2009 Obituaries
Key Disney personalities who passed away in 2009.
- Film Star Richard Todd Dies at 90 - (12/4/2009)
Actor Richard Todd who was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1949 film "A Hasty Heart" has died at the age of 90. Disney fans will recall Todd's lead roles in "Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue", "The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men" and his portrayal of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk in "The Sword and the Rose" - Walt Disney star Virginia Davis dies - The Hollywood Reporter (8/17/2009)
The Hollywood Reporter reports Virginia Davis, who portrayed Alice in Walt Disney's "Alice" comedies, has died at age 90. - Walter Cronkite, longtime CBS anchorman, dies at 92 - (7/20/2009)
Legendary newsman Walter Cronkite died July 17 at the age of 92. Disney fans will remember Cronkite as a narrator for Epcot's Spaceship Earth and Holiday Illuminations tag as well as for his participation in the grand opening of the Disney-MGM Studios and his role in the attraction film "Back to Neverland" - Karl Malden dies at 97; Oscar-winning actor - (7/2/2009)
Karl Malden starred in TV's 'The Streets of San Francisco' and made famous the American Express catchphrase 'Don't leave home without it.' He appeared in more than 50 films over his long career. Disney fans will remember Karl Malden as Reverend Paul Ford in "Pollyanna" and Judge Higgins in "The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin"
Free registration required to view - Jane Randolph dies at 93 - Los Angeles Times (5/28/2009)
The Los Angeles Times reports the death of actress Jane Randolph. Disney fans will note that she was one of the human models used in reference for the ice-skating sequence with Bambi and Thumper. She is best known for her role in the film noir, "Cat People" - Wayne Allwine, Voice of Mickey Mouse for 32 Years, Dies - (5/20/2009)
Wayne Allwine, actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for 32 years dies of complications from diabetes. - Voice Actor April Winchell Remembers Wayne Allwine - (5/20/2009)
Voice actor April Winchell recalls meeting Wayne and his wife Russi when she arrived at Disney to join the cast of Disney characters. - Ken Annakin dies at 94; British director of 'Swiss Family Robinson' and others - Los Angeles Times (4/24/2009)
The Los Angeles Times reports Ken Annakin who directed several Disney live-action films in the 50's has died at the age of 94.
Free registration required to view - Jack Dunham, 1910-2009 - Cartoon Brew (4/3/2009)
Cartoon Brew takes a look at the career of Jack Dunham. Dunham worked at Universal on Oswald shorts in the early-1930s before moving to Disney in the mid-1930s. After Snow White, on which he was an inbetweener, he moved into management where he worked as a unit manager until 1947. - Animator Ray Aragon, 1926- 2009 - Cartoon Brew (3/25/2009)
Cartoon Brew reflects on the career of Ray Aragon whose Disney credits include "Sleeping Beauty" and "101 Dalmatians" in layout design and was instrumental in the development of Epcot's El Rio del Tiempo. - Remembering Natasha Richardson, 1963-2009 - USA Today (3/19/2009)
The USA Today reports the passing of actress Natasha Richardson, at the age of 45. Disney fans will remember Ms. Richardson as the mom in the 90's remake of "The Parent Trap" that starred Lindsay Lohan. - Disney Legend Robert C Broughton, 91 - (2/2/2009)
Robert C. Broughton, 91, a pioneering camera effects artist for Walt Disney productions who worked on nearly every Disney motion picture from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937 to "The Black Hole" in 1979, died Jan. 19.
Free registration required to view - 'Fantasy Island' Star Ricardo Montalban Dies at 88 - (1/14/2009)
Debonair 'Fantasy Island' Star Ricardo Montalban dies his home in Los Angeles at 88. Disney fans will remember Montalban for his voice work as Se�or Se�or in the animated TV series "Kim Possible.
Free registration required to view - 'Prisoner' star Patrick McGoohan dies - (1/14/2009)
Actor Patrick McGoohan has died at the age of 80. While he is best-known as the actor who created and starred in "The Prisoner" but Disney fans will remember him as Dr Christopher Syn aka The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, Andrew McDhui, the veternarian father in "The Three Lives of Thomasina" and the voice of Billy Bones from "Treasure Planet" - Cheryl Holdridge dies at 64; popular Mouseketeeer - (1/9/2009)
Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge passes away at 64.
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