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John Hench (June 29, 1908 – February 5, 2004) was an American artist, designer and director at The Walt Disney Company. For 65 years, he helped design and develop various Disney attractions and theme parks.
John Hench was Disney’s Renaissance artist. Imagineer, philosopher, animator, designer, storyteller, voracious reader (52 magazines a month!), and teacher, John was always quick to share the lessons he learned from his own mentor—Walt Disney.
John Hench. Art Department: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. John Hench was born on 29 June 1908 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dumbo (1941) and Alice in Wonderland (1951).
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John Hench was an American Imagineer and Disney Legend. He attended the Art Students' League in New York City, New York and received a scholarship to Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. He also attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1939, he joined Disney as a sketch artist in the story department working on ...
John Hench. Art Department: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. John Hench was born on 29 June 1908 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He is known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Dumbo (1941) and Alice in Wonderland (1951). He was married to Lowry Hench. He died on 5 February 2004 in Burbank, California, USA.
Jun 7, 2012 · John Hench and I looked at the two models, and we just put them together.” The two legendary Imagineers had made a seemingly simple change, but it worked. With the basic design concept for Epcot settled, Ray Bradbury found himself spearheading the development of one of the signature attractions, a concept called Spaceship Earth , which built ...
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Mar 21, 2013 · The Minds Who Built Disney: John Hench. This is a guest post from James Marshall, lead writer at The Orlando Vacation Tips Blog. “There are so many stories to tell from my years of traveling and working with John.”. – Marty Sklar (visa president of creative development 1974-2006, international ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering 2006 ...
