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2015

Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story

Directed by Pamela Tom
His art inspired Bambi. His life will inspire you.

The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated modernist painter, Hollywood sketch artist, and “Disney Legend” for his groundbreaking work on the classic animated film, Bambi.

Duration

1h 13m

Released

November 7, 2015

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Cast13

  • Tyrus Wong
  • Lisa See
  • Don Hahn
  • John Canemaker
  • Andreas Deja
  • Paul A. Felix
  • Kay Fong
  • Sonia Mak
  • Eric Goldberg

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