Mary Lescher(1957-2019)
- Animation Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Mary Lescher received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts (New York) in 1983 and a B.A. (2008), M.A. (2010), and Ph.D. (2017) in Art History, Criticism, and Conservation from Florida State University, along with a Graduate Museum Studies Certificate from Florida State (2012). Her Ph.D. dissertation was "The Little Studio That Could: The Contribution of Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida to the Animation Renaissance and Theme-Park Entertainment."
Mary had extensive professional experience in animation and worked in many different film production facilities around the world. She has numerous credits listed in the Internet Movie Database, including Klaus (2019), an English-language Spanish film directed by Sergio Pablos and distributed by Netflix. Klaus is dedicated to her memory and was released shortly after her death. Mary's numerous credits for Disney productions include Brother Bear (2003); Lilo & Stitch (2002); John Henry (part of Disney's American Legends) (2000); Mulan (1998); Hercules (1997); Pocahontas (1995); The Lion King (1994), Aladdin (1992); and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Mary's animation position titles included 2D Scene Planner, Senior Scene Planner, Scene Planner, Master Cameraperson, Optical-Camera Operator, and Computer-Graphics Artist.
In addition to her film work, Mary worked as a curator at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Sarasota, Florida), the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, and Richmond Community Hospital (Virginia).
Mary had extensive professional experience in animation and worked in many different film production facilities around the world. She has numerous credits listed in the Internet Movie Database, including Klaus (2019), an English-language Spanish film directed by Sergio Pablos and distributed by Netflix. Klaus is dedicated to her memory and was released shortly after her death. Mary's numerous credits for Disney productions include Brother Bear (2003); Lilo & Stitch (2002); John Henry (part of Disney's American Legends) (2000); Mulan (1998); Hercules (1997); Pocahontas (1995); The Lion King (1994), Aladdin (1992); and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Mary's animation position titles included 2D Scene Planner, Senior Scene Planner, Scene Planner, Master Cameraperson, Optical-Camera Operator, and Computer-Graphics Artist.
In addition to her film work, Mary worked as a curator at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Sarasota, Florida), the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, and Richmond Community Hospital (Virginia).