The Disney Legends Awards is a
Hall of Fame
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program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to
The Walt Disney Company. Established in 1987, the honor was traditionally awarded annually during a special private ceremony. Today, it has been awarded biennially during Disney's
D23 Expo since 2009.
Having been honoured in 1998,
Glynis Johns currently holds the record for the oldest living and longest surviving Disney Legend.
Criteria
Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by Disney Legend
Roy E. Disney,
Walt Disney's nephew, former vice chairman and director ''
emeritus
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'' of The Walt Disney Company. The committee consists of long-time Disney executives, historians, and other authorities. Besides the award statuette itself, each honoree is represented by a bronze
commemorative plaque
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featuring the recipients' handprints and signature if they were living when inducted, or simply an image of the statuette emblem if the induction was posthumous. The plaques are placed on display in
Legends Plaza at the
Walt Disney Studios in
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, w ...
, across from the
Michael D. Eisner Building.
The award
Imagineer
Andrea Favilli created the Disney Legends award, which is handcrafted from bronze each year. The award depicts the arm of
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
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.
The first Disney Legends committee consisted of
Dave Smith; Arlene Ludwig;
Marty Sklar, Randy Bright;
Jack Lindquist; Sharon Harwood; Art Levitt; Shelley Miles; Paula Sigman; Doris Smith; and Stacia Martin.
In 2017
Kermit the Frog Muppeteer Steve Whitmire alleged that the company offered him "consolation prizes" including the Disney Legends award in return for keeping quiet about the details surrounding his termination.
Recipients
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= ''awarded posthumously''
1980s
Class of 1987
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Fred MacMurray
Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...
, Film
Class of 1989
*
Les Clark, Animation
*
Marc Davis, Animation &
Imagineering
*
Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering
*
Ollie Johnston, Animation
*
Milt Kahl, Animation
*
Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering
*
Eric Larson, Animation
*
John Lounsbery, Animation
*
Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation
*
Frank Thomas, Animation
All except Iwerks were Disney's "
Nine Old Men".
1990s
Class of 1990
*
Roger Broggie
Roger Edward Broggie (October 2, 1908 – November 4, 1991) was an American mechanical engineer who worked with Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Company. He is considered the first Disney Imagineer.
Early life
Broggie was born in 1908, in Pittsf ...
, Imagineering
*
Joe Fowler, Attractions
*
John Hench, Animation & Imagineering
*
Richard Irvine
Richard "Dick" Irvine (April 5, 1910 – March 30, 1976) was an American art director. He is best known for his Academy Award nomination in the category Best Art Direction for the 1941 black and white film '' Sundown''. Over his long career ...
, Imagineering
*
Herb Ryman, Imagineering
*
Sherman Brothers
The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928). Together they received various accolades in ...
, Music
Class of 1991
*
Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering
*
Julie Andrews
Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...
, Film
*
Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck ...
, Animation & Publishing
*
Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering
*
Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering
*
Don DaGradi
Don DaGradi (March 1, 1911 – August 4, 1991) was an American writer for Disney who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film ''Lady and the ...
, Animation & Film
*
Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice
*
Fess Parker, Film & Television
*
Bill Walsh, Film & Television
Class of 1992
*
Jimmie Dodd, Television
*
Bill Evans
William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
, Imagineering
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Annette Funicello
Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...
, Film & Television
*
Joe Grant, Animation
*
Jack Hannah, Animation
*
Winston Hibler, Film
*
Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering
*
Roy Williams, Animation & Television
Class of 1993
*
Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice
*
Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television
*
Peter Ellenshaw, Film
*
Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering
*
Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering
*
Irving Ludwig Irving may refer to:
People
*Irving (name), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
* Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip)
* Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the ''Tales of Symphonia'' video ...
, Film
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Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice
*
Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice
*
Donn Tatum, Administration
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Card Walker, Administration
Class of 1994
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Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice
* Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering
* Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering
*
Van France, Attractions
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David Hand, Animation
*
Jack Lindquist, Attractions
* Bill Martin, Imagineering
*
Paul J. Smith, Music
*
Frank Wells, Administration
Class of 1995
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Wally Boag, Attractions
*
Fulton Burley, Attractions
*
Dean Jones, Film
*
Angela Lansbury, Film
*
Edward Meck
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
, Attractions
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Fred Moore, Animation
*
Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice
*
Wathel Rogers, Imagineering
*
Betty Taylor, Attractions
Class of 1996
* Bob Allen, Attractions
*
Rex Allen, Film & Television
*
X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering
*
Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice
*
Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering
* Bob Matheison, Attractions
*
Sam McKim, Imagineering
* Bob Moore, Animation & Film
*
Bill Peet
William Bartlett Peet (''né'' Peed; January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on ''Snow Wh ...
