Bosustow began his animation career in the early 1930s working for the
Ub Iwerks and
Walter Lantz studios before joining
Walt Disney Productions in 1934 as an animator and writer. He left Disney during the 1941
Disney animators' strike and joined
Hughes Aircraft as an illustrator. He co-founded the Industrial Film and Poster Service in 1943 which evolved into UPA. Between 1949 and 1957, he received thirteen Oscar nominations. In 1963, Bosustow Entertainment was established and his son, Nick Bosustow, produced the 1983
Emmy Award winner for CBS-TV,
Wrong Way Kid, starring
Dick Van Dyke. Also in 1963, Bosustow formed a subsidiary for animated commercials in Hong Kong with his son Tee Bosustow. In 1968, he partnered with Nick to form Stephen Bosustow Productions, which produced films for theaters including the Oscar-winner
Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1971), an Academy Award-nominated animated film
Legend of John Henry (1974), as well as
Sesame Street and
CBS-TV
after school specials. Stephen Bosustow died of pneumonia July 4, 1981 at the age of 69 Four years later, his son Nick closed down the studio. ==Personal life==