Disney Legend Carson Van Osten—who began his Disney career as an illustrator and who would, over the next 45 years, hold a variety of creative positions at Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Publishing Group—passed away on December 22. He arrived at Walt Disney Productions in 1970, beginning as an illustrator of Mickey Mouse comic …
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Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran, best known for his role in Disney’s 1957 classic live-action film Old Yeller and for his portrayal of Moochie on the Mickey Mouse Club, passed away in Burbank, California, on October 6, 2015. He was 66. Born in Santa Monica, California, on June 10, 1949, Corcoran—the fifth of eight children—first appeared …
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Dean Jones, the star of such iconic Disney live-action films of the 1960s and 1970s as That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, and The Shaggy D.A., passed away in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He was 84. A native of Decatur, Alabama, Jones moved to New Orleans as a 15-year-old to make a …
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We’re sorry to report that the celebrated football player, broadcaster, and Disney Legend passed away on August 9, in Connecticut, at the age of 84. “Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture,” Gifford once said. And throughout his incomparable career, Gifford demonstrated tremendous success on the playing …
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D23 remembers the famed animator and sculptor who was named a Disney Legend in 1993.
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Walt Peregoy, a color stylist and background artist who was named a Disney Legend in 2008, passed away at his home in Encino, California, on January 16.
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Like Mork, the character he first played on an episode of ABC’s Happy Days, this utterly original comic and movie star appeared on our television sets seemingly out of nowhere, almost as if from outer space.
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Dick Jones, who provided voice of Pinocchio, passed away on July 7, 2014.
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Milt Albright, who was born and raised some 70 miles from Walt’s own Marceline Missouri and whose dream was to work for Disney, passed away on April 7, 2014.
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D23 remembers those contributors to The Walt Disney Company who passed away in 2013.
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