Ken Anderson
His first feature assignment was as art director for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; to help other animators visualize the film’s settings dimensionally, Ken built models of the Dwarfs’ cottage. Even Dopey’s memorable wiggling ears were inspired by his own ability to do so.
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Claude Coats
“He was a genuine one-of-a-kind.”—Walt Disney Imagineering President and Disney Legend Marty Sklar
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Joe Fowler
During the 1960s and ‘70s, Joe was charged with the Herculean task of planning and building Walt Disney World.
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