, Animation—Story
Class of 1997
*
Lucien Adés
Lucien is a male given name. It is the French form of Luciano (disambiguation), Luciano or Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of Lucius.
Lucien, Saint Lucien, or Saint-Lucien may also refer to:
People
Given name
*Lucien of Beauvais, Christian sain ...
, Music
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Angel Angelopoulos
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inc ...
, Publishing
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Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise
*
Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise
*
Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing
*
Roberto de Leonardis, Film
*
Cyril Edgar
Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος (''kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varian ...
, Film
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Wally Feignoux, Film
*
Didier Fouret
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, Publishing
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Mario Gentilini
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...
, Publishing
* Cyril James, Film & Merchandise
*
Horst Koblischek
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Science
* Horst (geology), a raised fault block bounded by normal faults or graben
People
* Horst (given name)
* Horst (surname)
* ter Horst, Dutch surname
* van der Horst, Dutch surname
Places Settlements Germany
* Horst, ...
, Character Merchandise
* Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise
*
Arnoldo Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori (2 November 1889 – 8 June 1971) was a noted Italian publisher.
Mondadori was born at Poggio Rusco, Mantua and died in Milan.
His publishing house (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publi ...
, Publishing
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Armand Palivoda
Armand refer to:
People
* Armand (name), list of people with this name
*Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer
*Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer
*Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player
*Armand, ...
, Film
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Poul Brahe Pedersen
Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to:
People
* Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer
*Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer
*Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish foot ...
, Publishing
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Joe Potter, Attractions
*
André Vanneste
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...
, Character Merchandise
*
Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise
Class of 1998
*
James Algar, Animation & Film
*
Buddy Baker
Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 198 ...
, Music
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Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice
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Virginia Davis, Animation
*
Don Escen
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
, Administration
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Wilfred Jackson, Animation
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Glynis Johns, Film
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Kay Kamen
Herman "Kay" Kamen (born Herman Samuel Kominetzky; January 27, 1892 – October 28, 1949) was an American merchandising executive, noted primarily for his work with the Walt Disney Company. He promoted Mickey Mouse – the most popular cartoon cha ...
, Character Merchandise
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Paul Kenworthy
Norman Paul Kenworthy Jr. (February 14, 1925 – October 15, 2010) was an American film director and cinematographer, mostly for Disney studio films. As co-inventor of the Snorkel Camera System, a remote-controlled periscope camera, he shared a ...
, Film
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Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television
*
Hayley Mills
Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...
, Film
*
Al Milotte
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
and
Elma Milotte
Elma or ELMA may refer to:
Places United States
* Elma, Iowa, a city in the US
* Elma, New York, a town in the US
** Elma Center, New York
* Elma, Washington, a city in the US
* Elma Township, Richland County, North Dakota, in Richland Coun ...
, Film
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Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film
* Lloyd Richardson, Film
*
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the Westerns on television, western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series), The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (19 ...
, Film
*
Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film
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Masatomo Takahashi, Administration
*
Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation
*
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage.
Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...
, Film
*
Matsuo Yokoyama
is a Japanese politician who was the president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan from 1989 to 1994. As a merchandise representative in the early 1960s he was responsible for establishing the enforcement of Disney's intellectual property right ...
, Character Merchandise
Class of 1999
*
Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Mary Costa, Animation—Voice
*
Norm Ferguson, Animation
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Bill Garity, Film
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Yale Gracey
Yale Gracey (September 3, 1910 – September 5, 1983) was a Disney Imagineer, writer, and layout artist for many Disney animated shorts, including classics such as ''The Three Caballeros'' and '' Fantasia''. Gracey joined the company in 1939 as a ...
, Animation & Imagineering
*
Al Konetzni
AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media
* Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera
* Al (''Fullmetal ...
