, famed costumer for Disney theme park attractions, films and television series, died Thursday at her Los Feliz home in Los Angeles. She was 93.in 2004, Davis was known for her costume designs for the landmark “It’s a Small World” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” rides at Disneyland.— one of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” known for designing such classic characters as Tinker Bell and Cruella de Vil — from June 1965 until his death in January 2000.
In addition to “It’s a Small World” — which was transferred to California’s Disneyland in 1966 — Davis designed costumes for another Disney attraction at the World’s Fair: General Electric’s “Carousel of Progress.” Her husband was the lead designer on the “Pirates of the Caribbean” ride, while she designed and supervised the creation of the pirates’ costumes.
She went to high school in Long Beach, Calif., and in 1947 earned a four-year scholarship from the Long Beach Art Association to study costume design at Chouinard Art Institute. There, she audited night school animation classes taught by her future husband. In 1954, she received a job offer from Marc Davis, who needed a costume designed for actor Helene Stanley to wear while posing as the model for “Sleeping Beauty’s” Briar Rose, a pseudonym used by Princess Aurora in the 1959 film.
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