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Joe was born
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member of the Magic Castle Junior Group
At age 15, he became a member of the Magic Castle Junior Group -
California Institute
Mr. Ranft began studying in the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts alongside John Lasseter and Brad Bird -
Disney
Ranft's student film Good Humor caught the attention of Disney animation executives -
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
Joe was the story artist of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" -
"The Little Mermaid"
Joe did the animation -
"The Rescuers Down Under"
Joe was the story Supervisor and did the animation screenplay, -
"Toy Story"
He received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination as one of the writers of Toy Story. -
Joe Ranft passed away
Car accident -
"Cars"
Co-director of "Cars" ------ his final work.
(He didn't catch the release time of "cars".)