, Character Merchandise
*
Hamilton Luske, Animation
*
Dick Nunis
Dick, Dicks, or Dick's may refer to:
Media
* Dicks (album), ''Dicks'' (album), a 2004 album by Fila Brazillia
* Dicks (band), a musical group
* Dick (film), ''Dick'' (film), a 1999 American comedy film
* Dick (song), "Dick" (song), a 2019 song ...
, Attractions
*
Charlie Ridgway
Charlie may refer to:
Characters
* "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise
* Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
* ...
, Attractions
2000s
Class of 2000
*
Grace Bailey, Animation
*
Harriet Burns, Imagineering
*
Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering
*
Ron Dominguez, Parks & Resorts
*
Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice
*
Becky Fallberg
Becky or Beckie is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Rebecca (given name), Rebecca. It may refer to:
People
* Rebecca Allison (born 1946), American cardiologist and transgender activist
* Rebecca Becky Anderson (born 1967) ...
, Animation
*
Dick Jones, Animation—Voice
*
Dodie Roberts
Dorothy Miranda Clark (born 11 April 1995), known mononymously as Dodie (stylised dodie), is an English singer, songwriter, author and YouTuber. Dodie began her career uploading original songs and covers to YouTube. She has over 210 videos, ...
, Animation
*
Retta Scott
Retta Scott (February 23, 1916August 26, 1990) was an American artist. She was the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Early life and education
Scott was born in Omak, Washington on February ...
, Animation
*
Ruthie Tompson, Animation
Class of 2001
*
Howard Ashman, Music
*
Bob Broughton
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to:
Places
* Mount Bob, New York, United States
*Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
People, fictional characters, and named animals
* Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
*Bob (surnam ...
, Film
*
George Bruns, Music
*
Frank Churchill
Frank Edwin Churchill (October 20, 1901 – May 14, 1942) was an American film composer and songwriter. He wrote most of the music for films directed by Walt Disney, such as ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', ''Dumbo'', ''Bambi'', '' The Adve ...
, Music
*
Leigh Harline, Music
*
Fred Joerger Fred Joerger (1913-2005) was one of Disneyland's original model makers, or "imagineers". He was recruited from Warner Bros by Walt Disney himself in 1953, and created models for most of Disneyland's original attractions, including the steamboat Mark ...
, Imagineering
*
Alan Menken
Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''A ...
, Music
*
Martin Sklar, Imagineering
*
Ned Washington, Music
*
Tyrus Wong, Animation
Class of 2002
Note: 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
*
Hugh Attwooll
Hugh may refer to:
*Hugh (given name)
Noblemen and clergy French
* Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks
* Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II
* Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...
, Film
*
Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", "Louise", " Mimi", and "Thank Hea ...
, Film
*
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...
, Music
*
Sir John Mills
Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portra ...
, Film
*
Robert Newton, Film & Television
*
Sir Tim Rice, Music
*
Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to:
* Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) (1915–1975), American actor and politician
* Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer
* Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engli ...
, Film
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Richard Todd, Film & Television
*
David Tomlinson, Film
Class of 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
*
Tutti Camarata, Music
*
Edna Francis Disney
*
Lillian Disney
*
Orlando Ferrante
Charles Orlando Ferrante (born September 24, 1932) is a former American football player and Disney Imagineer. He played at the University of Southern California and served two years in the U.S. Navy before playing two seasons with the Los Angeles ...
, Imagineering
*
Richard Fleischer
Richard O. Fleischer (; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director whose career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave.
Though he ...
, Film
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Floyd Gottfredson, Animation
*
Buddy Hackett, Film & Television
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Harrison "Buzz" Price, Research Economist
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Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist
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Ilene Woods, Music—Voice
Class of 2004
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Bill Anderson, Film & Television
*
Tim Conway, Film
*
Rolly Crump,
Imagineering
*
Alice Davis, Imagineering
*
Karen Dotrice, Film & Television
*
Matthew Garber, Film
*
Leonard H. Goldenson, Television
*
Bob Gurr, Imagineering
* Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions
*
Irwin Kostal, Music
*
Mel Shaw, Animation
Class of 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
Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:
People
Arts and entertainment
* Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet
* Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV producer
* C ...
, Parks & Resorts
*
Milt Albright
Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water-dwelling animals which reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm, onto roe (fish eggs). It can also refer to the sperm sacs or testes that contain the semen.
...
