Roger Allers was an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist and playwright, born in Rye, New York, on 29 June 1949 and died on 17 January 2026. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King in 1994, the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and his career ran from 1974 to 2023. Within this atlas Roger Allers is credited as the co-director and writer of The Lion King. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Roger Allers, which this entry cites as its source.
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Roger Allers (June 29, 1949, January 17, 2026) was an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist and playwright.
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The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton.
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The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton.
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