Ron Clements | Disney Filmmaker | The Little Mermaid to Moana

Ron Clements is a legendary filmmaker from Walt Disney Animation Studios. With a Disney career spanning 45 years, Ron has written and directed such iconic films as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana alongside longtime partner John Musker. Earlier in his career, which included a two-year apprenticeship under Disney Legend Frank Thomas, Ron worked in the animation department on films like The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound, and he made his writing-directing debut with The Great Mouse Detective. His new book, Making Disney Magic... from a Mermaid to Moana, covers his life and career, as does this interview.
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