Art Association and began producing bronze sculptures of wildlife and endangered species. In 1941, Wah Ming was diagnosed with polio following flu-like symptoms. After an extended stay at the Twin Oaks Sanitarium hospital in San Gabriel, California, and treatments that included confinement in an iron lung. He eventually would walk again, but for the rest of his life, never had enough strength in his lungs to be able to blow up a balloon. While his earlier creative efforts were concerned with special effects and film related wonders, his more mature artistic creations were delightful bronze sculptures and whimsical statuary. The latter ranged from a life-sized 3.5 foot tall Dennis the Menace, commissioned by creator Hank Ketcham and displayed in Dennis Park in Monterey, California, to the smaller statues such as Girl and Frog, which is owned by a private collector in Los Angeles. Death Chang died on December 22, 2003 in Carmel Valley at age 86. A public memorial service was held at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula in Carmel. Documentaries Chang produced the educational 1970 short film Dinosaurs: The Terrible Lizards, a stop-motion feature which discussed life in the Mesozoic Era. It would later gain a "Revised Edition" in 1986. Chang appeared in the documentary The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) (Produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit). Mr. Chang was featured in the documentary Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993), produced and directed by Clyde Lucas. Sculptures Chang produced bronze sculptures in collaboration with Henry "Bob" Jones after meeting at Disney. Publications References External links 1917 births 2003 deaths People from Carmel Valley, California Artists from Honolulu Artists from San Francisco American artists of Chinese descent American animated film producers Stop motion animators Prop designers American designers American sculptors American animators