Marc Davis (Animator)
Marc Fraser Davis (born March 30, 1913 in Bakersfield , California , † January 12, 2000 in Glendale , California), was an American animator and was one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men . In addition to his work on films such as Peter Pan , Sleeping Beauty and 101 Dalmatians , he was also the designer of several Disneyland attractions.
Davis' childhood was marked by unsteadiness: his father Harry Davis worked on the development of new oil reserves in the USA , so that the family moved several times and the young Davis went to more than twenty different schools. After graduating from high school , Davis attended the Kansas City Art Institute , the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles .
In 1935 he came to Walt Disney Studios , where he started as an animation assistant in the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . This was followed by Bambi , Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland , among others . It was also Davis who animated the figures of the fairy bells in Peter Pan , Malefitz and Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and Cruella de Vils in 101 Dalmatians . Marc Davis' influence and reputation in the studio was so great that Walt Disney counted him among his " Nine Old Men ".
Davis eventually moved to Walt Disney's design department for its Disneyland theme park (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering ). There he was largely responsible for attractions such as The Enchanted Tiki Room , “ It's a small world ”, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion . He often worked with his wife Alice Davis, with whom he had been married since 1956.
Davis retired in 1978, but continued to consult with Walt Disney Imagineering on the design of Epcot in Florida and Tokyo Disneyland in the years that followed.
In 1989 he was named "Disney Legend" by the Walt Disney Company .
Marc Davis died on January 12, 2000 in Glendale, California.
Web links
- Marc Davis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Disney Legends: Marc Davis
- Memories of Marc Davis (LaughingPlace.com)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Davis, Marc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davis, Marc Fraser (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bakersfield , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 2000 |
| Place of death | Glendale (California) , California |