SIR TIM RICE, BOB IGER, FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES REMEMBER ROGER ALLERS, ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR OF DISNEY’S 1994 ANIMATED CLASSIC “THE LION KING,” WRITER OF THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY STAGE MUSICAL, AND KEY PLAYER IN DISNEY’S ANIMATION RENAISSANCE OF THE 90S, WHO DIED AT AGE 76
Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and key architect of Disney’s animation renaissance, has died at 76. A visionary storyteller behind stage and screen classics, his legacy lives on through timeless films, Broadway history, and generations of inspired artists.
