Disney Legends

The Disney Legends Awards is a hall of fame 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; since 2009, it has been awarded biennially during Disney's D23 Expo.[1]

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 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 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, across from the Michael D. Eisner Building. Legends also receive a Disney Golden Pass, a lifetime pass to all Disney theme parks.

The award

The Disney Legends Award statuette

Imagineer Andrea Favilli created the Disney Legends award, which is handcrafted from bronze each year. The award depicts the arm of Mickey Mouse 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.[2]

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.[3]

Recipients

The nametag given to Disney Legends

1987 | 1988 | 1989

1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019

= awarded posthumously

1980s

Class of 1987

Class of 1989

All except Iwerks were Disney's "Nine Old Men."

1990s

Class of 1990

Class of 1991

Class of 1992

Class of 1993

Class of 1994

Class of 1995

Class of 1996

Class of 1997

This ceremony was held at Disneyland Paris to celebrate its 5th birthday. All 1997 inductees are of European origin.

  • Lucien Adés, Music [68]
  • Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing [69]
  • Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise[70]
  • Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise[71]
  • Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing[72]
  • Roberto de Leonardis, Film [73]
  • Cyril Edgar, Film [74]
  • Wally Feignoux, Film [75]
  • Didier Fouret, Publishing [76]
  • Mario Gentilini, Publishing [77]
  • Cyril James, Film & Merchandise [78]
  • Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise[79]
  • Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise[80]
  • Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing [81]
  • Armand Palivoda, Film [82]
  • Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing [83]
  • André Vanneste, Character Merchandise [84]
  • Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise [85]

Class of 1998

Note: There were two ceremonies this year: the first was held at the new Disney Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studios on October 16th to recognize 19 of the 21 recipients[107], and the second was held on October 22 at Tokyo Disneyland to recognize Takahashi and Yokoyama.[108]

Class of 1999

2000s

Class of 2000

Class of 2001

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.

Class of 2003

Note: Following a dispute between Roy E. Disney and the company that resulted in Disney departing, Bob Iger, the company's then-president and COO, co-presented with Michael Eisner.

Class of 2004

Class of 2005

Note: 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.

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2008

[188]

Class of 2009

[189]


2010s

Class of 2011

[190]

Class of 2013

[191]

Class of 2015

Class of 2017

Class of 2019

gollark: Vaguely relatedly, here's the potatOS factory on CodersNet.
gollark: Technically, this potato is a highly advanced analog quantum computer simulating all the particles inside a potato.
gollark: *pulls Samsung Smart Fridge out of backpack*
gollark: Hmm, apparently this is *not* in the config.
gollark: Hold on while I check the config, though.

