Roger Allers, Director of Original ‘The Lion King,’ Passes Away at 76

Roger Allers, the director of the original 1994 The Lion King and a key figure during the Disney Renaissance, has passed at the age of 76. Roger Allers Filmography Roger Allers had an extensive career as a director, animator, screenwriter, playwright, and storyboard artist, with several notable “Disney Renaissance” films to his name. Along with directing the animated The Lion King in 1994, he worked on pre-production for Tron, was Head of Story on Beauty and the Beast, and worked on the Story team for Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, The Prince and the Pauper, and Aladdin. Allers with Lion King co-director Rob Minkoff storyboarding and at the DVD premiere In 1997, Allers returned to The Lion King to co-write the book of the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation, which is still open on Broadway at the Minskoff Theater to this day....