Tag: Obituary
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‘Star Wars’ Actor and Director Carl Weathers Dies at 76
Legendary actor and director Carl Weathers has passed away. The actor, recently known for his roles in front of and behind the camera in The Mandalorian was 76. His family announced his passing with the following statement: We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers. He died peacefully in his sleep on…
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Disney Legend Dick Nunis Passes Away at 91
Disney Legend Dick Nunis has passed away at the age of 91. Nunis started working at Disneyland in 1955 as a summer job. This summer job turned into a 4-decade career at Disney. When he retired in 1999, he was the chairman of Walt Disney Attractions. Throughout his career, he was able to learn from…
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The Star Wars Community Mourns The Passing Of Costume Designer Shawna Trpcic
Today, the Star Wars community learned about and mourned the death of costume designer Shawna Trpcic. Trpcic worked on projects like Ahsoka, The Mandalorian, and The Book of Boba Fett. Earlier this year she earned an Emmy-nomination for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes for her work on The Mandalorian. She passed away at the age of 56. Her death…
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Disney Legend Burny Mattinson Passes Away at Age 87
Disney Legend Burny Mattinson has passed away at the age of 87. The legendary animator, director, producer, and story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios had a nearly seven-decade long career at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was the longest serving cast member at The Walt Disney Company and was due to receive his service…
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Legendary Journalist and Disney Legend Barbara Walters Dies at the Age of 93
Veteran journalist and Disney Legend Barbara Walters has passed away at the age of 93. The iconic journalist helped shatter the glass ceiling into an industry that was once dominated by men. “I was the kind nobody thought could make it,” Barbara Walters once said. “I had a funny Boston accent. I couldn’t pronounce my…
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Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings Host Stephen “tWitch” Boss Dies at 40
One of the hosts of Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings on Freeform and Disney+, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, has died at the age of 40. He also recently appeared in Disney’s The Hip Hop Nutcracker. His wife and cohost, Allison Holker Boss, confirmed the tragic news. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to…
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Kirstie Alley Passes Away at 71
Actress Kirstie Alley has died at the age of 71. The actress, known for her roles on Cheers, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn, the Look Who’s Talking trilogy, and also Veronica’s Closet passed away after a short battle with cancer. Her kids, William “True” Stevenson, 30, and daughter Lillie Price Stevenson,…
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The Walt Disney Company Remembers Disney Legend Alice Davis After Her Passing at 93
The Disney community mourned the news that Disney Legend Alice Davis passed away at the age of 93 on Thursday. This beloved woman was instrumental in making attractions like it’s a small world and Pirates of the Caribbean into the iconic attractions they are today with her expertise as a designer and costumer. Today, The…
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Beloved Disney Legend Alice Davis Dies at 93
Disney Legend Alice Estes Davis has passed away at the age of 93. The legendary designer was known for her work designing and dressing animated figures for iconic Disneyland attractions like it’s a small world and Pirates of the Caribbean.” Davis once remembered that “I went from sweet little children to dirty old men over…
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Disney Legend Ron Logan Passes Away at the Age of 84
Disney Legend Ron Logan passed away at the age of 84 years. The former executive vice president and executive producer for Walt Disney Entertainment was known for revolutionizing live entertainment for Disney. He was born in 1938 in Leavenworth, Kansas. It was there that he also grew up as well. During this time he learned…
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Gilbert Gottfried, Voice of Iago, Passes Away at 67
Gilbert Gottfried was an iconic comedian with an iconic voice. For Disney fans, he was also the voice of Iago in Disney’s animated classic Aladdin. This is a role he carried on well after the first film. Today his family shared on social media that he had passed away after a long illness. Glenn Schwartz,…
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Beloved Entertainer Betty White Dies at 99
Betty White has passed away at the age of 99. She passed away at her home on Friday morning. The beloved entertainer has a career that spans decades and one of the longest in television. She was the first woman to produce a television sitcom (Life of Elizabeth) and could be seen on many gameshow…
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Disney Legend Tommy Kirk Passes Away at 79
Disney Legend and actor Tommy Kirk has passed away at the age of 79. Kirk was known for many classic Disney live-action films. This includes Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones. Kirk was honored as a Disney Legend in 2006. Tommy Kirk was born on December 10, 1941. He was…
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Disney Legend Charles Boyer Passes Away Leaving Behind a Magical Legacy
Disney Legend Charles Boyer, a portrait painter for Disney, passed away on February 8, 2021 in Ontario, California. Boyer originally came to Disneyland for a “temporary” job in 1960. This turned into a 39 career. Boyer held the distinction of being Disneyland’s first full-time artist. Eventually, he became Disneyland’s master illustrator. “You always remember the…
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Actor Sean Connery Has Died at 90
Actor Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. The actor died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas after being “unwell for some time”, his son shared. Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland. Named Thomas Sean Connery, he was called by his middle name starting at a…
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Disney Legend Marge Champion Passes Away at 101
Disney Legend Marge Champion has passed away at the age of 101. In the Disney community, she was a part of the golden age of animation as a live-action reference model for animators in many of the original classic Disney animated movies. Her death was shared to the world be a statement from her son,…
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Disney Legend Regis Philbin Dies of Natural Causes at 88
Disney Legend Regis Philbin has passed away at the age of 88. He died of natural causes. His family shared that he died on Friday night of natural causes. Philbin was most prominently known for his talk show Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and also as the host of Who Wants to Be a…
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Kirk Douglas Dead at 103 – Starred in Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Kirk Douglas has passed away at the age of 103. The prolific actor, he starred in over 80 films throughout the course of his career. He also served in the Navy during World War II. Throughout the course of his life he survived a helicopter crash, a stroke, and two knee replacements. He is survived…
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Stan Lee: Remembering the Man Who Was the Hero Behind the Heroes
The world lost an iconic and beloved figure this week. At the age of 95, Stan Lee passed away. His loss was immediately felt around the world. Moments and thoughts were shared by fans, actors, and executives who all were suddenly saying goodbye to a man that was viewed as a friend. Stan Lee started…
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Francis Xavier “X” Atencio, Disney Legend and Animator, Dies at 98
Today it was announced that Disney Legend Francis Xavier “X” Atencio passed away on September 10. He was 98. Atencio was both an animator and Imagineer. As an animator he worked on movies like Pinocchio and Fantasia. In Imagineering he worked on several favorite Disney attractions including Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.…
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Disney Legend Dean Jones of ‘Love Bug,’ ‘That Darn Cat,’ and other Disney Films Dead at 84
Disney Legend Dean Jones has died at the age of 84. According to his publicist Richard Hoffman, the cause of death was Parkinsons. Dean Jones was regularly seen in Disney films. In his first he portrayed FBI Agent Kelso in That Darn Cat! opposite of Hayley Mills. He went on to appear in The Ugly…
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Diane Disney Miller: Through the Eyes of a Photographer
Diane Disney Miller (December 18, 1933-November 19, 2013) Yesterday the Disney community reeled as the news of Diane Disney Miller’s death spread. Diane Disney Miller, the daughter of Walt Disney, was a person known for her kindness, her dedication to the arts, and her dedication to her father’s legacy. To remember her legacy, we thought…
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New Orleans Square Loses Ernest “Ernie” McLean, the Last Man Walt Disney Hired
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs Walk through New Orleans Square and quite often you’d find an elderly gentleman playing Jazz guitar. Kind hearted and gentle, Ernest “Ernie” McLean filled the area with music and memories since he was originally hired by Walt Disney in 1966. This man wasn’t always the charming jazz…