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1913 Bakersfield, California - 2000 Glendale, California. Known for: Drawing, animation, cartoon figures.
Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, CA on March 30, 1913. During the 1930s he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Like so many Depression era young people looking for jobs, he was... Read full biography
Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, CA on March 30, 1913. During the 1930s he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Like so many Depression era young people looking for jobs, he was pleased in 1935 to hire on at modest wages when Walt Disney offered him a job, even though he had little... Read full biography
Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, CA on March 30, 1913. During the 1930s he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Like so many Depression era young people looking for jobs, he was pleased in 1935 to hire on at modest wages when Walt Disney offered him a job, even though he had little knowledge or skill in Disney Studio projects. Davis became an apprentice animator, and, remaining for 43 years, was one of Disney's closest associates, and part of a group of long-timers dubbed "nine... Read full biography
Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, CA on March 30, 1913. During the 1930s he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Like so many Depression era young people looking for jobs, he was pleased in 1935 to hire on at modest wages when Walt Disney offered him a job, even though he had little knowledge or skill in Disney Studio projects. Davis became an apprentice animator, and, remaining for 43 years, was one of Disney's closest associates, and part of a group of long-timers dubbed "nine old men" by Disney. (The others were Les Clark, Milk Kahl, Frank Thomas, Woolie Reitherman, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Ward Kimball, and Ollie Johnston.). A major part of the training for the pioneering Disney Studio newcomers was spending half the... Read full biography
Marc Davis was born in Bakersfield, CA on March 30, 1913. During the 1930s he studied at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Like so many Depression era young people looking for jobs, he was pleased in 1935 to hire on at modest wages when Walt Disney offered him a job, even though he had little knowledge or skill in Disney Studio projects. Davis became an apprentice animator, and, remaining for 43 years, was one of Disney's closest associates, and part of a group of long-timers dubbed "nine old men" by Disney. (The others were Les Clark, Milk Kahl, Frank Thomas, Woolie Reitherman, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery, Ward Kimball, and Ollie Johnston.). A major part of the training for the pioneering Disney Studio newcomers was spending half the day doing life drawing in the Disney Art School headed by Don Graham, and then going to Griffiths P... Read full biography
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Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Humor, Whimsy
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
Art School
- •Otis Art Institute, (Otis College of Art & Design) Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Disney Legend Award
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Married to an Artist
- •One of Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men'
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned