Sterling Sturtevant
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Sterling Sturtevant (1922–1962) was a designer and art director for animated cartoons in an era in which few women were worked in Hollywood animation. Some of her early work was done under her married name Sterling Glasband.
Biography
Sturtevant was born June 20, 1922, in Redlands, California. She attended the University of Redlands from 1940 to 1944, and then attended Chouinard Art Institute, before taking her first job in animation at Walt Disney Pictures. The Los Angeles Evening Citizen News referred to her as "one of Hollywood's top designers of cartoon characters." She died May 23, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, at age 39.
Career
Sturtevant started work in animation at Walt Disney Pictures in 1947, where she drew story sketches for, and co-wrote the 1948 Pluto cartoon "Bone Bandit".
From Disney she moved to the cartoon studio United Productions of America (UPA), where she did some of her best-known work, particularly her redesign of the character Mr. Magoo into his now-classic form. Cartoon Modern said of Mr. Magoo "The series hit a nice stride in 1953, when Sterling Sturtevant took over as regular Magoo designer.
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