636"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:26:08","slug":"lou-debney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/fr\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/lou-debney\/","title":{"rendered":"Lou Debney"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box17636_d28223-74 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box17636_d28223-74 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box17636_d28223-74 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box17636_d28223-74 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box17636_d28223-74 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kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_clipboard kt-info-svg-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M16 4h2a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H6a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V6a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h2\"\/><rect x=\"8\" y=\"2\" width=\"8\" height=\"4\" rx=\"1\" ry=\"1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Information<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Full name:<\/strong> Louis Francis Debney<br><strong>Birth:<\/strong> January 3, 1916 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br><strong>Death:<\/strong> April 8, 1986 in Glendale, California<br><br><strong>Marriage<\/strong>:<br>Edith Hungate (June 22, 1955 &#8211; April 8, 1986)<br><br>Worked at the Disney studio between:<br>1934 &#8211; 1986<br><br><strong>Job on <em>Snow White:<\/em><\/strong><br>Assistant director of sequences <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-4b-dwarfs-march-home-from-the-mine\/\" title=\"Sequence 4B \u2013 Dwarfs March Home From the Mine\">4B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-10b-queen-on-way-to-dwarfs-house\/\" title=\"Sequence 10B \u2013 Queen on Way to Dwarfs\u2019 House\">10B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-11a-lodge-meeting\/\" title=\"Sequence 11A \u2013 Lodge Meeting\">11A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-11b-bed-building\/\" title=\"Sequence 11B \u2013 Bed Building\">11B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/images\/production-art\/sequence-14b-dwarfs-at-mine-animals-warn-them\/\" title=\"Sequence 14B \u2013 Dwarfs at Mine \u2013 Animals Warn Them\">14B<\/a>, <a 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