Know For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-09-04 (106 years old)
Place of Birth
Trinidad, Colorado, USA
Also known As
X. Atencio
Francis Xavier Atencio
F. Xavier Atencio
He was a Disney artist from 1938 until 1965, when he became an Imagineer to help design the Disneyland Railroad's Primeval World diorama segment. He then contributed to various Disney attractions. He wrote the script for both Adventure Thru Inner Space and Pirates of the Caribbean, for which he also penned the lyrics to the theme song, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and provided the voice of the talking skull early on in the attraction. He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, including the lyrics to that attraction's theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in t...
1996
as Self - Storyman
1968
as Self (uncredited)
1966
1961
as Visual Effects
1953
as Animation
1959
as Title Designer
1956
as Layout
1959
as Animation
1956
as Characters
1962
as Story
1962
as Production Design
1977
1957
as Layout Supervisor
1963
as Animation
1961
as Title Graphics
1961
as Animation
1981
as Music
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