American director and screenwriter Roger Allers has passed away at the age of 76. Operative Information Center-OMM reports that film producer Dave Bossert shared the news regarding the director's death on social media platforms.
The cause of the director's death has not yet been disclosed to the public. Born in 1950 in Rye, New York, Allers developed a passion for animation at the age of five after watching the classic film "Peter Pan." He later completed animation courses at Harvard University and began his professional career at the studio of director Steven Lisberger.
Roger Allers made his directorial debut with the iconic animated feature "The Lion King." Throughout his distinguished career, he also served as a prominent screenwriter at Disney studios, contributing to world-renowned projects such as "Aladdin," "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Emperor's New Groove." His work played a pivotal role in the "Disney Renaissance" era, which revitalized the studio's animation department and produced some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films in cinema history.
