Hello everybody. I decided to post a name of a Disney legend which you guys discuss about. Should he/she gave been awarded? Why or why not? Your favorite film, attraction, character played or created by this legend. The first one is: Fred MacMurray.
I think he deserves a spot in the group of Disney Legends. I especially like the Shaggy Dog. But why was he awarded first? I think it should have been one of the nine old men awarded first. That's just a little I have to say. What about you guys?
Disney Legends
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UrsushH.Bear
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Fred was always humble, and that showed on screen. He knew what he could do, but was never far away from the public and "normal" life. When he would go to the park (Disneyland), he insisted on waiting in lines, just like the rest of them. He greeted fans, and often, his fans were comfortable enough around him. He was an all American icon, both in Disney films and on Television. He could relate to us, so we could relate to him.
Disney Legend, yes. In my book- Legend for sure.
Disney Legend, yes. In my book- Legend for sure.
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"Happiest Millionaire" is easily one of my all-time favorite films! LOVE the "Shaggy Dog" too. Anyone have a full list of his Disney films? Offhand, I can think of "Bon Voyage" which I am not sure if I've ever seen completely from start to finish, "Follow Me, Boys," which I don't think I've ever seen yet, and "Charlie and the Angel," which I remember enjoying on the Disney Channel growing up. That WAS the title, wasn't it? I could be forgetting some, if not several...
Ah, of course! Absent Minded Professor and Son of Flubber! Ha!
Ah, of course! Absent Minded Professor and Son of Flubber! Ha!
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Okay Guys,
Now we can discuss Les Clark.
Les, who was the first of Walt Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men" (an affectionate term Franklin D. Roosevelt coined for his Supreme Court Justices, which Disney adopted when referring to his key animators), spent the next 48 years of his life animating and directing for Disney.
Les animated or directed on nearly 20 features, including "Pinocchio," "Dumbo," "Saludos Amigos," "So Dear to My Heart," "101 Dalmatians," "Song of the South," "Fun and Fancy Free," "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland," "Peter Pan" and "Lady and the Tramp," as well as more than 100 shorts.
After Les served as sequence director on "Sleeping Beauty," Walt asked him to direct television specials and educational films. For two decades, Les directed dozens of such productions, including "Donald in Mathmagic Land" and "Donald and the Wheel."
Like Walt, Les didn't believe in resting on his laurels, but in always expanding his talent. As Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston recalled in their book Disney Animation: The Illusion of life, "Les quietly went ahead perfecting what he did best, constantly at art class working hard to improve and learn. There was much admiration for this quiet, thoughtful man, who came in with no art background yet through sheer determination and desire not only kept up, but helped advance the art with his refinements of many fundamentals."
Les Clark retired from Disney in 1976; he died in September 1979.
I think he is always going to be a legend in my opinion. He is an excellent artist. And I love his work...
Discuss...
Now we can discuss Les Clark.
Les, who was the first of Walt Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men" (an affectionate term Franklin D. Roosevelt coined for his Supreme Court Justices, which Disney adopted when referring to his key animators), spent the next 48 years of his life animating and directing for Disney.
Les animated or directed on nearly 20 features, including "Pinocchio," "Dumbo," "Saludos Amigos," "So Dear to My Heart," "101 Dalmatians," "Song of the South," "Fun and Fancy Free," "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland," "Peter Pan" and "Lady and the Tramp," as well as more than 100 shorts.
After Les served as sequence director on "Sleeping Beauty," Walt asked him to direct television specials and educational films. For two decades, Les directed dozens of such productions, including "Donald in Mathmagic Land" and "Donald and the Wheel."
Like Walt, Les didn't believe in resting on his laurels, but in always expanding his talent. As Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston recalled in their book Disney Animation: The Illusion of life, "Les quietly went ahead perfecting what he did best, constantly at art class working hard to improve and learn. There was much admiration for this quiet, thoughtful man, who came in with no art background yet through sheer determination and desire not only kept up, but helped advance the art with his refinements of many fundamentals."
Les Clark retired from Disney in 1976; he died in September 1979.
I think he is always going to be a legend in my opinion. He is an excellent artist. And I love his work...
Discuss...
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