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

Roger Allers, the filmmaker and animator best known for co-directing the 1994 Disney classic "The Lion King," and writing the Tony Award-winning Broadway adaption of the movie, has died, according to a Disney Animation spokesperson via The Hollywood Reporter. He was 76. 

Disney CEO Bob Iger paid tribute to Allers in an Instagram post, writing in the caption, "I was sad to learn of Roger Allers’ passing. He co-directed 1994’s "The Lion King" among many other important contributions to Disney...