Q: My grandfather Paul Heinig was an artist. Two of his watercolors are featured in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute. Our family has always believed that he was employed by Walt Disney as an artist sometime between 1940 and 1960. Do you have any information that could help me to unlock this family history? Any help you may be able to offer would be appreciated!
Sue, Dubuque, Iowa
A: We have no listing that he was ever employed at the Disney Studio in California, though it is possible he could have worked in the art department at Disneyland. The Archives does not have their personnel records.
Dave Smith