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The Disney Legends award
Established in 1987, the Disney Legends program recognizes people who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. The honor is awarded annually during a special ceremony.
Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by the late Disney Legend Roy E. Disney, Walt Disney's nephew, former vice chairman and director emeritus of The Walt Disney Company. The committee consists of long-time Disney executives, historians and other authorities. Roy Disney died on December 16, 2009. It is not yet clear how this will affect the selection committee.
Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank, California features a plaza honoring the recipients outside Team Disney - The Michael D. Eisner Building. Each honoree is represented by a bronze plaque; the plaque features the recipient's handprints and signature if they were living when named a Disney Legend.
Artist Andrea Favilli created the Disney Legends award, which is handcrafted from bronze each year. The award depicts the arm of Mickey Mouse holding a star-tipped wand.
Disney describes the award as follows:
“ The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient.
The Spiral ... stands for imagination, the power of an idea.
The Hand ... holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship.
The Wand and the Star ... represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.[1]” When Disney opened its hall of fame, all of the then-major Hollywood studios considered opening their own halls of fame, but (as of 2008) Disney remains the only major Hollywood studio to have one.[citation needed]
Recipients
The nametag given to Disney Legends1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
1987
- Fred MacMurray, Film [2]
1988
- Virginia Davis, Animation [3]
- Norman Palmer, Film [4]
1989
- Les Clark, Animation
[5] - Marc Davis, Animation & Imagineering [6]
- Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering [7]
- Ollie Johnston, Animation [8]
- Milt Kahl, Animation [9]
- Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering [10]
- Eric Larson, Animation [11]
- John Lounsbery, Animation [12]
- Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation [13]
- Frank Thomas, Animation [14]
All except Iwerks were Disney's "Nine Old Men."
1990
- Roger Broggie, Imagineering [15]
- Joe Fowler, Attractions [16]
- John Hench, Animation & Imagineering [17]
- Richard Irvine, Imagineering [18]
- Herb Ryman, Imagineering [19]
- Richard Sherman, Music [20]
- Robert Sherman, Music [21]
1991
- Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering [22]
- Julie Andrews, Film [23]
- Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing [24]
- Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering [25]
- Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering [26]
- Don DaGradi, Animation & Film [27]
- Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice [28]
- Fess Parker, Film & Television [29]
- Bill Walsh, Film & Television [30]
1992
- Jimmie Dodd, Television [31]
- Bill Evans, Imagineering [32]
- Annette Funicello, Film & Television [33]
- Joe Grant, Animation [34]
- Jack Hannah, Animation [35]
- Winston Hibler, Film [36]
- Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering [37]
- Roy Williams, Animation & Television [38]
1993
- Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice [39]
- Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television [40]
- Peter Ellenshaw, Film [41]
- Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering [42]
- Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering [43]
- Irving Ludwig, Film [44]
- Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice [45]
- Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice [46]
- Donn Tatum, Administration [47]
- Card Walker, Administration [48]
1994
- Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice [49]
- Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering [50]
- Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering [51]
- Van France, Attractions [52]
- David Hand, Animation [53]
- Jack Lindquist, Attractions [54]
- Bill Martin, Imagineering [55]
- Paul J. Smith, Music [56]
- Frank Wells, Administration [57]
1995
- Wally Boag, Attractions [58]
- Fulton Burley, Attractions [59]
- Dean Jones, Film [60]
- Angela Lansbury, Film [61]
- Edward Meck, Attractions [62]
- Fred Moore, Animation [63]
- Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice [64]
- Wathel Rogers, Imagineering [65]
- Betty Taylor, Attractions [66]
1996
- Bob Allen, Attractions [67]
- Rex Allen, Film & Television [68]
- X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering [69]
- Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice [70]
- Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering [71]
- Bob Matheison, Attractions [72]
- Sam McKim, Imagineering [73]
