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American art director
Richard Irvine
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Born
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1910-04-05
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April 5, 1910
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Died
| March 30, 1976
(1976-03-30)
(aged 65)
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Occupation
| Art director
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Years active
| 1939-1953
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Richard "Dick" Irvine
[1]
(April 5, 1910 – March 30, 1976) was an American
art director
. He is best known for his
Academy Award
nomination in the category
Best Art Direction
for the 1941
black and white film
Sundown
.
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Over his long career, he worked as an art director in 31 films between 1939 and 1953.
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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.
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Personal life
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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
.
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Irvine died on March 30, 1976, in
Los Angeles, California
, after suffering an illness that prevented him from visiting the complete
Walt Disney World Resort
, which opened in 1971. In his honor, one of the original Walt Disney World riverboats was named after him (See
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.
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He was named a
Disney Legend
in 1990.
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Selected filmography
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References
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External links
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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- Lucien Ades*
- Angel Angelopoulos*
- Antonio Bertini
- Armand Bigle
- Gaudenzio Capelli
- Roberto de Leonardis
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- Cyril Edgar*
- Wally Feignoux*
- Didier Fouret
- Mario Gentilini*
- Cyril James*
- Horst Koblischek
- Gunnar Mansson
- Arnoldo Mondadori
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- Armand Palivoda*
- Poul Brahe Pedersen*
- Joe Potter
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- Andre Vanneste*
- Paul Winkler
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1998
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1999
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Theme parks
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Beyond the parks
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Resorts and
residential areas
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Transportation
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Events and
festivities
| Resort
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Magic Kingdom
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Epcot
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Retired events,
former attractions,
and closed facilities
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Notable people
| Past leaders
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Current leaders
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Other people
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Other
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