Famed Animator Quits Disney Over ‘Loud’ Conviction

Famed Animator Quits Disney Over ‘Loud’ Conviction

Prolific film animator Tom Bancroft, a son of California, had a fast pass to Disney — but it all came to a screeching halt in 2000. While his name might be unfamiliar, his work has made its way into countless homes around the globe. He was the creator of Mushu in Disney’s “Mulan,” he designed young Simba in “The Lion King,” and he worked on several other famed Disney classics, like “Tarzan,” “Aladdin,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Bancroft was e…