Yale Gracey
Yale Gracey | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1910 |
| Died | September 5, 1983 (aged 73) Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Education | Art Institute of Chicago, Art Center School of Design, The Chouinard Art Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Animator Imagineer |
| Years active | 1939–1975 |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1942–1956) |
| Spouse | Beverly Gracey |
Yale Gracey (September 3, 1910 – September 5, 1983) was a Disney Imagineer, writer, and layout artist for many Disney animated shorts, including classics such as The Three Caballeros and Fantasia. Gracey joined the company in 1939 as a layout artist for Pinocchio. In the 1960s, he designed many of the special effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland. Among these was a fire effect, developed for Pirates of the Caribbean,[1] which appeared so realistic that the Disneyland fire department wanted an emergency switch to turn it off in case of a real fire.[2] The Haunted Mansion character Master Gracey was named in homage to him. Gracey retired from the company on October 4, 1975.[3]
On September 5, 1983, Gracey was shot and killed in Los Angeles by a burglar. His wife was injured in the attack. Gracey and his wife, Beverly, were staying overnight at their cabana at the Bel Air Bay Club, on Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of western Los Angeles. The shooting was reported at approximately 2:30 a.m. by another club member. A police spokesman indicated that Gracey and his wife were both asleep when an unknown intruder entered and shot them both, then fled onto the beach. A motive was not determined, and there were no suspects.[4]
Disney filmography
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Pinocchio | layout artist |
| 1940 | Fantasia | segment "The Pastoral Symphony" |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | art direction: cartoon sequences |
| 1942 | Saludos Amigos | backgrounds/layout artist - uncredited |
| 1943 | Figaro and Cleo | layout artist - uncredited |
| 1944 | ''Donald's Off Day'' | layout artist |
| 1944 | The Three Caballeros | layout artist |
| 1945 | The Eyes Have It | layout artist |
| 1945 | No Sail | layout artist |
| 1946 | A Knight for a Day | layout artist |
| 1946 | Lighthouse Keeping | layout artist |
| 1946 | The Story of Menstruation | layout artist |
| 1946 | Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive | layout artist - uncredited |
| 1946 | Double Dribble | layout artist |
| 1947 | Straight Shooters | layout artist |
| 1947 | Clown of the Jungle | layout artist |
| 1947 | Bootle Beetle | layout artist |
| 1947 | Foul Hunting | layout artist |
| 1947 | ''Chip an' Dale'' | layout artist |
| 1948 | They're Off | layout artist |
| 1948 | Inferior Decorator | layout artist |
| 1948 | ''Soup's On'' | layout artist |
| 1948 | Three for Breakfast | layout artist |
| 1948 | Tea for Two Hundred | layout artist |
| 1949 | ''Donald's Happy Birthday'' | layout artist |
| 1949 | Sea Salts | layout artist |
| 1949 | Winter Storage | layout artist |
| 1949 | Honey Harvester | layout artist |
| 1949 | All in a Nutshell | layout artist |
| 1949 | The Greener Yard | layout artist |
| 1949 | Slide, Donald, Slide | layout artist |
| 1949 | Toy Tinkers | layout artist |
| 1950 | Lion Around | layout artist |
| 1950 | Crazy Over Daisy | layout artist |
| 1950 | Trailer Horn | layout artist |
| 1950 | Hook, Lion and Sinker | layout artist |
| 1950 | Bee at the Beach | layout artist |
| 1950 | Out on a Limb | layout artist |
| 1951 | Chicken in the Rough | layout artist |
| 1951 | Dude Duck | layout artist |
| 1951 | Corn Chips | layout artist |
| 1951 | Test Pilot Donald | layout artist |
| 1951 | Lucky Number | layout artist |
| 1951 | Out of Scale | layout artist |
| 1951 | Bee on Guard | layout artist |
| 1952 | Donald Applecore | layout artist |
| 1952 | Lambert the Sheepish Lion | layout artist |
| 1952 | Two Chips and a Miss | layout artist |
| 1952 | Let's Stick Together | layout artist |
| 1952 | ''Uncle Donald's Ants'' | layout artist |
| 1952 | Trick or Treat | background artist, layout artist |
| 1952 | ''Pluto's Christmas Tree'' | layout artist |
| 1953 | ''Don's Fountain of Youth'' | layout artist |
| 1953 | The New Neighbor | layout artist |
| 1953 | Rugged Bear | layout artist |
| 1953 | Working for Peanuts | layout artist |
| 1953 | Canvas Back Duck | layout artist |
| 1954-1968 | The Magical World of Disney | layout artist, stylist ("The Plausible Impossible") |
| 1954 | Spare the Rod | layout artist |
| 1954 | Dragon Around | layout artist |
| 1954 | Grin and Bear It | layout artist |
| 1954 | The Flying Squirrel | layout artist |
| 1955 | No Hunting | layout artist |
| 1955 | Bearly Asleep | layout artist |
| 1955 | Beezy Bear | layout artist |
| 1955 | Up a Tree | layout artist |
| 1956 | Hooked Bear | layout artist |
| 1956 | In the Bag | layout artist |
References
- ^ "The Wizard of WED: Yale Gracey".
- ^ Bright, Randy (1987). Disneyland : inside story. New York: H.N. Abrams. p. 193. ISBN 0-8109-0811-5.
- ^ "Yale Gracey - Animation, Disney Legends, Imagineering". D23.com. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- ^ UPI, 1983, Sept. 6, Executive Shot to Death at Exclusive Beach Club, The Montreal Gazette, p. 105
External links
- Yale Gracey at IMDb
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