In a blow to Pixar Animation, whose success has been attributed to its story-telling skill as much as its computer creativity, Joe Ranft, head of Pixar's story department, was killed in an auto accident on Tuesday. The driver of the car also died when it plunged off Highway 1 in Mendocino County into the ocean. A third man escaped through the car's sun roof. Before joining Pixar, Ranft, 45, worked at Disney, co-writing Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.
Ranft also has story credits on Toy Story and A Bug's Life.
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And, of course, Ranft is the third-leading scarer in history, just behind James Sullivan and Randall Boggs.
What a loss. The whole Pixar crew seems so cool. I love all their movies.
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