Who directed Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast alongside Kirk Wise?
Answer
Gary Trousdale
Gary Trousdale co-directed Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast alongside Kirk Wise.
The film was Trousdale's feature directorial debut. Before directing it, he had worked in Disney's visual-development and animation departments. Kirk Wise was his co-director, and the pair later collaborated on The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Beauty and the Beast was produced during the Disney Renaissance, a period that also included The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and The Lion King. The film's success helped establish animated features as major theatrical events. A common mix-up is crediting the film only to Wise or only to Trousdale; the official directing credit belongs to both filmmakers.