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NFFC-Disneyana Fan Club Names 2010 Legends
3/5/2010 10:11 PM EST
The annual NFFC–Disneyana Fan Club Legends Luncheon will take place this year on Friday July 16 during theNFFC–Disneyana Fan Club DisneyanaMania Convention and All Disneyana Show and Sale 2010. It will be held in the Cabo San Lucas Ballroom of the Anaheim Crowne Plaza Resort in Garden Grove, California. This year's honorees are, Eddie Carroll, whose achievements in the entertainment field have spanned every area of show business - the Broadway stage, motion pictures, television, movies of the week, a weekly series and especially his acclaimed one-man show Jack Benny - Laughter In Bloom. His original Jack Benny production opened in Los Angeles to unanimous praise from audiences and critics alike. For Disney fans, his most treasured role has been that of the voice of Jiminy Cricket, the conscience of The Walt Disney Company. In 1973 Eddie Carroll took over for Cliff Edwards and has regularly lent his voice to the inspiring little cricket with the heart of gold and the wisdom of the ages. Eddie says of all his roles, this one has brought him the most joy.
Mark Henn, a Disney animator, who began his career in feature animation with Mickey's Christmas Carol. After that, he worked on such short subjects as Roller Coaster Rabbit, The Prince and the Pauper, and Trail Mix-Up, along with such features as The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, and The Rescuers Down Under. He then worked as the supervising animator for the Florida teams that drew Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Belle in Beauty and the Beast. That work was followed by his contributions to some landmark Disney features: he was the supervising animator for Jasmine inAladdin, Young Simba in The Lion King, the title character in Mulan, and, most recently, Tiana in The Princess and the Frog. Mark also directed the award-winning short subject John Henry. Wayne Jackson, a Disney Imagineer was the director for theme park development, manufacturing, and installation of show and ride equipment for 21 years. He started his Imagineering career in 1965 as a technician in show mechanical, developing tooling for the animated figures and prototyping of ride vehicles. He subsequently worked on all the theme parks up through the opening of Tokyo DisneySea. During that time, he held a variety of positions: among others, they included directing the installation of all shows and rides for Tokyo Disneyland. He also worked as Director of Show Quality Standards, establishing the first show quality program for Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. Before retiring in 2002, his last position was as director of show systems for Tokyo DisneySea.
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