References

  1. McClendon, Lamarco (March 28, 2016). "Disney Sets Dates for D23 Expo 2017". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. "Disney Legends - D23". D23. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. D23 Presents Disney Legends at 25 years. Archived October 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Fred MacMurray". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. "Ward Kimball". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. "Eric Larson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. "John Lounsbery". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  8. "Wolfgang Reitherman". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  9. "Frank Thomas". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  10. "John Hench". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  11. "Richard Irvine". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  12. "Herb Ryman". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  13. "Richard Sherman". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  14. "Robert Sherman". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  15. "Carl Banrks". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  16. "Mary Blair". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  17. "Claude Coats". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  18. "Don DaGradi". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  19. "Sterling Holloway". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  20. "Fess Parker". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  21. "Bill Walsh". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  22. "Jimmie Dodd". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  23. "Bill Evans". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  24. "Annette Funicello". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  25. "Joe Grant". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  26. "Jack Hannah". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  27. "Winston Hibler". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  28. "Ken O'Connor". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  29. "Roy Williams". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  30. "Pinto Colvig". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  31. "Buddy Ebsen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  32. "Peter Ellenshaw". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  33. "Blaine Gibson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  34. "Harper Goff". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  35. "Irving Ludwig". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  36. "Jimmy MacDonald". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  37. "Clarence Nash". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  38. "Donn -Tatum". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  39. "Card Walker". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  40. "Adriana Caselotti". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  41. "Bill Cottrell". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  42. "Marvin Davis". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  43. "Van France". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  44. "David Hand". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  45. "Jack Lindquist". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  46. "Bill Martin". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  47. "Paul Smith". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  48. "Frank Wells". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  49. "Wally Boag". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  50. "Fulton Burley". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  51. "Dean Jones". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  52. "Angela Lansbury". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  53. "Edward Meck". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  54. "Fred Moore". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  55. "Thurl Ravenscroft". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  56. "Wathel Rogers". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  57. "Betty Taylor". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  58. "Bob Allen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  59. "Rex Allen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  60. "X Atencio". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  61. "Betty Lou Gerson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  62. "Bill Justice". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  63. "Bob Matheison". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  64. "Sam McKim". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  65. "Bob Moore". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  66. "Bill Peet". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  67. "Joe Potter". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  68. "Lucien Adés". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  69. "Angel Angelopoulos". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  70. "Antonio Bertini". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  71. "Armand Bigle". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  72. "Gaudenzio Capelli". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  73. "Roberto de Leonardis". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  74. "Cyril Edgar". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  75. "Wally Feignoux". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  76. "Dideor Fouret". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  77. "Mario Gentilini". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  78. "Cyril James". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  79. "Horst Koblishek". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  80. "Gunnar Mansson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  81. "Arnoldo Mondadori". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  82. "Armand Palivoda". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  83. "Poul Brahe Pederson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  84. "André Vanneste". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  85. "Paul Winkler". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  86. "James Algar". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  87. "Buddy Baker". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  88. "Kathryn Beaumont". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  89. "Virginia Davis". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  90. "Roy E. Disney". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  91. "Don Escen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  92. "Wilfrid Jackson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  93. "Glynis Johns". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  94. "Kay Kamen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  95. "Paul Kenworthy". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  96. "Larry Lansburgh". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  97. "Hayley Mills". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  98. "Al & Emma Milotte". D23. Disney.
  99. "Norman Palmer". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  100. "Lloyd Richardson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  101. "Kurt Russell". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  102. "Ben Sharpsteen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  103. "Masatomo Takahashi". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  104. "Vladimir Tytla". D23. Disney.
  105. "Dick Van Dyke". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  106. "Matsuo Yokoyama". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  107. "Disney Legend | disneydetail". disneydetail.me. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  108. "Matsuo Yokoyama - D23". D23. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  109. "Tim Allen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  110. "Mary Costa". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  111. "Norm Ferguson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  112. "Bill Garity". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  113. "Yale Gracey". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  114. "Al Knoetzni". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  115. "Ham Luske". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  116. "Dick Nunis". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  117. "Charlie Ridgway". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  118. "Grace Bailey". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  119. "Harriet Burns". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  120. "Joyce Carlson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  121. "Ron Dominguez". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  122. "Cliff Edwards". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  123. "Becky Fallberg". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  124. "Dick Jones". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  125. "Dodie Roberts". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  126. "Retta Scott". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  127. "Ruthie Thompson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  128. "Howard Ashman". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  129. "Bob Broughton". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  130. "George Bruns". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  131. "Frank Churchill". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  132. "Leigh Harline". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  133. "Fred Joerger". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  134. "Alan Manken". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  135. "Martin Sklar". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  136. "Ned Washington". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  137. "Tyrus Wong". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  138. "Neil Beckett". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  139. "Tutti Camarata". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  140. "Edna Francis Disney". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  141. "Lillian Disney". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  142. "Orlando Ferrante". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  143. "Richard Fleischer". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  144. "Floyd Gottfredson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  145. "Buddy Hackett". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  146. "Harrison Price". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  147. "Alfred Taliaferro". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  148. "Ilene Woods". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  149. "Bill Anderson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  150. "Tim Conway". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  151. "Rolly Crump". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  152. "Alice Davis". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  153. "Karen Dotrice". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  154. "Matthew Garber". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  155. "Leonard H. Goldenson". D23. Disney.
  156. "Bob Gurr". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  157. "Ralph Kent". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  158. "Irwin Kostal". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  159. "Mel Shaw". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  160. "Chuck Abbott". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  161. "Milt Albright". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  162. "Hideo Amemiya". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  163. "Hideo Aramaki". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  164. "Charles Boyer". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  165. "Randy Bright". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  166. "James Cora". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  167. "Robert Jani". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  168. "Mary Jones". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  169. "Art Linkletter". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  170. "Mary Anne Mang". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  171. "Steve Martin". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  172. "Tom Nabbe". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  173. "Jack Olsen". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  174. "Cicely Rigdon". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  175. "William Sullivan". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  176. "Jack Wagner". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  177. "Vesey Walker". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  178. "Don Edgren". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  179. "Paul Frees". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  180. "Peter Jennings". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  181. "Elton John". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  182. "Jimmy Johnson". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  183. "Tommy Kirk". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  184. "Joe Ranft". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  185. "David Stollery". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  186. "Ginny Tyler". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  187. "Dave Smith Dies". Deadline Hollywood. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  188. "Barbara Walters and Frank Gifford Among 11 Honorees to Receive Prestigous Disney Legends Awards". Disney Corporate 2008 News Releases. The Walt Disney Company. October 13, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  189. "2009 Disney Legends Award Recipients to Be Honored During D23 Expo in Anaheim | Reuters". Reuters. December 14, 2013. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  190. Brigante, Ricky (June 16, 2011). "2011 Disney Legends Awards Honorees at D23 Expo to include Regis Philbin, Jim Henson, Disney Princess voices". Inside the Magic. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  191. "Steve Jobs, Dick Clark, Billy Crystal, John Goodman among Disney Legends Awards recipients announced for 2013 D23 Expo". Inside the Magic. July 10, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  192. Flores, Terry (August 14, 2015). "Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney's D23 Expo". Variety. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  193. Epstein, Jeffrey. "Oprah Winfrey, Carrie Fisher, Stan Lee, and More Disney Legends Announced for D23 Expo 2017". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  194. McMillian, Graeme (June 16, 2017). "Jack Kirby to Be Named "Disney Legend" at D23 Expo in July". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  195. Kelly, Seth (July 14, 2017). "Mark Hamill Remembers Carrie Fisher; Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg Share Disney Memories at D23". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  196. Staff, Closer (July 19, 2020). "Bette Midler Gushes Over Being a Mother-In-Law Following Daughter Sophie's Wedding: It's 'Very Nice'". Closer Weekly. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  197. Abell, Bailee (May 16, 2019). "Robert Downey Jr. and James Earl Jones highlight the list of Disney Legends to be honored at D23 Expo 2019". Inside the Magic. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  198. Dela Paz, Maggie (May 17, 2019). "RDJ, Jon Favreau, James Earl Jones & More to be Honored as Disney Legends". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  199. Disney (July 8, 2019). "Surprise! One more Disney Legend has been announced by @DisneyD23. "Reflection" singer and former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera will be honored at the 2019 Disney Legends ceremony at #D23Expo:". Disney. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.