Joe Ranft, Pixar Animation Studios' head of story for more than a decade and a cornerstone of the company's creative team, died Tuesday when the car he was riding in plunged into the ocean after running off the road in Mendocino County, Calif. He was 45. A spokeswoman for the Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner's Office confirmed Wednesday that Ranft was one of two people who died when the 2004 Honda Element they were traveling in veered off the road, the CHP said.
Moral: Don't let Goofy work on your brakes. Last year, Pixar splits from Disney. The House of Mouse is unhappy. Now one of the creative geniuses of Pixar 'veers off the road'. Conspiracy!
Posted by: Jay Amicarella | August 19, 2005 at 12:46 PM