Phyllis Barnhart

Phyllis Barnhart (December 16, 1922 - February 6, 2008) was an American animator and cel painter. She was best known for her work on the 1982 animated film, "The Secret of NIMH". cite news |title="NIMH" cel painter Phyllis Barnhart dead at 85 |url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Error:%20Variable%20'hot_short_title'%20is%20not%20a%20code%20reference_P86048/ |work= Big Cartoon Forum |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2008-03-12]

Barnhart was born on December 16, 1922, in Levan, Utah. She began her career in animation at the Walt Disney Animation Studios during the 1940s. She later worked as an animator for such classic animation studios as Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Bandolier Films and DePatie-Freleng. She worked as one of the lead cel painters for "The Secret of NIMH" (1982), which was produced by Don Bluth Productions.

Barnhart's husband, animator Dale Barnhart, died in 1996. He worked as a Disney layout and background artist on films such as "The Jungle Book" and "The Sword in the Stone".

Phyllis Barnhart died at the age of 85 on February 6, 2008, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was survived by her daughter, Fontini, and three sons, Rhio, Roberleigh and Philo.

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* [http://www.cinematical.com/2008/02/18/rip-reel-important-people-february-18-2008/ Cinematical: RIP Reel Important People, Phyllis Barnhart]