just three years before the death of Walt Disney. The movie was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman -- one of Walt's fabled "Nine Old Men" -- with a story by future children's author Bill Peet.

While Sleeping Beauty introduced Aurora (Mary Costa) to the roster of Disney princesses ... Release Date1959-01-29 DirectorWolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi CastEleanor Audley, Bill Shirley ...

Full directorial credit is given to Wolfgang Reitherman, a 35-year Disney vet. Reitherman was one of several Jungle hands who worked on Disney’s first animated feature, Snow White and the Seven ...