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Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker
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dead
- born
- 1949
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 76
- known for
- screenwriter, animation director, story artist
1949 β 2026

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who roger allers is
Roger Allers was an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet.
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