{"id":9135,"date":"2024-02-12T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T11:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/?page_id=9135"},"modified":"2025-10-03T21:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T19:47:02","slug":"david-hand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/fr\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/david-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .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-box9135_4a9900-ec .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-blocks-info-box-media{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;}.kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-blocks-info-box-media-container{margin-top:0px;margin-right:15px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;}.kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box9135_4a9900-ec\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-top kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-container 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> David Dodd Hand<br><strong>Birth:<\/strong> January 23, 1900 in Plainfield, New Jersey<br><strong>Death:<\/strong> October 11, 1986 in San Luis Obispo, California<br><br><strong>Marriage:<\/strong><br>Josephine Hale Marks (April 28, 1925- ?)<br><br><strong>Worked at the Disney studio between:<\/strong><br>1930 &#8211; 1944<br><br><strong>Production documents mentioning him:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-09-26-1936-sequences-1b-2a-2b-7a\/\">Story Conference of 09\/26\/1936: Sequences 1B, 2A, 2B, 7A<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/the-story\/production-documents\/story-conference-of-11-10-1936-personalities-of-the-seven-dwarfs\/\" title=\"Story Conference of 11\/10\/1936: Personalities of the seven dwarfs\">Story Conference of 11\/10\/1936: Personalities of the seven dwarfs<\/a><br><br><strong>Job on <em>Snow White:<\/em><\/strong><br>Supervising Director<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/\" title=\"Main Titles\">Back to Main Titles<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Dave Hand was given a group of fledglings and then later Walt made him a director, and-I can see Dave Hand reading this and thinking, &#8220;Well, what the hell? Wasn&#8217;t there anybody else in the Studio besides me?&#8221; He left the Studio to take this big job in England and that failed, so he never got back in circulation again. The most I ever heard was that he worked with some movie company in Colorado Springs.<\/p><cite>Ben Sharpsteen<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9135_aa5269-a1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9135_2e912d-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9135_2e912d-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"918\" src=\"http:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Hand-Portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Hand-Portrait.jpg 705w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Hand-Portrait-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/David-Hand-Portrait-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9135_b45ff9-1b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>David Dodd Hand, also known as Dave Hand, was an American animator, director, and producer, born on January 23, 1900, in Plainfield, New Jersey, and passing away on October 11, 1986, in San Luis Obispo, California. He began his career with Max Fleischer in 1919, before joining the Disney Studios in 1930. Hand contributed to numerous Silly Symphonies, starting with <em>Autumn<\/em> in 1930. Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/ben-sharpsteen\/\" title=\"Ben Sharpsteen\">Ben Sharpsteen<\/a>, Hand mentored apprentice teams, playing a crucial role in training early Disney animators. In 1932, he became a full-time director, working on projects like <em>Trader Mickey<\/em> until leaving Disney in 1944. He then helped establish Gaumont British Animation in the UK, where he served as a producer until 1950. Hand was posthumously honored as a Disney Legend in 1994 for his significant contributions to animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to archivist Dave Smith when he interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/snowwhitemuseum.com\/about-the-film\/main-titles\/ben-sharpsteen\/\" title=\"Ben Sharpsteen\">Ben Sharpsteen<\/a> in 1974, David Hand would not talk to interviewers then.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9135_ca0b34-85\">Interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an interview of the director&#8217;s son, David Hale Hand, who wrote a biography of his father: &#8220;Animation Pioneer &#8211; David Dodd Hand&#8221;, available on amazon. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SUsMDL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" title=\"\">Click on this link to buy the book<\/a>: I may get a small percentage to help me with this otherwise free website).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9135_e5304d-38 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-center-wide kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9135_a2eeff-3a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9135_562e16-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9135_562e16-9c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Dodd Hand, Animation Pioneer\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B_2ORKoq5xA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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