Animator, Director and Producer. Culhane began his animation career in the mid 1920s working for J.R. Bray Studios, and later Fleischer Studios. Arriving at Disney studios, he worked on numerous projects and ultimately was named lead animator for Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. A master at detail, Culhane was also a pioneer at using animation and action from various vantage points. These angles gave scenes over to the fullest of advance effects known at that time. One of the most memorable was the "Heigh Ho" number in which the dwarfs are marching and singing themselves home its memorable attributes, a six month effort by Culhane and his team. He also worked on Disney's Pinocchio, however, left before the final film was released. Still, he was the only animator on Disney's team to work on the first four major releases by the studio. Culhane also worked with Warner Brothers animation unit with Chuck Jones. From Warner's, he moved to Walter Lantz Studios, famous for its Woody Woodpecker series. He established Shamus Culhane Productions and worked on various industrial client projects. In the mid-1960s, he moved to Paramount Studios, which had superseded Fleisher, and thus his career came full circle. In addition to the Disney work, Culhane is also known for his work animating Betty Boop, Krazy Kat, Popeye as well as directing and producing the syndicated 1970s series The Wonderful World of Professor Kitzel. Culhane also wrote two textbooks, Talking Animals and Other People (1986) and Animation from Script to Screen (1990) on animation and was regarded within the Hollywood community as one of the leading authorities on film animation and its evolution throughout the golden age of Hollywood.