{"id":32532,"date":"2026-01-19T19:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=32532"},"modified":"2026-01-19T19:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:30:10","slug":"with-heavy-hearts-we-announce-the-passing-when-you-find-out-who-he-is-you-will-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=32532","title":{"rendered":"With heavy hearts, we announce the passing. When you find out who he is, you will cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"302\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Roger Allers<\/span><\/span>, the visionary animator and filmmaker whose work helped define a golden era of animation, has died at age 76. Disney confirmed he passed away suddenly at his Santa Monica home after a brief illness, leaving behind stories that shaped childhoods across generations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"607\">Allers was best known for co-directing <strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"384\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Lion King<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, a film that became a global cultural landmark. Released in 1994, it earned nearly $1 billion worldwide, sold more than 55 million home video copies, and remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated movie ever made.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"916\">Born in 1949 in New York, Allers studied fine arts before joining Disney during a creative renaissance. His influence extended to classics like <em data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"775\">Beauty and the Beast<\/em>, <em data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"786\">Aladdin<\/em>, <em data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"808\">The Little Mermaid<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"820\">Tron<\/em>, and later to Broadway, where his stage adaptation of <em data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"890\">The Lion King<\/em> earned a Tony nomination.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1268\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Tributes poured in from across the industry, including Disney CEO <strong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1025\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bob Iger<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who called Allers a creative visionary whose work will live on for generations. 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