Tyrus Wong

(1910-2016)

Chinese-American artist

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Tyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as well as a set designer and storyboard artist. One of the most-influential and celebrated Asian-American artists of the 20th century, Wong was also a film production illustrator, who worked for Disney and Warner Brothers. He was a muralist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), as well as a greeting card artist for Hallmark Cards. Most notably, he was the lead production illustrator on Disney's 1942 film Bambi, taking inspiration from Song dynasty art. He also served in the art department of many films, either as a set designer or storyboard artist, such as Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Rio Bravo (1959), The Music Man (1962), PT 109 (1963), The Great Race (1965), The Green Berets (1968), and The Wild Bunch (1969), among others.

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Born	Wong Gen Yeo 25 October 1910 Xinning, Guangdong Province, China
Died	30 December 2016 (aged 106) Sunland-Tujunga, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Ruth Ng Kim - · · m. 1937 info edit

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Kay info 1st child with Ruth Ng Kim Female b. 1938 · Age: 87 · 1938- · Celebrity Baby

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Tai-Ling info 2nd child with Ruth Ng Kim Female b. 1943 · Age: 82 · 1943- · Celebrity Baby

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Kim info 3rd child with Ruth Ng Kim Female b. 1949 · Age: 76 · 1949- · Celebrity Baby

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