- Bob Moore, Animation & Film [74]
- Bill Peet, Animation—Story [75]
- Joe Potter, Attractions [76]
1997
- Lucien Adés, Music [77]
- Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing [78]
- Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise [79]
- Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise [80]
- Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing [81]
- Roberto de Leonardis, Film [82]
- Cyril Edgar, Film [83]
- Wally Feignoux, Film [84]
- Didier Fouret, Publishing [85]
- Mario Gentilini, Publishing [86]
- Cyril James, Film & Merchandise [87]
- Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise [88]
- Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise [89]
- Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing [90]
- Armand Palivoda, Film [91]
- Poul Brahe Pederson, Publishing [92]
- André Vanneste, Character Merchandise [93]
- Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise [94]
1998
- James Algar, Animation & Film [95]
- Buddy Baker, Music [96]
- Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice [97]
- Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration [98]
- Don Escen, Administration [99]
- Wilfred Jackson, Animation [100]
- Glynis Johns, Film [101]
- Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise [102]
- Paul Kenworthy, Film [103]
- Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television [104]
- Hayley Mills, Film [105]
- Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film [106]
- Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film [107]
- Lloyd Richardson, Film [108]
- Kurt Russell, Film [109]
- Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film [110]
- Masatomo Takahashi, Administration [111]
- Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation [112]
- Dick Van Dyke, Film [113]
- Matsuo Yokoyama, Character Merchandise [114]
1999
- Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation-Voice.[115]
- Mary Costa, Animation—Voice [116]
- Norm Ferguson, Animation [117]
- Bill Garity, Film [118]
- Yale Gracey, Animation & Imagineering [119]
- Al Konetzni, Character Merchandise [120]
- Hamilton Luske, Animation [121]
- Dick Nunis, Attractions [122]
- Charlie Ridgway, Attractions [123]
2000
- Barkad Hashi, Animation [124]
- Harriet Burns, Imagineering [125]
- Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering [126]
- Ron Dominguez, Parks & Resorts [127]
- Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice [128]
- Becky Fallberg, Animation [129]
- Dick Jones, Animation—Voice [130]
- Dodie Roberts, Animation [131]
- Retta Scott, Animation [132]
- Ruthie Tompson, Animation [133]
2001
- Howard Ashman, Music [134]
- Bob Broughton, Film [135]
- George Bruns, Music [136]
- Frank Churchill, Music [137]
- Leigh Harline, Music [138]
- Fred Joerger, Imagineering [139]
- Alan Menken, Music [140]
- Martin Sklar, Imagineering [141]
- Ned Washington, Music [142]
- Tyrus Wong, Animation [143]
2002
- In honor of the opening of the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, all 2002 inductees are of European origin. The ceremony was held in the Animation building at the new park on opening day.
- Ken Annakin, Film [144]
- Hugh Attwooll, Film [145]
- Maurice Chevalier, Film [146]
- Phil Collins, Music [147]
- Sir John Mills, Film [148]
- Robert Newton, Film & Television [149]
- Sir Tim Rice, Music [150]
- Robert Stevenson, Film [151]
- Richard Todd, Film & Television [152]
- David Tomlinson, Film [153]
2003
- Following a dispute between Roy E. Disney and the company that resulted in Disney departing, Robert Iger, the company's then-president and COO co-presented with Michael Eisner.
- Neil Beckett, Merchandise [154]
- Tutti Camarata, Music [155]
- Edna Francis Disney [156]
- Lillian Disney [157]
- Orlando Ferrante, Imagineering [158]
- Richard Fleischer, Film [159]
- Floyd Gottfredson, Animation [160]
- Buddy Hackett, Film & Television [161]
- Harrison "Buzz" Price, Research Economist. Located sites for Disneyland and Disney World.[162]
- Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist [163]
- Ilene Woods, Music—Voice [164]
2004
- Bill Anderson, Film, Television & Administration [165]
- Tim Conway, Film [166]
- Rolly Crump, Imagineering [167]
- Alice Davis, Imagineering [168]
- Karen Dotrice, Film & Television [169]
- Matthew Garber, Film [170]
- Leonard H. Goldenson, Television [171]
- Bob Gurr, Imagineering [172]
- Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions [173]
- Irwin Kostal, Music [174]
- Mel Shaw, Animation [175]
2005
- In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary in 2005, all recipients are related to either Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and/or Walt Disney Imagineering, and nearly all have had some connection with Disneyland. Roy E. Disney again co-presented the awards, after a two-year hiatus and a return to the company.
