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A major Pixar talent, Joe Ranft<\/a>, was killed in an auto accident<\/a> a few days ago. <\/p>\n

Ranft was one of the heads of story on both TOY STORY and TOY STORY 2, as well as the voice of Heimlich the Caterpillar in A BUG’S LIFE. He had also worked on story for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LION KING, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT and THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER, among other films.<\/p>\n

If the elegies<\/a> are<\/a> any<\/a> indication<\/a>, this is a huge loss for Pixar, for animation, and for those who knew him. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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