Blaine Gibson (sculptor)
Blaine Gibson | |
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Blaine Gibson and Harriet Burns with the ghosts from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Park, 2008. | |
| Born | Blaine R. Gibson February 11, 1918 Rocky Ford, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 2015 (aged 97) Montecito, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1939–2001 |
| Employer | The Walt Disney Company |
Blaine R. Gibson (February 11, 1918 – July 5, 2015) was an American artist, sculptor, animator, and theme park designer best known for his work with The Walt Disney Company. Gibson made contributions to both Disney's animation division as well as its theme parks as an animator and a sculptor. He brought many of the parks most famous Audio-Animatronic figures to three-dimensional life for attractions like Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, and more.