, Parks & Resorts
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Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts
*
Hideo Aramaki
Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Hideo Den (田 英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter
* Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player
* Hi ...
, Parks & Resorts
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Charles Boyer, Parks & Resorts
*
Randy Bright, Imagineering
*
James Cora
James is a common English language surname and given name:
*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
, Parks & Resorts
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Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts
* Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts
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Art Linkletter, Parks & Resorts
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Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts
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Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts
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Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts
*
Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts
*
Cicely Rigdon
''Myrrhis odorata'', with common names cicely (), sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, and sweet chervil, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Myrrhis''.
Etymology
The ...
, Parks & Resorts
* William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts
*
Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts
*
Vesey Walker Vesey is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Agmondisham Vesey (1677-1739) Irish landowner and politician
* Agmondesham Vesey (1708-85) Irish politician and amateur architect
*Denmark Vesey (c. 1767–1822), American rebe ...
, Parks & Resorts
Class of 2006
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Tim Considine, Television & Film
*
Kevin Corcoran
Kevin Anthony "Moochie" Corcoran (June 10, 1949 – October 6, 2015) was an American child actor, director and producer. He appeared in numerous Disney projects between 1957 and 1963, leading him to be honored as a Disney Legend in 2006. Hi ...
, Television & Film
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Al Dempster, Animation
*
Don Edgren
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
, Imagineering
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Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks
*
Peter Jennings, Television
*
Sir Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...
, Music
* Jimmy Johnson, Music
*
Tommy Kirk, Television & Film
*
Joe Ranft, Animation
*
David Stollery, Television & Film
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Ginny Tyler, Television & Film
Class of 2007
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Roone Arledge, Television
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Art Babbitt
Arthur Harold Babitsky (October 8, 1907 – March 4, 1992), better known as Art Babbitt, was an American animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He received over 80 awards as an animation director and animator, and al ...
, Animation
*
Carl Bongirno Carl may refer to:
*Carl, Georgia, city in USA
*Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
*Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name
*Carl², a TV series
* "Carl", List of Aqua Teen ...
, Imagineering
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Marge Champion, Animation
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Dick Huemer, Animation
*
Ron Logan, Parks & Resorts
*
Lucille Martin Lucille may refer to:
People
People with the given name "Lucille":
* Lucille Bailie (born 1969), Australian basketball player
* Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American actress best known for the television series ''I Love Lucy''
* Lucille Berrien (b ...
, Administration
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Tom Murphy, Administration
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Randy Newman
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...
, Music
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Floyd Norman, Animation
*
Bob Schiffer
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to:
Places
*Mount Bob, New York, United States
*Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
People, fictional characters, and named animals
*Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
*Bob (surname) ...
, Film Production
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Dave Smith, Archives
Class of 2008
*
Wayne Allwine, Animation—Voice
*
Bob Booth
Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to:
Places
*Mount Bob, New York, United States
*Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
People, fictional characters, and named animals
*Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
*Bob (surname) ...
, Attractions
*
Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration
* Neil Gallagher, Attractions
*
Frank Gifford, Television
*
Burny Mattinson, Animation
*
Walter Peregoy
Alwyn Walter "Walt" Peregoy (November 17, 1925 – January 16, 2015) was an American artist who was a color stylist and background artist for animated cartoons. Among the studios he worked for were Walt Disney Productions 1951–1964, 1974–1983, ...
, Animation
*
Dorothea Redmond
Dorothea Holt Redmond (May 18, 1910 – February 27, 2009) was an illustrator and production designer noted for her work on Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. ...
, Designer
*
Russi Taylor
Russi Taylor (May 4, 1944 – July 26, 2019) was an American voice actress. She is best remembered as the official voice of Minnie Mouse from 1986 to 2019, and was notably married to voice actor Wayne Allwine, the voice of Mickey Mouse, until his ...
, Animation—Voice
*
Toshio Kagami, Parks and Resorts
*
Ian McGuinness
Ian McGuinness (born 15 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Austral ...
, - Animation & Entertainment
*
Barbara Walters
Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25, 1929) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including ...
, Television
*
Oliver Wallace, Music
Class of 2009
*
Tony Anselmo, Animation—Voice
*
Harry Archinal, Administration
*
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
*
Robin Williams, Film & Animation—Voice
2010s
Class of 2011
*
Regis Philbin, Television
*
Jim Henson, Film & Television
*
Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice
*
Paige O'Hara, Animation—Voice
*
Lea Salonga
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...
