We hebben het vandaag weer over een Imagineer die vanaf het eerste uur onze favoriete attracties vorm gaf, Bill Martin.
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Wilson E. (Bill) Martin werd in 1917 geboren in Iowa, maar zijn familie verhuisde later naar Los Angeles. In 1937 haalde hij zijn diploma op Los Angeles Junior College, gevolgd door studies architectuur op Chouinard Art Institute en the Art Center School of Design. Na zijn studie ging hij aan de slag als set designer bij 20th Century Fox. Tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog verliet hij de studio om piloten te trainen in de luchtmacht. Na terugkomst werkte hij nog voor Panoramic Productions en daarna ging hij terug naar Fox en werkte als art director en set designer. Tijdens zijn tweede periode bij Fox werd Bill gebeld door Walt om hem te helpen Disneyland vorm te geven.
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Bill is een van de weinige Imagineers die vanuit een andere studio bij Walt Disney Imagineering is komen werken. Samen met een groep andere Imagineers was de eerste taak om andere pretparken te bezoeken, zoals Coney Island and Knottsberry Farms om daar ideeën op te doen. De ideeën samen met de bestaande Disney films moesten Walt’s wereld van fantasie gaan worden. In eerste instantie kwamen daar nog niet al te beste concepten vandaan.
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Walt vond Bill een creatief genie en benoemde hem tot art director voor Fantasyland. Hierbij was hij verantwoordelijk voor elk gebouw dat in Fantasyland gebouwd werd zoals Snow White’s Adventures en Peter Pan’s Flight. Naast zijn werk voor fantasyland was hij ook creatief betrokken bij Carnation Plaza Gardens, Bear Country, New Orleans Square, Pirates of the Caribbean, Autopia en Haunted Mansion.
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In 1971 maakte Bill promotie als Vice President of Design, waarbij hij verantwoordelijk werd voor de uitstraling van Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Onder andere Main Street, Cinderella Castle, alle watertjes en tunnels stonden onder zijn toezicht. Maar bijvoorbeeld ook een aantal boten zoals Admiral Joe Fowler en Richard F. Irvine.
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In 1977 ging Bill met pensioen na 24 jaar trouwe dienst bij Disney. Na zijn pensioen kwam hij terug voor Epcot en Tokyo Disneyland mee vorm te geven. In 1994 ontving Bill zijn Disney Legend status. Verder is Bill op de raam van Disneyland’s Main Street te vinden met de volgende tekst: “Walter E. Disney – Graduate School of Design & Master Planning – Instructors, Howard Brummitt, Marvin Davis, Fred Hope – Headmaster, Richard Irvine – Dean of Design, John Hench – Instructors, Vic Greene, Bill Martin, Chuck Myall”. Op 2 augustus 2010 overleed Bill.
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