Roger Allers, Co-Director of The Lion King, Dies at 76

Roger Allers, the Oscar and Tony-nominated co-director of Disney's 1994 animated film The Lion King, has died at 76. A key figure in the Disney Animation Renaissance, he contributed to classics like Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Allers also wrote the Broadway adaptation of The Lion King. He passed away unexpectedly at his Santa Monica home after a brief illness and is survived by his children Leah and Aidan and partner Genaro.