- Chuck Abbott, Parks & Resorts [176]
- Milt Albright, Parks & Resorts [177]
- Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts [178]
- Hideo Aramaki, Parks & Resorts [179]
- Charles Boyer, Parks & Resorts [180]
- Randy Bright, Imagineer [181]
- James Cora, Parks & Resorts [182]
- Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts [183]
- Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts [184]
- Art Linkletter, Parks & Resorts [185]
- Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts [186]
- Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts [187]
- Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts [188]
- Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts [189]
- Cicely Rigdon, Parks & Resorts [190]
- William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts [191]
- Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts [192]
- Vesey Walker, Parks & Resorts [193]
2006
- Tim Considine, Television & Film [194]
- Kevin Corcoran, Television & Film [195]
- Al Dempster, Animation [196]
- Don Edgren, Imagineering [197]
- Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks [198]
- Peter Jennings, Television [199]
- Sir Elton John, Music [200]
- Jimmy Johnson, Music [201]
- Tommy Kirk, Television & Film [202]
- Joe Ranft, Animation [203]
- David Stollery, Television & Film [204]
- Ginny Tyler, Television & Film [205]
2007
- Roone Arledge, Television [206]
- Art Babbitt, Animation [207]
- Carl Bongirno, Imagineering [208]
- Marge Champion, Animation [209]
- Dick Huemer, Animation [210]
- Ron Logan, Parks and Resorts [211]
- Lucille Martin, Administration [212]
- Tom Murphy, Administration [213]
- Randy Newman, Music [214]
- Floyd Norman, Animation [215]
- Bob Schiffer, Film Production [216]
- Dave Smith, Archives [217]
2008
- Wayne Allwine, Animation (voice)
- Bob Booth, Attractions
- Neal Gallagher, Attractions
- Frank Gifford, Television
- Burny Mattinson, Animation
- Walter Peregoy, Animation
- Dorothea Redmond, Designer
- Russi Taylor, Animation (voice)
- Barbara Walters, Television
- Oliver Wallace, Music
2009
- Tony Anselmo, Animation (voice)
- Harry Archinal, Film
- Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television
- Bill Farmer, Animation (voice)
- Estelle Getty, Film & Television
- Don Iwerks, Film
- Rue McClanahan, Film & Television
- Leota Toombs Thomas, Attractions
- Betty White, Film & Television[219]
- Robin Williams, Film, Animation (voice)
2010
No Ceremony
2011
- Regis Philbin, Television
- Jim Henson, Film
- Jodi Benson, Animation (voice)
- Paige O'Hara, Animation (voice)
- Lea Salonga, Animation (voice)
- Linda Larkin, Animation (voice)
- Anika Noni Rose, Animation (voice)
- Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts
- Bonita Wrather, Film
- Guy Williams, Television
- Bo Boyd, Consumer Products
- Raymond Watson, Administration
= awarded posthumouslyReferences
- ^ About Disney Legends
- ^ Disney Legends - Fred MacMurray
- ^ "Disney Legends - Virginia Davis". http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/legends/virginia-davis.
- ^ "Disney Legends - Norman Palmer". http://disney.go.com/disneyinsider/history/legends/norman-palmer.
- ^ Disney Legends - Les Clark
- ^ Disney Legends - Marc Davis
- ^ Disney Legends - Ub Iwerks
- ^ Disney Legends - Ollie Johnston
- ^ Disney Legends - Milt Kahl
- ^ Disney Legends - Ward Kimball
- ^ Disney Legends - Eric Larson
- ^ Disney Legends - John Lounsbery
- ^ Disney Legends - Wolfgang Reitherman
- ^ Disney Legends - Frank Thomas
- ^ Disney Legends - Roger Broggie
- ^ Disney Legends - Joe Fowler
- ^ Disney Legends - John Hench
- ^ Disney Legends - Richard Irvine
- ^ Disney Legends - Herb Ryman
- ^ Disney Legends - Richard Sherman
- ^ Disney Legends - Robert Sherman
