Marc Davis

Marc Fraser Davis was an American prominent artist and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, the famed core group of animators in Walt Disney's animation studio.
Some of the animated characters Davis mainly designed and animated were Bambi, Thumper, and Flower from Bambi (1942), Br'er Rabbit from Song of the South (1946), the title character of Cinderella (1950), Alice from Alice in Wonderland (1951), Tinker Bell in Peter Pan (1953), Aurora and Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty (1959), and Cruella De Vil in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961).
Davis also played a key role in the creation of many Disneyland attractions, such as the Enchanted Tiki Room, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Ford Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World, Jungle Cruise, Nature's Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Jamboree, America Sings, and the unbuilt Western River Expedition, as well as creating the characters featured in those attractions.
In 1989, he was named a Disney Legend.Marc Davis He was also the recipient of the much-coveted Mousecar.Song of the South.net News - Alice Davis Interview, 10/20/01
Davis died in January 2000; that same month, the Marc Fraser Davis Scholarship Fund was formally established at the California Institute of the Arts.
In 2014, Marc Davis: Walt Disney's Renaissance Man was published by Disney Editions Deluxe, followed by the 2019 publication of the two-volume box set Marc Davis In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks.
==Gallery==
WEDCrew.0.jpg|A 1965 group photograph of March Davis among other Disney artists in the WED parking lot in Glendale, California
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File:SleepingBeauty1959ProductionPhoto11.jpg|Davis animating Briar Rose from Sleeping Beauty (1).
Marc davis drawing sleeping beauty.JPG|Davis animating Briar Rose from Sleeping Beauty (2).
File:SleepingBeauty1959PublicityPhoto10.jpg|Davis discussing his design of Princess Aurora with Mary Costa.
Helene stanley modeling 4.JPG|Davis sketching Helene Stanley dressed as Briar Rose alongside Milt Kahl and John Lounsbery.
File:SleepingBeauty1959ProductionPhoto14.jpg|Davis and Clyde Geronimi giving directions to Jane Fowler dressed as Maleficent.
File:SleepingBeauty1959ProductionPhoto10.jpg|Davis attending a story meeting for Sleeping Beauty with Eric Larson, Joe Rinaldi, and Don DaGradi.
File:SleepingBeauty1959ProductionPhoto8.jpg|Davis discussing the storyboard of the "Boy Meets Girl" sequence from Sleeping Beauty with Milt Kahl.
1957-trucs-metiers-29.jpg|Davis in "Tricks of Our Trade".
Marc-davis Western River Model.jpg|Marc Davis working on a model for Western River Expedition.
Marc davis pirates-500x400.jpg|Marc Davis and Walt Disney with an animatronic for Pirates of the Caribbean.
Marc Davis working on the Barker Bird.jpg|Marc Davis working on the Barker Bird animatronic.
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Marc Davis.116.jpg|Marc with Henry
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Marc davis interview 2.JPG|Davis in Bambi: The Magic Behind the Masterpiece.
Marc davis interview.jpg|Davis in You Can Fly!: The Making of Peter Pan.
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Marc davis dicussing cinderella.JPG|Davis in Cinderella: The Making of a Masterpiece.
The Fantasia Legacy marc davis.JPG|Davis in The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature.
===Characters animated===
Tumblr n3w5bkPltF1rxt9glo1 1280.jpg|Snow White
Bambi-disneyscreencaps com-1435.jpg|Bambi, Thumper, and Flower
Brer Rabbit.png|Br'er Rabbit
Br'er Bear.png|Br'er Bear
BrerFoxecstatic.jpg|Br'er Fox
Tumblr marn1mFbX61r3jmn6o1 1280.png|Bongo
Vlcsnap-2014-10-21-23h20m16s74.png|Mr. Toad
Cinderella-647.png|Cinderella
Cinderella-disneyscreencaps.com-5828.jpg|Drizella and Anastasia
Alice-in-wonderland-disneyscreencaps.com-302.jpg|Alice
Littlehouse.jpg|The Little House
Tink-in-peterpan-14.jpg|Tinker Bell
Peter-pan-disneyscreencaps.com-1750.jpg|Wendy Darling
Sleeping-beauty-disneyscreencaps.com-2023.jpg|Princess Aurora
Sleeping-beauty-disneyscreencaps.com-1686.jpg|Maleficent
Anita Radcliffe.png|Anita
101-dalmatians-disneyscreencaps.com-2110.jpg|Cruella De Vil
===Work on Disney Parks===
Hatbox-Ghost-Marc-Davis-web.jpg|Hatbox Ghost from The Haunted Mansion
Pirates Auction Marc Davis.jpg|Character sketches for the Auction scene in Pirates of the Caribbean
Marc Davis Elephant Bathing Pool.jpg|Elephant Bathing Pool concept for Jungle Cruise
Marc Davis Snow Queen.jpg|The Snow Queen for the unbuilt Enchanted Snow Palace
File:Henry Concept Art.jpg|Henry
File:Gomer Concept Art.png|Gomer
File:Zeke Concept Art.jpg|Zeke
File:Zeb Zoober Concept Art.jpg|Zeb
File:Ted Concept Art.jpg|Ted
File:Fred Bedderhead Concept Art.jpg|Fred
File:Tennessee Concept Art.jpg|Tennessee
File:Ernest Concept Art.jpg|Ernest
File:Wendell Concept Art.jpg|Wendell
File:Liver Lips Concept Art.png|Liver Lips McGrowl
File:Trixie Concept Art.png|Trixie
File:Shaker Concept Art.png|Shaker
File:Sun Bonnets Concept Art.jpg|Sun Bonnets
File:Teddi Barra Concept Art.jpg|Teddi Barra
File:Big Al Concept Art Postcard.jpg|Big Al
File:Max20Melvin20Buff202.jpg|Melvin, Buff, and Max
File:America Sings - The Weasel.png|Weasel from America Sings
File:Forlorn Fox Concept Art.png|Forlorn Fox from America Sings
File:America Sings - Tex Ranger and the Desert Critters (Concept Art).png|Home on the Range sequence from America Sings
==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."
==References==
==External links==
* on Wikipedia
*Disney Legends
*Memories of Marc Davis (LaughingPlace.com)
*Disney Family Album video: Marc Davis
*Marc Davis Collectors Society (official website)
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