, Animation—Voice
*
Linda Larkin, Animation—Voice
*
Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice
*
Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts
*
Bonita Wrather, Film
*
Guy Williams, Television
*
Bo Boyd
Bo or BO may refer to
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
*Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives
*'' BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film
* ''Bo'' (film), a ...
, Consumer Products
*
Raymond Watson, Administration
Class of 2013
*
Tony Baxter, Imagineering
*
Collin Campbell
Collin may refer to:
People Surname
* Collin (surname)
* Jacques Collin de Plancy (1793–1881), French occultist, demonologist and writer
* Victor Collin de Plancy (1853–1924), French diplomat, bibliophile and art collector
* Jean-Baptiste Col ...
, Imagineering
*
Dick Clark, Television
*
Billy Crystal, Film & Animation—Voice
*
John Goodman, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a ...
, Animation
*
Glen Keane, Animation
*
Ed Wynn, Film & Animation—Voice
Class of 2015
*
George Bodenheimer, Administration & Television
*
Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator, most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney ...
, Animation
*
Johnny Depp
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Award ...
, Film
*
Eyvind Earle, Animation
*
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered internation ...
, Music
*
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...
, Film & Parks and Resorts
*
Susan Lucci, Television
*
Julie Reihm Casaletto
Julie may refer to:
* Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Film and television
* Julie (1956 film), ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day
* Julie (1975 film), ''Julie'' (1975 film) ...
, Parks and Resorts
*
Carson Van Osten, Consumer Products
Class of 2017
*
Carrie Fisher, Film
*
Clyde Geronimi, Animation
*
Whoopi Goldberg, Film & Television
*
Manuel Gonzales, Animation
*
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards f ...
, Film
* Wayne Jackson, Imagineering
*
Jack Kirby, Publishing
*
Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...
, Film & Publishing
*
Garry Marshall, Film & Television
*
Julie Taymor, Theatrical
*
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954), or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', br ...
, Film & Television
Class of 2019
*
Christina Aguilera, Music & Television
*
Wing T. Chao
Wing Tao Chao (born May 1944) is a Chinese-born American architect, master planner, construction developer, hospitality professional, and a former Disney Imagineer.
As an Imagineer, Chao helped in Disney's expansion in markets such as China and ...
, Parks & Resorts
*
Robert Downey Jr., Film
*
James Earl Jones, Film
*
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...
, Film
*
Bette Midler
Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...
, Film
*
Kenny Ortega, Film & Television
*
Barnette Ricci Barnette is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Elbridge Truman Barnette, (1863–1933) American adventurer
*Lauren Barnette, American pageant contestant
* Michael C. Barnette, American sea diver
*Neema Barnette, American director ...
, Parks & Resorts
*
Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts may refer to:
* Robin Roberts (newscaster) (born 1960), ''Good Morning America'' anchor and former ESPN anchor
* Robin Roberts (baseball) (1926–2010), American baseball player
* Rockin' Robin Roberts (1940–1967), singer
See al ...
, Television
*
Diane Sawyer, Television
*
Ming-Na Wen, Film, Television & Animation—Voice
*
Hans Zimmer, Music
2020s
Class of 2021
*
Robert Price "Bob" Foster, Administration
Class of 2022
*
Anthony Anderson, Film & Television
*
Kristen Bell, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Chadwick Boseman, Film
*
Rob't Coltrin, Parks & Resorts
*
Patrick Dempsey, Film & Television
*
Josh Gad, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Jonathan Groff, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Don Hahn
Donald Paul Hahn (born November 26, 1955) is an American film producer who is credited with producing some of the most successful animated films in recent history, including Disney’s ''Beauty and the Beast'' (the first animated film to be nom ...
, Animation
*
Doris Hardoon, Imagineering
*
Idina Menzel, Film & Animation—Voice
*
Chris Montan
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
, Music
*
Ellen Pompeo, Television
*
Tracee Ellis Ross, Television
References
External links
Disney Legends on D23Coverage of the 2005 Disney Legends awards presentationInterview with the founder of the Disney Legends awards
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Halls of fame in California
Media museums in California
Burbank, California
Awards established in 1987
Entertainment halls of fame
Lifetime achievement awards