D23 Expo 2013: Disney Legends Ceremony

Bob Iger welcomed us to the Disney Legends Ceremony.

This year’s award recipients were Imagineers Tony Baxter and Collin Campbell, animator Glen Keane, actors Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Ed Wynn, music and television pioneer Dick Clark, and Pixar co-founder / technology visionary Steve Jobs.

Tony Baxter sits next to Billy Crystal and John Goodman.

John Lasseter and Glen Keane.

Tony Baxter accepts his Disney Legends Award from Bob Iger with Darth Vader and Dreamfinder with Figment.

Sulley with John Goodman and Bob Iger.

Mike Wazowski stands next to Billy Crystal and Bob Iger.

John Lasseter accepted the award on behalf of his friend the late Steve Jobs and gave a heartfelt, emotional speech about his dear friend.

Glen Keane with Bob Iger and one of his many characters that he designed and created for Disney, Rapunzel.

 

Tony Baxter places his hands in cement.

Former Disney animator Glen Keane Discusses his Future Plans!

American animator, author and illustrator Glen Keane attends the 2012 Dallas Film Society Honors, being awarded with the 2012 Texas Avery Animation Award presented by Reel FX. The Texas Avery Animation Award honors the best and brightest of the animation industry.

A 36 year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Glen Keane is most noted for creating and animating such legendary Disney characters as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid", Aladdin, Pocahontas, the Beast from "Beauty and the Beast", and Tarzan. Most recently Keane served as Supervising Animator and Executive Producer on Disney's 2010 box office hit, Tangled.

Mr. Keane discusses how it feels to be receiving the award, his recent announcement of retiring from Disney after more than 36 years, what he would like to do in the future, and more.

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Producer: Brett Waltemath
Camera Operator: Bayan Hedayaty

Disney Animators' Collection Signed Rapunzel Doll

Thankful to have Glen sign this this before he resigned from Disney!

Disney Animators' Collection Signed Ariel Doll

Glad to have been able to get Glen to sign this before he resigned from Disney!

Full Text of Glen Keane’s Disney Resignation Letter from Cartoon Brew

With Glen Keane just two weeks ago at The Walt Disney Studios

From Cartoon Brew, Glen Keane, one of the beloved Disney animators of the modern era has resigned. Below is the text of his resignation letter from earlier today:

March 23, 2012

Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Walt Disney Animation Studio,
After long and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to leave Disney Animation.
I am convinced that animation really is the ultimate art form of our time with endless new territories to explore. I can’t resist it’s siren call to step out and discover them.
Disney has been my artistic home since September 9,1974. I owe so much to those great animators who mentored me—Eric Larson, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston—as well as to the many other wonderful people at Disney whom I have been fortunate to work with in the past nearly 38 years.
Over these four decades I have seen so many changes, but the one thing that remains the same is that we all do this because we love it.
I am humbled and deeply honored to have worked side by side so many artists, producers and directors during my career here at Disney, and I am tremendously proud of the films which together we have created. I will deeply miss working with you.
With my most sincere and heartfelt good wishes for your and Disney’s continued artistic growth and success,

Glen

Source: Cartoon Brew
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/the-full-text-of-glen-keanes-resignation-letter.html/

With Disney Animator Glen Keane at The Walt Disney Studios

With Disney Animator Glen Keane who animated Rapunzel. Glen signed my Animators' Collection Series doll of Rapunzel!