Burt Gillett

Born in Elmira, New York, USA on October 15, 1891 — died December 28, 1971 (aged 80)

"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily