Hazel Sewell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hazel Sewell

Head of the Ink-and-Paint Department of Walt Disney Animation Studios

Date of Birth: 01-May-1898

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: inker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hazel Sewell (born 1 May 1898 – 22 January 1975) was the first head of Walt Disney Studio's Ink and Paint Department.
(It was also known as the tracing department.) She was hired shortly after her sister Lillian Bounds, also known as Lillian Disney, began working at the studio as an artist.
Some of Sewell's primary responsibilities as the head of the Ink and Paint Department included: developing new techniques in the inking and painting processes, creating new divisions at the Walt Disney Studio, and overseeing the hiring and training of new artists.
Sewell worked with the studio for 11 years until resigning in May 1938.
She was the first woman to serve as the head of a major division in the animation industry.
She is known for her work on Disney animated features such as Plane Crazy and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.