Pixar mourns 'Toy Story' writer -- CNet News.com, 2005-08-17

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Pixar mourns 'Toy Story' writer -- CNet News.com, 2005-08-17

Pixar Animation Studios was in shock Wednesday after learning of the death of Joe Ranft, one of the founding members of its creative team. The 45-year-old Ranft, who earned an Oscar nomination as a writer on "Toy Story," died Tuesday afternoon in Mendocino County, Calif., when a car he was traveling in plunged off a cliff.

"People cannot say much but just gave each other embraces to quell the sadness..." Pixar storyboard artist Ronnie del Carmen wrote in his blog. "It is the saddest day at Pixar."