Description: This is a MICKEY MOUSE GOES CHRISTMAS SHOPPING 1953 Little Golden Book with art by BOB MOORE & XAVIER ATENCIO. Francis Xavier Atencio, also known as X Atencio (September 4, 1919 – September 10, 2017) was an animator and Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company. He is perhaps best known for writing the scripts and song lyrics of the Disney theme park attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. He was a Disney artist from 1938 to 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design the Disneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the scripts for Adventure Thru Inner Space and Pirates of the Caribbean. For the latter, he also penned the lyrics of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and provided the voices of various characters, including the talking skull that appears before the waterfall that carries riders into the main body of the attraction and the drunken pirate on the bridge who heckles the auctioneer He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, and the lyrics of its theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in the Mansion's conservatory scene. In the Disneyland Mansion, it is Atencio who reads the emergency spiel when the ride comes to a halt. Another brief voice-over Atencio provided was for the Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space, where he is addressed as "Bridge." He also wrote the lyrics to Buddy Baker's music for the retired Magic Kingdom attraction If You Had Wings. Atencio served as a photo interpreter in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945 during World War II, reaching the rank of captain in the 2nd Photo Tech Squadron. Stationed in England, he was part of a team that analyzed aerial surveillance.[7][8][9][10] He retired from The Walt Disney Company in 1984 and was named a Disney Legend in 1996. He died in Los Angeles, California on September 10, 2017, six days after his 98th birthday. His great-nephew is television and film director Peter Atencio. Bob Moore had a wit as pointed as his pencil tip, and a free-wheeling imagination which he lent to Disney’s animation, story, and art departments. An expert cartoonist, he is the only Disney artist to have initials of distinction placed after his name—Bob Moore, M.D. “M.D. stands for ‘Mouse Draw-er,’” he once explained with a grin. During World War II, when the Studio produced special projects for the United States government, Bob helped animate training films for Navy pilots. He was later drafted into the Navy, and ordered to a special unit dedicated to producing animated training films. After the war he returned to Disney to serve as a story man, contributing to such animated shorts as Inferior Decorator, and package feature films including Melody Time and Make Mine Music. In 1951, Bob was asked to head the one-man art department for publicity, which he ran for three decades. He singlehandedly developed clever promotional art concepts for Disney films and, later, its theme parks. He eventually was named creative director of marketing and designed many Disney movie posters, Christmas cards, letterheads, and logos. He also served as one of Walt Disney’s official autographers, signing thousands of photographs with Walt’s famous signature. ITEM in GOOD /FAIR CONDITION with minor edge wear & age wear. Please see pics to determine condition. Multiple FLAT PURCHASES can combine for ONE MAILING FEE.
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