Richard Williams – Oscar-winning animator behind the unforgettable film Who Framed Roger Rabbit – died on August 16, 2019 at age 86. Mr. Williams served as director of animation for that film, and oversaw a team of over 300 people creating the character Roger Rabbit, his human (cartoon) wife Jessica,
Haunted Mansion Memoriam – Russi Taylor
Russi Taylor – longtime voice of Minnie Mouse – died on July 26, 2019 at age 75. Taylor provided Minnie’s voice on hundreds of productions since the mid-1980s, a span of over 30 years. Taylor’s large collection of voice work earned her Disney Legend status. Taylor also played other Disney
Haunted Mansion Memoriam – Milton Quan
Milton Quon – one of the last living animators from Disney’s golden age of animation in the 1940s – died on June 18, 2019 at age 105. Quon was one of the first Chinese American employees at the Walt Disney studios. He assisted with animation on the “Fantasia” sequences “Waltz