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Roger Allers

American animator and filmmaker

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born
1949
died
2026
age at death
76
known for
screenwriter, animation director, story artist

1949 – 2026

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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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