Sterling Holloway

Before long, Sterling’s unusual voice perked the ear of Walt Disney, who invited him to star as the voice of the Messenger Stork in the 1941 animated classic Dumbo.

Carl Barks

In 1942, he began developing comic books, starting with Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, and continued creating comic books until his retirement in 1966.

Robert Sherman

His son Jeffrey Sherman paid tribute to his father by saying he “wanted to bring happiness to the world and, unquestionably, he succeeded.”

Richard Sherman

During the Sherman brothers’ 13-year career at Disney (1960-73), they received four Academy Award^® nominations and a Grammy^® award and wrote more than 200 songs for 27 films and two dozen television productions.

Roger Broggie

When Roger was honored at the Disney Legends Awards on October 18, 1990, company Chairman Michael Eisner said, “Any mechanical things you had to do, what you said was, ‘Call Roger, he’ll know how to fix it.’ Without him, Disneyland wouldn’t have happened.”

Richard Irvine

Until his retirement in 1973, Dick headed design and planning for all Disneyland attractions, ranging from Haunted Mansion to Pirates of the Caribbean.

Joe Fowler

During the 1960s and ‘70s, Joe was charged with the Herculean task of planning and building Walt Disney World.

Herb Ryman

Herb had an uncanny knack for translating Walt’s ideas into drawings. Perhaps this was because, like Walt, he was a child at heart.

John Hench

In 1954, his special effects work on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea earned John an Oscar®. That same year, he left the Studio to work at what is today known as Walt Disney Imagineering.

Marc Davis

When once asked to choose a favorite among his bevy of grand Disney dames, Marc Davis replied, “Each of my women characters has her own unique style; I love them all in different ways.”