ERA Productions, Inc. was a commercial studio in the 1950s and 1960s. Due to the

Disney animators' strike The Disney animators' strike in 1941 reflected anger at inequities of pay and privileges at the non-unionized Walt Disney Productions. Walt Disney responded to the five-week strike by firing many of his animators, but was eventually pressured i ...

in 1941, many animators defected eventually to ERA, such as Ed Ardal,

Ward Kimball Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honored ...

and Virgil "Vip" Partch. The company was helmed by president Brice Mack, a background painter from Disney. The secretary was Melton Schaffer.

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