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John Hench

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Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Animator
Died
Feb 5, 2004
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
Cedar Rapids IA
About
Animator, storyboard artist, special effects artist, and art director who worked for The Walt Disney Company for six decades. He was Mickey Mouse's official portrait artist and was responsible for the mouse's official 25th, 50th, 60th, 70th, and 75th birthday portraits.
Family
He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and married his wife, Lowry, in 1937. He not only worked for Walt Disney, but also resembled Disney so much that he was often mistaken for him.

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