- ^ Disney Legends - Ken Anderson
- ^ Disney Legends - Julie Andrews
- ^ Disney Legends - Carl Banrks
- ^ Disney Legends - Mary Blair
- ^ Disney Legends - Claude Coats
- ^ Disney Legends - Don DaGradi
- ^ Disney Legends - Sterling Holloway
- ^ Disney Legends - Fess Parker
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Walsh
- ^ Disney Legends - Jimmie Dodd
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Evans
- ^ Disney Legends - Annette Funicello
- ^ Disney Legends - Joe Grant
- ^ Disney Legends - Jack Hannah
- ^ Disney Legends - Winston Hibler
- ^ Disney Legends - Ken O'Connor
- ^ Disney Legends - Roy Williams
- ^ Disney Legends - Pinto Colvig
- ^ Disney Legends - Buddy Ebsen
- ^ Disney Legends - Peter Ellenshaw
- ^ Disney Legends - Blaine Gibson
- ^ Disney Legends - Harper Goff
- ^ Disney Legends - Irving Ludwig
- ^ Disney Legends - Jimmy MacDonald
- ^ Disney Legends - Clarence Nash
- ^ Disney Legends - Donn Tatum
- ^ Disney Legends - Card Walker
- ^ Disney Legends - Adriana Caselotti
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Cottrell
- ^ Disney Legends - Marvin Davis
- ^ Disney Legends - Van France
- ^ Disney Legends - David Hand
- ^ Disney Legends - Jack Lindquist
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Martin
- ^ Disney Legends - Paul Smith
- ^ Disney Legends - Frank Wells
- ^ Disney Legends - Wally Boag
- ^ Disney Legends - Fulton Burley
- ^ Disney Legends - Dean Jones
- ^ Disney Legends - Angela Lansbury
- ^ Disney Legends - Edward Meck
- ^ Disney Legends - Fred Moore
- ^ Disney Legends - Thurl Ravenscroft
- ^ Disney Legends - Wathel Rogers
- ^ Disney Legends - Betty Taylor
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Allen
- ^ Disney Legends - Rex Allen
- ^ Disney Legends - X Atencio
- ^ Disney Legends - Betty Lou Gerson
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Justice
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Matheison
- ^ Disney Legends - Sam McKim
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Moore
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Peet
- ^ Disney Legends - Joe Potter
- ^ Disney Legends - Lucien Adés
- ^ Disney Legends - Angel Angelopoulos
- ^ Disney Legends - Antonio Bertini
- ^ Disney Legends - Armand Bigle
- ^ Disney Legends - Gaudenzio Capelli
- ^ Disney Legends - Roberto de Leonardis
- ^ Disney Legends - Cyril Edgar
- ^ Disney Legends - Wally Feignoux
- ^ Disney Legends - Dideor Fouret
- ^ Disney Legends - Mario Gentilini
- ^ Disney Legends - Cyril James
- ^ Disney Legends - Horst Koblishek
- ^ Disney Legends - Gunnar Mansson
- ^ Disney Legends - Arnoldo Mondadori
- ^ Disney Legends - Armand Palivoda
- ^ Disney Legends - Poul Brahe Pederson
- ^ Disney Legends - André Vanneste
- ^ Disney Legends - Paul Winkler
- ^ Disney Legends - James Algar
- ^ Disney Legends - Buddy Baker
- ^ Disney Legends - Kathryn Beaumont
- ^ Disney Legends - Roy E. Disney
- ^ Disney Legends - Don Escen
- ^ Disney Legends - Wilfrid Jackson
- ^ Disney Legends - Glynis Johns
- ^ Disney Legends - Kay Kamen
- ^ Disney Legends - Paul Kenworthy
- ^ Disney Legends - Larry Lansburgh
- ^ Disney Legends - Hayley Mills
- ^ Disney Legends - Al & Emma Milotte
- ^ Disney Legends - Norman Palmer
- ^ Disney Legends - Lloyd Richardson
- ^ Disney Legends - Kurt Russell
- ^ Disney Legends - Ben Sharpsteen
- ^ Disney Legends - Masatomo Takahashi
- ^ Disney Legends - Vladimir Tytla
- ^ Disney Legends - Dick Van Dyke
- ^ Disney Legends - Matsuo Yokoyama
- ^ Disney Legends - Tim Allen
- ^ Disney Legends - Mary Costa
- ^ Disney Legends - Norm Ferguson
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Garity
- ^ Disney Legends - Yale Gracey
- ^ Disney Legends - Al Knoetzni
- ^ Disney Legends - Ham Luske
- ^ Disney Legends - Dick Nunis
