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Marc Davis

1913 - 2000

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Marc Fraser Davis (March 30, 1913 – January 12, 2000) was a prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, the famed core animators of Disney animated films, and was revered for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics. After his work on One Hundred and One Dalmatians he moved to Walt Disney Imagineering to work on rides for Disneyland and Walt Disney World before retiring in 1978.Walt Disney once said of Davis, "Marc can do story, he can do character, he can animate, he can design shows for me. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marc Davis has received more than 24,420 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Marc Davis is the 79th most popular designer (down from 71st in 2019), the 7,184th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,907th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Marc Davis ranks 79 out of 86Before him are Norman Bel Geddes, Jony Ive, Lia van Leer, Chiara Ferragni, Yusaku Maezawa, and Philipp Plein. After him are Tony Esposito, Robert Kalina, Sandy Powell, Max Miedinger, Bill Moggridge, and Matthew Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Marc Davis ranks 254Before him are Rudolf Harbig, Ferenc Csik, Joe Kelly, Cornelius Johnson, Andor Földes, and Nikolay Latyshev. After him are Sverre Hansen, Helen Levitt, Josef Stroh, Jiří Weiss, Per Borten, and Dave Albritton. Among people deceased in 2000, Marc Davis ranks 218Before him are Alfred Bohrmann, Vladimir Bagirov, Arcadio López, Jacques Laurent, Mark Oliphant, and Tony Cliff. After him are Richard Mulligan, Lepo Sumera, Julius J. Epstein, Annie Palmen, Johann Urbanek, and Larry Linville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marc Davis ranks 7,184 out of 18,182Before him are Kristine Sutherland (1955), June Foray (1917), Michael Murphy (1938), Hal Greer (1936), Arthur Lee (1945), and Bruce Glover (1932). After him are Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), Barry McGuire (1935), Richard Riehle (1948), Patty McCormack (1945), Mary-Claire King (1946), and Richard Mulligan (1932).

Among DESIGNERS In United States

Among designers born in United States, Marc Davis ranks 13Before him are Virgil Abloh (1980), Ruth St. Denis (1879), Alan Freed (1921), Colleen Atwood (1948), Ollie Johnston (1912), and Norman Bel Geddes (1893). After him are Kate Spade (1962) and Hank Green (1980).