Known for Directing
Debney was 14 and selling newspapers outside the old Disney Studios near Vermont and Kingswell avenues in the Silver Lake district. Three years later he had gone to work for Walt Disney as a cutter and soon was put in charge of the assembly operation for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937. He also had been an assistant director on "Two Gun Mickey," the studio's last black-and-white Mickey Mouse cartoon released in 1934, and later was production manager for "Perri," a 1957 nature fantasy. In the late 1950s Debney produced the "Mickey Mouse Club" and "Zorro" episodes. In the 1960s and '70s he worked on several other TV shows, including "The Mouse Factory" and several feature and educational division films. He then became coordinator of the long-running series, "The Wonderful World of Disney." -LA Time Obituary (http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-11/local/me-3948_1_walt-disney)
Born
January 3, 1916
Died
April 8, 1986 (age 70)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California United States
Filmography
19 films, 1 show


How to Ride a Horse
1947 · 8m
country: United States
Aided by his horse, Percy, Goofy takes horsemanship to a new level. Originally released as a part of The Reluctant Dragon (1941).


How to Fish
1942 · 7m
country: United States
Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.


The Olympic Champ
1942 · 7m
country: United States
A narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.


How to Play Baseball
1942 · 8m
country: United States
Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many possible pitches. On to the World Series, where we go through an eventful inning, culminating in a baseball that disintegrates when being hit.


The New Spirit
1942 · 7m
country: United States
Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.


The Art of Self Defense
1941 · 8m
country: United States
Goofy takes a lighthearted look at self defense through the ages: cavemen, knights, the age of chivalry, and finally boxing.


Pinocchio
1940 · 1h 28m
country: United States
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.


Don Donald
1937 · 8m
country: United States
Donald is courting Daisy (called Donna, here in her first appearance) Duck in Mexico. He arrives on a burro, which doesn't get along at all well with her; she convinces him to buy a car. They head through the desert, but the car breaks down, and throws Donald out, then takes off on its own with Daisy trapped inside the rumble seat. The car hits a rock, throwing Daisy into a mud puddle, to Donald's excessive amusement. Daisy pulls a unicycle from her purse, and rides off.


Mother Pluto
1936 · 8m
country: United States
Pluto accidentally hatches a bunch of chickens and looks after them until the hen returns.