joe ranft how did he die

Pixar's John Lasseter said of him, "Joe had a great passion for telling stories, and he told them better than anyone". For … Earl suddenly lost control and crashed through a guard rail while northbound on Highway 1. The SUV plunged 130 feet into the mouth of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, California, killing both Ranft and Earl instantly. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 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 … Ranft, who was 45, died during the production of Cars He died in a traffic incident at the age of 45. For DreamWorks, he voiced Donkey in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002).

On August 16, 2005, Ranft and his friend Eric Frierson were passengers in Ranft's 2004 Honda Element, which was being driven by another friend, Elegba Earl. Ranft died at 45 in a car crash near Mendocino, California. At the time of his death he had several films in production. Joseph Henry"Joe" Ranft(March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American actor for the Walt Disney Company and Pixar Animation Studios. Frierson survived by escaping through the sun roof, though he received moderate injuries. Pixar Studios veteran Joe Ranft died on Tuesday after the car he was riding in broke through a guardrail and plummeted over 100 feet into the ocean, says The Hollywood Reporter.