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How did Disney (during the Walt Disney era) make movies? This organization chart from a 1943 booklet The Ropes At Disney showed that everything started with Walt himself, who focused on story and direction, and let others deal with the details ...
Links: Disney Organizational Chart 1943 | The Ropes at Disney at Cartoon Brew
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Here's the answer: The morgue is where old footage, drawings, etc. are archived. Makes sense. Found the answer here: http://www.animationshow.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3099
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Morgue is a very curious role. I also wonder exactly what role the "Army/Navy Coordinator" had. Perhaps interacting with the company about when employees would be on duty? I'd like to hear more on these.
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Based on his successes, I would say that it was obviously a good chart, and a good way of doing things.
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nurse and morgue??? what did walt have his hand in?? and why were they involved in movie making?? they should have thrown in leg breakers and clone developers...
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