Disney Legend Carson Van Osten—who began his Disney career as an illustrator and who would, over the next 45 years, hold a variety of creative positions at Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Publishing Group—passed away on December 22.
He arrived at Walt Disney Productions in 1970, beginning as an illustrator of Mickey Mouse comic books. “I did like to…
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Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran, best known for his role in Disney’s 1957 classic live-action film Old Yeller and for his portrayal of Moochie on the Mickey Mouse Club, passed away in Burbank, California, on October 6, 2015. He was 66.
Born in Santa Monica, California, on June 10, 1949, Corcoran—the fifth of eight children—first appeared on screen in the film The…
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Dean Jones, the star of such iconic Disney live-action films of the 1960s and 1970s as That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug, and The Shaggy D.A., passed away in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. He was 84.
A native of Decatur, Alabama, Jones moved to New Orleans as a 15-year-old to make a career for himself as a singer. While awaiting his big break, Jones held a…
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We’re sorry to report that the celebrated football player, broadcaster, and Disney Legend passed away on August 9, in Connecticut, at the age of 84.
“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture,” Gifford once said. And throughout his incomparable career, Gifford demonstrated tremendous success on the playing field,…
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We’re sad to report that famed animator, sculptor, and Disney Legend Blaine Gibson passed away on Sunday, July 5, at the age of 97.
Born on February 11, 1918, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, Blaine attended Colorado University—but left school early to join The Walt Disney Studios in 1939. While working as an inbetweener and assistant animator on films like Fantasia,…
Like Mork, the character he first played on an episode of ABC’s Happy Days, this utterly original comic and movie star appeared on our television sets seemingly out of nowhere, almost as if from outer space.
But, by 1978, when ABC’s Mork & Mindy arrived on screens, Robin Williams soared to superstardom faster than you could say “Na-Nu-Na-Nu,” “Shaz-bot,” or any of the…
Dick Jones was 10 years old and already a veteran actor in Hollywood when Walt Disney cast him as the voice of Pinocchio in 1939.
The young actor, whose screen name was “Dickie” Jones, had already appeared in nearly 40 motion pictures, including Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck, Wonder Bar with Al Jolson and Dick Powell, and Daniel Boone with George O’Brien and…
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Milt Albright, who was born and raised some 70 miles from Walt’s own Marceline Missouri and whose dream was to work for Disney, passed away on April 7, 2014.
In 1937, Milt Albright saw a Time magazine cover story on his hero, Walt Disney, from their home state. He knew then and there that he wanted to join the organization of fellow Missourian Walt Disney, and he…
D23 says a fond farewell to the former Mouseketeer.
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Actress Annette Funicello, long-time Disney and Beach Party star, passed away on Monday, April 8, at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 70. She died peacefully from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years. Beloved by television viewers in the ’50s for her stint on Disney’s original Mickey Mouse…
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