- ^ Disney Legends - Charlie Ridgway
- ^ Disney Legends - Grace Bailey
- ^ Disney Legends - Harriet Burns
- ^ Disney Legends - Joyce Carlson
- ^ Disney Legends - Ron Dominguez
- ^ Disney Legends - Cliff Edwards
- ^ Disney Legends - Becky Fallberg
- ^ Disney Legends - Dick Jones
- ^ Disney Legends - Dodie Roberts
- ^ Disney Legends - Retta Scott
- ^ Disney Legends - Ruthie Thompson
- ^ Disney Legends - Howard Ashman
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Broughton
- ^ Disney Legends - George Bruns
- ^ Disney Legends - Frank Churchill
- ^ Disney Legends - Leigh Harline
- ^ Disney Legends - Fred Joerger
- ^ Disney Legends - Alan Manken
- ^ Disney Legends - Martin Sklar
- ^ Disney Legends - Ned Washington
- ^ Disney Legends - Tyrus Wong
- ^ Disney Legends - Ken Annakin
- ^ Disney Legends - Hugh Attwooll
- ^ Disney Legends - Maurice Chevalier
- ^ Disney Legends - Phil Collins
- ^ Disney Legends - Sir John Mills
- ^ Disney Legends - Robert Newton
- ^ Disney Legends - Tim Rice
- ^ Disney Legends - Robert Stevenson
- ^ Disney Legends - Richard Todd
- ^ Disney Legends - David Tomlinson
- ^ Disney Legends - Neil Beckett
- ^ Disney Legends - Tutti Camarata
- ^ Disney Legends - Edna Francis Disney
- ^ Disney Legends - Lillian Disney
- ^ Disney Legends - Orlando Ferrante
- ^ Disney Legends - Richard Fleischer
- ^ Disney Legends - Floyd Gottfredson
- ^ Disney Legends - Buddy Hackett
- ^ Disney Legends - Harrison Prince
- ^ Disney Legends - Alfred Taliaferro
- ^ Disney Legends - Ilene Woods
- ^ Disney Legends - Bill Anderson
- ^ Disney Legends - Tim Conway
- ^ Disney Legends - Rolly Crump
- ^ Disney Legends - Alice Davis
- ^ Disney Legends - Karen Dotrice
- ^ Disney Legends - Matthew Garber
- ^ Disney Legends - Leonard H Goldenson
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Gurr
- ^ Disney Legends - Ralph Kent
- ^ Disney Legends - Irwin Kostal
- ^ Disney Legends - Mel Shaw
- ^ Disney Legends - Chuck Abbott
- ^ Disney Legends - Milt Albright
- ^ Disney Legends - Hideo Amemiya
- ^ Disney Legends - Hido Aramaki
- ^ Disney Legends - Charles Boyer
- ^ Disney Legends - Randy Bright
- ^ Disney Legends - James Cora
- ^ Disney Legends - Robert Jani
- ^ Disney Legends - Mary Jones
- ^ Disney Legends - Art Linkletter
- ^ Disney Legends - Mary Anne Mang
- ^ Disney Legends - Steve Martin
- ^ Disney Legends - Tom Nabbe
- ^ Disney Legends - Jack Olsen
- ^ Disney Legends - Cicely Rigdon
- ^ Disney Legends - William Sullivan
- ^ Disney Legends - Jack Wagner
- ^ Disney Legends - Vesey Walker
- ^ Disney Legends - Tim Considine
- ^ Disney Legends - Kevin Corcoran
- ^ Disney Legends - Al Dempster
- ^ Disney Legends - Don Edgren
- ^ Disney Legends - Paul Frees
- ^ Disney Legends - Peter Jennings
- ^ Disney Legends - Elton John
- ^ Disney Legends - Jimmy Johnson
- ^ Disney Legends - Tommy Kirk
- ^ Disney Legends - Joe Ranft
- ^ Disney Legends - David Stollery
- ^ Disney Legends - Ginny Tyler
- ^ Disney Legends - Roone Arledge
- ^ Disney Legends - Art Babbitt
- ^ Disney Legends - Carl Bongirno
- ^ Disney Legends - Marge Champion
- ^ Disney Legends - Dick Huemer
- ^ Disney Legends - Ron Logan
- ^ Disney Legends - Lucille Martin
- ^ Disney Legends - Tom Murphy
- ^ Disney Legends - Randy Newman
- ^ Disney Legends - Floyd Norman
- ^ Disney Legends - Bob Schiffer
- ^ Disney Legends - Dave Smith
- ^ Disney Legends : Directory : Year : 2008
- ^ http://d23.disney.go.com/expo/events/Disney_Legends.html
- ^ 2011 Disney Legends Awards Honorees at D23 Expo to include Regis Philbin, Jim Henson, Disney Princess voices
External links
Categories:- Disney
- Halls of fame in California
- Media museums in California
- Burbank, California
- Awards established in 1987
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