Tyrus Wong

Tyrus Wong 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 Bros. 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), Harper (1966), The Green Berets (1968), and The Wild Bunch (1969), among others.

25 October 1910

Born on the same birth date (25 October 1910): Johnny Mauro • William Higinbotham

Born on the same birth day (25 October): Christian August Friedrich Garcke • Giannis Kyrastas • Ivan Marconi • Ken Domon • Rachel Matthews • Robert Stirling • Toktogul Satylganov

Born in the same month (October 1910): Barbara Castle • Bonnie and Clyde • Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı • Edwin O. Reischauer • Farid al-Atrash • Frankie Crosetti • Fritz Köberle • Gunter d'Alquen • Gus Hall • Hayden Rorke • James K. Woolnough • Joe L. Evins • John Krol • José Enrique Moyal • Julius Shulman • Kirk Alyn • Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau • Marina Núñez del Prado • Miguel Hernández • Orazio Satta Puliga • Paulette Dubost • Ray Lewis (sprinter) • Stella Brooks • William Higinbotham • Yoel Zussman