Richard Irvine
Richard Irvine | |
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| Born | April 5, 1910 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Years active | 1939-1953 |
Richard "Dick" Irvine
In the early 1950s, Walt Disney asked Irvine to help construct Disneyland. He moved from 20th Century Fox to the Walt Disney Studio in 1952 and became a senior figure at Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI). Until his retirement in 1973, he headed design and planning for all Disneyland attractions including the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. Irvine became executive vice president and chief operations officer at WDI in 1967.[1]
Personal life
Irvine was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 5, 1910. Following his graduation in Stanford University and the University of Southern California, he attended the Chouinard Art Institute.[1]
Irvine died on March 30, 1976, in
Richard F. Irvine Riverboat). However, it was renamed the Liberty Belle in 1996, following which one of the Magic Kingdom ferries was named in his honor.[1]
He was named a Disney Legend in 1990.[4]
Selected filmography
- Sundown (1941)
- The Three Caballeros (1944) [5]
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Access - D23".
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Richard Irvine". Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Richard Irvine". D23. Disney. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "AFI catalog of feature films". catalog.afi.com. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
External links
- Richard Irvine at IMDb
- Richard Irvine at AllMovie
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