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Marvin Aubrey Davis is a Art Direction American born on 21 december 1910

Marvin Aubrey Davis

Marvin Aubrey Davis
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 december 1910
Death 8 march 1998 (at 87 years)

Marvin Aubrey Davis, né le 21 décembre 1910 à Clovis au Nouveau-Mexique et mort le 8 mars 1998 à Santa Monica en Californie, est un imagineer, ingénieur de formation, et directeur artistique américain ayant travaillé à la Walt Disney Company à partir de 1953.

Biography

En 1953, il intègre la société WED Entreprises qui conçoit alors le parc à thème Disneyland, qui ouvrira en 1955. Il participe à la conceptualisation du principe du parc à thème et à la conception architecturale. Il travailla sur Tom Sawyer Island et aussi sur la disposition du parc, il serait l'auteur de la notion de hub (place centrale).

Assez rapidement, il passe directeur artistique sur les productions télévisées de Walt Disney Productions dont Davy Crockett, Zorro et le Mickey Mouse Club puis la série Disneyland / Le Monde merveilleux de Disney pour laquelle il obtient un Emmy Award en 1964. Il est crédité par le site IMDB du poste de directeur artistique sur 32 épisodes de cette série entre 1955 et 1966.

À partir de juin 1955, il supervise la construction des décors permanents pour la série Zorro au sein des studios Disney de Burbank, sous la direction de Marvin Aubrey Davis.. Il a plusieurs bâtiments le fort et la ville reconstitué de « Pueblo La Reina de Los Angeles », la caserne de soldats avec ses palissades.

En 1955 Marvin devient aussi le neveu par alliance de Walt Disney en épousant Marjorie Sewell, la fille d'Hazel Cottrell (plus connue comme Hazel Sewell de son premier mariage, née Bounds), sœur de Lillian Disney (née Bounds), qui n'est autre que la femme de Walt.

En 1965, il retourne chez WED Entreprises pour travailler sur le projet du Walt Disney World Resort, dont le projet d'implantation et l'architecture des hôtels.

En 1975, il prend sa retraite et reçoit en 1994 le titre de Disney Legends. Marvin décède le 8 mars 1998 à 87 ans.

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Filmography of Marvin Aubrey Davis (4 films)

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The Ugly Dachshund, 1h35
Directed by Norman Tokar, Tom Leetch, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Charles Ruggles, Parley Baer, Mako Iwamatsu, Charles Lane
Roles Art Direction
Rating65% 3.250253.250253.250253.250253.25025
Fran Garrison (Suzanne Pleshette) and her husband Mark (Dean Jones) are a young happy married couple and the proud owners of an award-winning Dachshund named Danke. The movie begins with them frantically getting into the car and heading to the hospital as "the pain has started and it's about time". In a hurry to the hospital, Officer Carmody tries to pull them over for going 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. After notifying that they are on the way to the hospital and indicating that Fran is the one in labor, Officer Carmody pulls in front of them and turns on the sirens to escort them to the county hospital. After he arrives and turns to find that Mr. and Mrs. Garrison have gone past him, he gets back on his motorcycle and follows them to the vet. It is then revealed that Danke is the one in labor. While Mark is outside waiting on Fran, Officer Carmody catches up to him and after Mark thanks him for helping them get to the vet on time, Officer Carmody reveals that he was under the impression that Mrs. Garrison was the one in labor and proceeds to write multiple traffic violation tickets totaling to $110. On the day that Mr. Garrison arrives at the vet to pick up Danke and her three newborn puppies: Wilhelmina, Heidi, and Chloe, veterinarian Dr. Pruitt (Charlie Ruggles) mentions that his female Great Dane, Duchess, has also just given birth but unfortunately does not have enough milk for all of her puppies and the runt of the group has been cast aside by her - as most dogs do under these circumstances. Doc Pruitt convinces Mark to bring the Great Dane puppy home so that Danke may wet nurse him until he has weaned. When he arrives home and Fran notices that there is another puppy, she is surprised but does not suspect that the puppy is from another litter and reminds Mark that he should thank Danke for giving him a boy like he always wanted. Before he knows it and after keeping his secret from Fran, the puppies have grown drastically in size. Of course, the Great Dane puppy whom he has named Brutus is significantly larger than the other four Dachshunds. As the dog grows up with Fran's Dachshund puppies, he believes he is one of them and picks up mannerisms like hunching close to the ground to walk. The Dachshunds are mischievous creatures and lead poor unsuspecting Brutus through a series of comic misadventures with Officer Carmody (now Sergeant Carmody) being chased up a tree, Mark's studio being splattered with paint, and a garden party being turned topsy-turvy. Fran wants Mark to remove Brutus from the house once-and-for-all but when Brutus saves her favorite puppy, Chloe from the garbage truck, she changes her mind. Mark and Fran enter their dogs in a dog show with Brutus meeting others of his breed. He notices a female Harlequin Great Dane and stands at attention. He goes on to win two blue ribbons. Brutus finally finds out what it's like to be a Great Dane.
Sammy, the Way-Out Seal, 2h
Directed by Norman Tokar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians
Actors Jack Carson, Robert Culp, Patricia Barry, Elisabeth Fraser, Michael McGreevey, Bill Mumy
Roles Art Direction
Rating3% 0.19746250.19746250.19746250.19746250.1974625
Deux frères en vacances deviennent amis avec un phoque blessé et décident de le ramener chez eux, sans prévenir leurs parents. Ils apprennent rapidement qu'on ne peut garder un phoque en secret très longtemps, surtout lorsque se déclenche une succession d'événements qui laissent leur foyer, ainsi que la ville tout entière, en pagaille.
Westward Ho, The Wagons!, 1h30
Directed by William Beaudine
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Fess Parker, Jeff York, Kathleen Crowley, Sebastian Cabot, George Reeves, Doreen Tracey
Roles Art Direction
Rating57% 2.8556152.8556152.8556152.8556152.855615
Summary: A wagon train must find another way than fighting to cross hostile Pawnee territory in 19th Century America.
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, 1h33
Directed by Norman Foster
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, William Bakewell, Pat Hogan, Mike Mazurki, Helene Stanley
Roles Art Direction
Rating68% 3.4443.4443.4443.4443.444
Tennessee wilderness settlers Davy Crockett and best friend George "Georgie" Russell volunteer to fight with General Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. After a victorious battle, Crockett and Russell return home over the protestations of their superiors. Returning the next season, the pair find that the pursuing American forces have reached a stalemate chasing the remnant Creek forces through the swamps.