Xavier Atencio

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-09-04 (106 years old)

Place of Birth

Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Xavier Atencio

Biography

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...

Production

1961

Babes in Toyland

as Visual Effects

1959

The Shaggy Dog

as Title Designer

1959

Noah's Ark

as Animation

1956

Jack and Old Mac

as Characters

1962

A Symposium on Popular Songs

as Production Design

1957

The Truth About Mother Goose

as Layout Supervisor

1961

The Parent Trap

as Title Graphics

1961

Backstage Party

as Animation

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