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Tyrus (2015)
73 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

Tyrus (2015)

73 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography

TYRUS examines the life and work of pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong. Beginning with his arrival to the immigration detention center at Angel Island in 1919, nine year old Tyrus would overcome a life of poverty, racism, and ...See moreTYRUS examines the life and work of pioneering Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong. Beginning with his arrival to the immigration detention center at Angel Island in 1919, nine year old Tyrus would overcome a life of poverty, racism, and discrimination to become a renowned painter and Hollywood sketch artist. The film will show how the quiet beauty of Tyrus's eastern influenced paintings caught the eye of Walt Disney and became the inspiration for the classic animated feature Bambi. For the next 25 years, Tyrus brought his artistry to Warner Brothers where his striking storyboards and set illustrations helped set the tone and drama for films such as The Sands of Iwo Jima, Rebel Without a Cause, William Goldman's Harper and Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch. At 104, Tyrus is the oldest living Chinese American artist. Written by Anonymous See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Tyrus Wong Self Self See fewer	Bambi (1942)
Lisa See Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Peony in Love
Ellen Harrington Self Self See fewer	Hero Man: After Dark (2014)
Sonia Mak Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
John Canemaker Self Self See fewer	The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)
Gordon T. McClelland Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Mark Dean Johnson Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Kim Wong Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Milton Quon Self Self See fewer	Speed (1994)
Kay Fong Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Charles Solomon Self Self See fewer	Gravity (1976)
Don Hahn Self Self See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Eric Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Andreas Deja Self Self See fewer	Mushka (2023)
Joseph Musso Self Self See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Bill Stern Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Tai-Ling Wong Self Self See fewer	Tyrus (2015)
Paul A. Felix Self Self See fewer	Big Hero 6 (2014)
Phillip Wu Self - Young Tyrus Self - Young Tyrus See fewer	Tyrus (2015)