Harper Goff

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Harper Goff (March 16, 1911 –March 3, 1993) was an artist, musician, and actor. He is best remembered as the driving artistic force behind many of the visual aspects of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, early renderings and concept art for Walt Disney's proposed "Mickey Mouse Park" (which later evolved into the Disneyland theme park), and several areas of the Walt Disney World theme park.

Harper Goff was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. A lifelong model train enthusiast, Goff quickly became an important member of the Walt Disney Company's Los Angeles artistic team after a chance meeting with Walt Disney in a London model-making shop in 1951. His flamboyant work gave distinctive character to a number of films and tourist attractions. Despite periodic differences with his employer over unionization, he worked for Disney (increasingly in a consulting role) until his death in 1993. He was posthumously named a Disney Legend.

As an actor, Goff played a number of minor roles:

He was also a member, on banjo, of the seven piece Dixieland band Firehouse Five Plus Two formed by other Walt Disney staff-mates and led by trombonist Ward Kimball.

External Links

Disney Legends bio - http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Harper+Goff

Goff's description of 20,000 Leagues Art - http://www.vulcaniasubmarine.com/GOFF%20LETTER.htm

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