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Marc Davis

 
Actor: Marc Davis
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  • Born: 1914
  • Died: Jan 12, 2000 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '40s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Children's/Family, Fantasy
  • Career Highlights: Bambi, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella
  • First Major Screen Credit: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Biography

Legendary Disney animator Marc Davis was one of the "nine old men," as named by Walt Disney himself, the group of talented artists that essentially formed the structure and integrity of the initial Disney animated features. Davis began his association with the Mouse House on the very first feature, Snow White, in 1935. From there, he lent his formidable skills to many of the subsequent Disney features. Specifically, Davis created the images of Cinderella, Princess Briar Rose and the evil Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, and Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmations. Davis retired from animation in 1978, but became a theme park consultant with Disney Studios until his death in early 2000. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
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This article is about the Disney animator. For other uses, see Marc Davis (disambiguation).

Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 – January 12, 2000) was a prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, the famed core animators of Disney animated films.

Some of the animated characters Davis mainly designed and animated are Thumper from Bambi (1942), Brer Rabbit from Song of the South (1946), Cinderella (1950), Alice of Alice in Wonderland (1951), Tinker Bell in Peter Pan (1953), Maleficent and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Cruella De Vil of 101 Dalmatians (1961).

Davis, a brilliant draftsman, also designed the characters for many Disneyland ride and show animatronics: The Enchanted Tiki Room, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Ford's Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Jungle Cruise, America Sings, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, Western River Expedition, and the Country Bear Jamboree.

His wife Alice Davis created the original costuming for figures in the Disneyland rides Pirates of the Caribbean and "It's a Small World".

In 1989, he was named a Disney Legend. He was also the recipient of the much coveted Mousecar.[1]

Davis died in January 2000; that same month, the Marc Frasier Davis Scholarship Fund formally was established at the California Institute of the Arts.

Quotes

  • On Disneyland rides: "We really don't have a story, with a beginning, an end, or a plot. It's more a series of experiences building up to a climax. I call them experience rides."

References

  1. ^ Song of the South.net News - Alice Davis Interview, 10/20/01

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