B. 1909–2003 - Jules Engel was a Jewish-Hungarian American filmmaker, painter, sculptor, graphic artist, set designer, and director of live action and animated films, and teacher. He is most remembered as the founding director of the Experimental Animation Program at the California Institute of the Arts, where he taught until his death, serving as mentor to several generations of animators.

He would eventually settle in Hollywood, while at the same time studying at the Chouinard Art Institute in downtown Los Angeles. It was during his studies at Chouinard, he met many artists who would go on to work for Disney Studios, and later recommend him to Walt Disney Studios. Ocassionally, he worked under Charles Mintz. A year later, he was asked by Walt Disney Studios to work on the now Disney classic film Fantasia. His work on Fantasia didn't go unnoticed by the studio, as the director of Bambi, David Hand, asked Jules to work do color work for the film.