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- Art Director
- Art Department
- Animation Department
Roland was a pilot in World War One; crashed his plane, and spent the remainder of the War driving officers around France and doing American Government reparations. While on the road, he sketched many of the castles that he saw, both in France and Germany, including Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria. In October, 1919, he met Walt Disney, also a driver in France, (American Red Cross), showed him the castle drawings, and formed a friendship. Disney particularly liked his drawings of Neuschwanstein, with its columns and turrets. Roland's family descendants still have his original castle drawing book from France. Roland stayed in France until 1924, and graduated from the Beaux Arts School. He collected art and paintings from several prominent artists in the Paris area in the early 1920s. In about 1925, Roland joined Walt Disney in the Los Angeles area to advise on castle design and medieval architecture, including stone masonry design and interior castle details. He contributed his castle knowledge to Disney's animation department for the original full length feature film Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, released in 1937. Roland stayed close to Walt Disney for many years, traveling with him on several occasions as part of a group. He became known as the premier castle expert in Hollywood, continuing to provide castle information to Walt Disney on Fantasia and Sleeping Beauty, in the 1940s and 1950s. Ultimately, Walt invited Roland to design the Disneyland Castle at Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, in 1953, and the park opened in 1955. The Disneyland Castle is probably the most photographed building in the world, and has been used a a basis of castle design for countless projects through the decades.- Ernest Raboff was born on 13 July 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Gunn (1958), The Man Called X (1956) and Adventures in Paradise (1959). He died on 10 November 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Costume Designer
- Actor
- Production Designer
Per Lekang was born on 10 January 1931 in Norway. He was a costume designer and actor, known for A Love Story (1970), Operasjon sjøsprøyt (1964) and Bamse (1968). He died on 10 November 1986 in Norway.- Sir Gordon Richards was Britain's most famous jockey, who rode over 4,000 winners and was Champion Jockey a record 26 times. After he retired through injury, he became a successful trainer. He is still the only flat jockey to be knighted. In 1942, he won four of the five classic races (the 2,000 Guineas, the 1,000 Guineas, the St Leger and the Oaks), but the Derby eluded him until his final attempt, in the week of Queen Elizabeth's coronation, shortly after he had been knighted.
- Alan Kennington was born in 1906. He was a writer, known for Terror House (1942), You Can't Escape (1957) and Saturday Playhouse (1958). He was married to Constance 'Tonti' Rycroft and Constance Rycroft. He died on 10 November 1986.