Sue C. Nichols Explained

Birth Name:Susan Carol Nichols
Birth Date:10 June 1965
Birth Place:East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting Place:Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Artist
Spouse:Chester "JR" Maciorowski
Children:2
Yearsactive:1986 - 2019

Susan Carol Maciorowski (née Nichols; June 10, 1965 – September 1, 2020) was an American artist best known for her work with Walt Disney Animation Studios predominantly during the Disney Renaissance and Post-Renaissance.[1]

Early life and education

Susan Carol Nichols was born to parents Brian and Julie. She graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1983 before going on to study visual animation at the California Institute of the Arts where she later lectured, graduating in 1987.

Personal life

She married Chester "JR" Maciorowski and had two children, Stephanie and Jonathan.[2]

Death

In 2015, she was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. She received treatment at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care in Springfield, Massachusetts. She died on September 1, 2020, and was buried in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam, Massachusetts.

Disney released a statement announcing her death in the same month with a long thread celebrating her work. Eric Goldberg said, "She will be sadly missed by those of us who had the good fortune to work with her, but her influence on those films will be there forever."[3] On the first anniversary of her death, her husband published one final entry on her personal website on a page she used to document her life living with cancer, detailing what happened between her last post on the page on January 16, 2020, and her death.[4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCreditsNotes
1991Beauty and the BeastVisual development artist
1992AladdinStory
1994The Lion KingCharacter designer, visual development artist
1994The PagemasterStoryboard artist
1996The Hunchback of Notre DameStory, character designer, visual development
1997HerculesProduction stylist
1998MulanCharacter designer, visual development
1999Fantasia 2000Storyboard artist
2000The Emperor's New GrooveAdditional visual development artist
2001Additional visual development
2002Lilo & StitchVisual development supervisor
2003Piglet's Big MovieStoryboard artist
2004Mulan IIAdditional storyboard artistDirect-to-video
2006Bambi and the Great Prince of the ForestStoryboard artistDirect-to-video
2007EnchantedVisual development
2009The Princess and the FrogVisual development artist, color and design artist
2016MoanaCharacter design
2019UglyDollsStoryboard artist

Television

YearTitleCreditsNotes
1986-1989Muppet BabiesModel designer58 episodes
1986 My Little Pony 'n FriendsDesignerSpecial
1989McGee and Me!Character modeler5 episodes
1989Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding WorkoutModelerTelevision film

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryWorkResult
1993Hugo AwardsBest Dramatic PresentationAladdin
2020Winsor McCay Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sue C. Nichols. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202050002/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb41a02cc. dead. February 2, 2018. BFI. September 3, 2020.
  2. Web site: Susan C. Maciorowski. September 3, 2020. December 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210100949/https://www.forastiere.com/tributes/Susan-Maciorowski. live.
  3. Disney Artist Sue Nichols Macriowski Passes Away. Comic Book. Aaron. Perrine. September 3, 2020. September 3, 2020. June 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240604044428/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/disney-artist-sue-nichols-maciorowski-passes-away/#4. live.
  4. Web site: MBC Diary . MotherNichols.com . September 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027064322/http://www.mothernichols.com/mbc-diary/ . October 27, 2021.