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freddiefreelance
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|  Posted: 2005-05-10 11:17 am Permalink
A place to post death notices and related posts about Death & dead people.
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freddiefreelance
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From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-05-10 11:18 am Permalink
GLENDALE, Calif. - Artist and writer Joe Grant, who created such Disney characters as the queen-witch character in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and co-wrote "Dumbo," has died. He was 96.
Grant had a heart attack Friday while working at the drawing board in his Glendale home's studio, according to a statement released by Walt Disney Co.
Grant's time at Disney spanned more than six decades, starting with his work on early movies like "Snow White" and culminating with later films like "Pocahontas." He was named an official Disney legend at a ceremony in 1992.
"With his vast knowledge of art and literature, Grant was considered the studio's top intellectual and he had a profound influence on the films that got made," the company's statement said.
Disney hired Grant in 1933 to work on the animated short "Mickey's Gala Premiere."
He was later tapped to design the queen-witch character in "Snow White" and was made head of a department that served as a think tank for future animated projects, including "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia."
Grant also co-wrote "Dumbo" and conceived "Lady and the Tramp" with his wife.
He left the company in 1949 to start his own businesses, but returned to Disney 40 years later to work on "Aladdin," "The Lion King," "Pocahontas" and "Mulan."
"We were so incredibly fortunate to have had Joe at the studio sharing his creativity and enthusiasm, and inspiring young talent for such a long time," said David Stainton, president of Walt Disney Feature Animation.
More than 70 of Grant's caricatures are included in the permeant collection at the Smithsonian Institute and he received a Ruben Award from the National Cartoonists Society in 1996.
Grant is survived by two daughters. His wife of 70 years, Jennie, died in 1991
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Benehune
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Joined: Mar 22, 2005
Posts: 248 | Posted: 2005-05-16 11:38 am Permalink
Thought this was about the Grateful Dead. Oops...
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MachTiki
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From: San Diego, CA
| Posted: 2005-05-16 11:52 am Permalink
I thought it was a thread that people stopped adding to. Of course, now that I've added to it, it's a living thread for this moment.
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badmojo
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Posts: 666 | Posted: 2005-05-16 12:30 pm Permalink
And this just in, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead...
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freddiefreelance
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:32 pm Permalink
Sorry, no one's died lately who'd I connect to Tiki Central, unless anyone's interested in Eddie Barclay or Monica Zetterlund?
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MachTiki
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:37 pm Permalink
No... but thanks for the update Freddie! 
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Unga Bunga
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:45 pm Permalink
Will someone please fu*#in die!
[ This Message was edited by: Unga Bunga on 2005-05-16 12:47 ]
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purple jade
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:46 pm Permalink
This just in...Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
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freddiefreelance
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:47 pm Permalink
Here's some interesting Dead People: Django Reinhardt, James Agee, Eliot Ness, Andy Kaufman, Irwin Shaw, Margaret Hamilton, Jim Henson & Sammy Davis, Jr. All of them died on May 16th.
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freddiefreelance
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:48 pm Permalink
What happened to the Live Thread? I was just about to post that Studs Turkel is 93 today...
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MachTiki
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 12:57 pm Permalink
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On 2005-05-16 12:48, freddiefreelance wrote:
What happened to the Live Thread? I was just about to post that Studs Turkel is 93 today...
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Here ya go Freddie
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cynfulcynner
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From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2005-05-16 1:16 pm Permalink
Does anyone else here participate in celebrity dead pools besides me?
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Suffering Bastard of Stumptown
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| Posted: 2005-05-16 2:45 pm Permalink
I actually run a dead pool.
If anyone wants to get in on it for the next round, we start again in August.
Here's the site for now: http://www.geocities.com/strathkinnessjb/deadpool20042005.htm
-SBiM
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Kenike
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| Posted: 2005-05-17 7:33 pm Permalink
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I used to in the 90's, but I got tired of waiting for Reagan to die.
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