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Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 – January 12, 2000) was a prominent American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 artist and animator for Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media and entertainment corporation in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O....
. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men
Disney's Nine Old Men

Disney's Nine Old Men were the core animators at Walt Disney Productions who created some of The Walt Disney Company#Studio Entertainment most famous works, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs onward to The Rescuers....
, the famed core animators of Disney animated films.

Some of the animated characters Davis mainly designed and animated are Thumper from Bambi
Bambi

Bambi is a 1942 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13 1942. The fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is based on the 1923 book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten....
 (1942), Brer Rabbit from Song of the South
Song of the South

Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris....
 (1946), Cinderella
Cinderella (1950 film)

Cinderella is a 1950 animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. The twelfth animated feature in the List of Disney animated features, the film was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson, based the fairy tale "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault....
 (1950), Alice of Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and originally premiered in London, England on July 26, 1951 by RKO Pictures....
 (1951), Tinker Bell in Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953 film)

Peter Pan is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney based on the play Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the List of Disney animated features and was originally released to theaters on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures....
 (1953), Maleficent
Maleficent

Maleficent is a Magician , the self-proclaimed, "mistress of all evil" and main antagonist in Walt Disney's 1959 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty ....
 and Aurora
Aurora

Aurora most commonly refers to:* Aurora , a glow in the sky seen at polar latitudes, commonly referred to as the "northern lights" or the "southern lights"...
 in Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is a fairy tale classic, the first in the set published in 1697 by Charles Perrault, Contes de ma M?re l'Oye .While Perrault's version is better known, an older variant, the tale Sun, Moon, and Talia, was contained in Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone ....
 (1959) and Cruella De Vil
Cruella de Vil

Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney 1961 animated film adaptation One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Disney's live-action film adaptations 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians....
 of 101 Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the seventeenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon.It was made and produced by Walt Disney, and it was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution....
 (1961).

Davis also designed the characters for many Disneyland ride and show animatronics
Animatronics

Animatronics is the use of electronics and robotics in mechanised puppets to make them appear to be alive. They were first perfected by Walt Disney Imagineering and used at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California for the The Enchanted Tiki Room attraction....
: The Enchanted Tiki Room, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is the name of an attraction that was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair....
, Ford's Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress

The Carousel of Progress is an attraction located in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort, currently operating under the name, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress....
, Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar The Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of Pirates of the Caribbean and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications....
, The Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise

The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the following Disney theme parks: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland . It is located in Adventureland....
, America Sings
America Sings

America Sings was a show at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, from 1974 to 1988. It featured a cast of Audio-Animatronic animals that entertained the audience by singing songs from various periods in America's musical history, often in a humorous fashion....
, Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion is a complex dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park in Paris ....
, It's a Small World, Western River Expedition
Western River Expedition

The Western River Expedition is the name of a Disney attraction that was designed but never built. It was to be a western themed boat ride, slated to appear in the northwestern section of Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA....
, and the Country Bear Jamboree
Country Bear Jamboree

The Country Bear Jamboree is an attraction at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort and at Tokyo Disneyland in the Tokyo Disney Resort, as well as a former attraction at Disneyland Park....
.

His wife Alice Davis created the original costuming for figures in the Disneyland rides Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar The Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of Pirates of the Caribbean and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications....
 and "it's a small world".

In 1989, he was named a Disney Legend
Disney Legends

Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes men and women who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company....
.






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Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 – January 12, 2000) was a prominent American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 artist and animator for Walt Disney Studios
The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media and entertainment corporation in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O....
. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men
Disney's Nine Old Men

Disney's Nine Old Men were the core animators at Walt Disney Productions who created some of The Walt Disney Company#Studio Entertainment most famous works, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs onward to The Rescuers....
, the famed core animators of Disney animated films.

Some of the animated characters Davis mainly designed and animated are Thumper from Bambi
Bambi

Bambi is a 1942 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13 1942. The fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is based on the 1923 book Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten....
 (1942), Brer Rabbit from Song of the South
Song of the South

Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney, released on November 12, 1946, by RKO Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris....
 (1946), Cinderella
Cinderella (1950 film)

Cinderella is a 1950 animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. The twelfth animated feature in the List of Disney animated features, the film was directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson, based the fairy tale "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault....
 (1950), Alice of Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

Alice in Wonderland is a 1951 animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and originally premiered in London, England on July 26, 1951 by RKO Pictures....
 (1951), Tinker Bell in Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953 film)

Peter Pan is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney based on the play Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie. It is the fourteenth film in the List of Disney animated features and was originally released to theaters on February 5, 1953 by RKO Pictures....
 (1953), Maleficent
Maleficent

Maleficent is a Magician , the self-proclaimed, "mistress of all evil" and main antagonist in Walt Disney's 1959 adaptation of Sleeping Beauty ....
 and Aurora
Aurora

Aurora most commonly refers to:* Aurora , a glow in the sky seen at polar latitudes, commonly referred to as the "northern lights" or the "southern lights"...
 in Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is a fairy tale classic, the first in the set published in 1697 by Charles Perrault, Contes de ma M?re l'Oye .While Perrault's version is better known, an older variant, the tale Sun, Moon, and Talia, was contained in Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone ....
 (1959) and Cruella De Vil
Cruella de Vil

Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney 1961 animated film adaptation One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Disney's live-action film adaptations 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians....
 of 101 Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the seventeenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon.It was made and produced by Walt Disney, and it was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution....
 (1961).

Davis also designed the characters for many Disneyland ride and show animatronics
Animatronics

Animatronics is the use of electronics and robotics in mechanised puppets to make them appear to be alive. They were first perfected by Walt Disney Imagineering and used at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California for the The Enchanted Tiki Room attraction....
: The Enchanted Tiki Room, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is the name of an attraction that was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair....
, Ford's Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress

The Carousel of Progress is an attraction located in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort, currently operating under the name, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress....
, Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar The Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of Pirates of the Caribbean and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications....
, The Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise

The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the following Disney theme parks: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland . It is located in Adventureland....
, America Sings
America Sings

America Sings was a show at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, from 1974 to 1988. It featured a cast of Audio-Animatronic animals that entertained the audience by singing songs from various periods in America's musical history, often in a humorous fashion....
, Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion is a complex dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park in Paris ....
, It's a Small World, Western River Expedition
Western River Expedition

The Western River Expedition is the name of a Disney attraction that was designed but never built. It was to be a western themed boat ride, slated to appear in the northwestern section of Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA....
, and the Country Bear Jamboree
Country Bear Jamboree

The Country Bear Jamboree is an attraction at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort and at Tokyo Disneyland in the Tokyo Disney Resort, as well as a former attraction at Disneyland Park....
.

His wife Alice Davis created the original costuming for figures in the Disneyland rides Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar The Walt Disney Company franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of Pirates of the Caribbean and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications....
 and "it's a small world".

In 1989, he was named a Disney Legend
Disney Legends

Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes men and women who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company....
. He was also the receipient of the much coveted Mousecar
Mousecar

The Mousecar is a prestigious in house award given by the The Walt Disney Company for a variety of reasons, including service to the studio as well as to the community as a whole....
.

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

The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, California, in Los Angeles County, California....
.

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."


External links

  • (LaughingPlace.com)
  • (official website)