Roger Allers Dies at 76; Helped Put ‘Lion King’ on Screens and Onstage

A Disney fan who once “flew” off his couch as a 4-year-old Peter Pan, he was a co-director of the animated film and a co-writer of the Broadway musical, both of them megahits.

Roger Allers, 'The Lion King' co-director, dies at 76

Beyond 1994's "The Lion King," Allers worked on several Disney classics, "Tron," "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast, ...

'The Lion King' co-director Roger Allers dies at 76: 'A true pillar of the Disney Animation renaissance'

Roger Allers, who co-directed Disney classics including 'The Lion King' (1994) and 'Open Season' (2006), has died. He was 76.

Roger Allers, Director of 'The Lion King' and Shepherd of Its Stage Adaptation, Dies at 76

Roger Allers, a genuine legend in animation best known for directing 1994's smash "The Lion King," has died. He was 76. Bob ...

Shah Rukh Khan to set sail with Disney cruise as narrator of ‘The Lion King: Celebration in the Sky’

Shah Rukh Khan will lend his inimitable voice and storytelling power to the Disney Adventure, the latest ship in Disney ...

'The Lion King' co-director Roger Allers dead at 76

Roger Allers, co-director of Disney's 'The Lion King' has died at 76. Allers, who also co-wrote the Broadway adaptation of ...