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Walter (Alwyn Walter) Peregoy BIOGRAPHY
1925 Los Angeles, California - 2015. Known for: Animated cartoons, oil and pastel painting.
Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard... Read full biography
Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard Art Institute; at 17 he dropped out of high school and went to work for Disney Studios as an... Read full biography
Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard Art Institute; at 17 he dropped out of high school and went to work for Disney Studios as an in-betweener. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, he further studied in Mexico at University de Belles Artes and in Paris with Fernand Leger. In 1951 he returned to the U.S. and... Read full biography
Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard Art Institute; at 17 he dropped out of high school and went to work for Disney Studios as an in-betweener. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, he further studied in Mexico at University de Belles Artes and in Paris with Fernand Leger. In 1951 he returned to the U.S. and continued working for Disney. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description... Read full biography
Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard Art Institute; at 17 he dropped out of high school and went to work for Disney Studios as an in-betweener. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, he further studied in Mexico at University de Belles Artes and in Paris with Fernand Leger. In 1951 he returned to the U.S. and continued working for Disney. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.... Read full biography
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Walter Peregoy was born in Los Angeles in 1925. At age nine he began his formal art training at the California College of Arts and Crafts; at age 12 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in Chouinard Art Institute; at 17 he dropped out of high school and went to work for Disney Studios as an in-betweener.
After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, he further studied in Mexico at University de Belles Artes and in Paris with Fernand Leger. In 1951 he returned to the U.S. and continued working for Disney.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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