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The history of the Walt Disney Studios is made up of a special breed of men and women who created special memories for millions of viewers of the movies, cartoons, animated features, and television programs from "Steamboat Willie" back in 1928 through to the present day. To honor those special people, The Walt Disney Company created their own Hall of Fame called The Disney Legends Program. Every year, Roy Disney jr., son of Walt's brother Roy Disney and Vice President of The Walt Disney Company, chairs a committee of people who choose candidates for the award. Every year, the award is presented to the honorees in a special ceremony hosted by Roy Disney and Chairman Michael Eisner.
The first Disney Legend award went to Fred MacMurray, best known these days as the father in the 1960's television sitcom "My Three Sons," but famous to Disney fans as the star of "The Absent-Minded Professor" and "The Son of Flubber," among a string of films made in the early 1960's. Mr. MacMurray was a famous actor in Hollywood, starring in several film noir classics like "Double Indemnity" with Barbara Stanwick and Edward G. Robinson. A close friend of Walt's, Mr. MacMurray was happy to help out when Walt needed a star for a series of films destined to bolster the company's finances. Most importantly to animation fans were the inductees in 1989 when the Studio honored the great orignal animators from Ub Iwerks, Walt's original partner, and the famous Nine Old Men.
Other years have honored actors, artists, and technicians - from Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke to Eyvind Earle. Iwerks Entertainment, the engineering company operated by Ub's sons, is also among them. In 1995, the company honored the original stars of Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Review - Wally Boag, Betty Taylor, and Fulton Burley, as well as the famous voice artist Thurl "Tony The Tiger" Ravenscroft, whose deep baritone is heard distinctively in The Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion soundtracks. And he's still working to this day! These are just a few of our favorites. The list goes on and on.
See the Official Disney Legends Home Page for more information.
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