(1961) Walt Disney Imagineering Davis, a brilliant draftsman, also designed the characters for many Disneyland rides and show animatronics: The Jungle Cruise (1955) Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland (1960) The Enchanted Tiki Room (1963) Ford's Magic Skyway (1964) Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (1964) The Carousel of Progress (1964) It's a Small World (1964) Pirates of the Caribbean (1967) The Haunted Mansion (1969) The Country Bear Jamboree (1971) America Sings (1974) Western River Expedition (never built) Personal life As a professor at the Chouinard Art Institute, Davis first met Alice Estes as a student there in 1947. After her graduation, they married in June 1956, and remained so for 44 years until his passing in 2000. Awards and honors In 1982, Davis was the recipient of the Winsor McCay Award. In 1985, Davis was the recipient of the Golden Award for 50 years of service from the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists. In 1989, he was inducted as a Disney Legend. In 1993, Davis was the recipient of the DFC Disney Legend Award given by the Disneyana Fan Club. He was also the recipient of the much-coveted Mousecar (the Disney equivalent of an Oscar). Davis, along with his wife Alice, received the honor of having their names on side-by-side windows on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. Marc's reads: “Far East Imports – Exotic Art – Marc Davis – Proprietor”. Legacy Starting in 1994, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has annually presented the Marc Davis Lecture on Animation series featuring noted creators and luminaries in the industry. Davis died on January 12, 2000. That month, the Marc Fraser Davis Scholarship Fund was formally established at the California Institute of the Arts. In 2014, the Walt Disney Family Museum presented the exhibition Leading Ladies and Femmes Fatales: The Art of Marc Davis. In October 2014, Marc Davis: Walt Disney's Renaissance Man , a hardcover book on Davis' art and career, was published by Disney Editions. It was followed by the September 2020 release of Marc Davis in His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Parks , a two-volume hardcover set covering his work at WED. Filmography Films TV series References Citation Footnotes Sources External links LaughingPlace.com - Memories of Marc Davis 1913 births 2000 deaths People from Bakersfield, California Animators from California Walt Disney Animation Studios people Disney imagineers Kansas City Art Institute alumni Otis College of Art and Design alumni