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Xavier Atencio(1919-2017)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Xavier Atencio at an event for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Xavier Atencio was born on 4 September 1919 in Walsenburg, Colorado, USA. He was a writer, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Mary Poppins (1964). He was married to Maureen Sheedy. He died on 10 September 2017 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1919
DiedSeptember 10, 2017(98)
BornSeptember 4, 1919
DiedSeptember 10, 2017(98)
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Known for

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
8.1
  • Soundtrack("Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)")
  • 2003
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)")
  • 2007
Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Additional Crew(nursery sequence)
  • 1964
Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1977

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • stop motion animator
    • stop-motion animator
    • layout artist
    • 1959–1964
  • Cri Cri el grillito cantor (1963)
    Cri Cri el grillito cantor
    7.6
    • animation story (as F. Xavier Atencio)
    • 1963
  • The Litterbug (1961)
    The Litterbug
    6.5
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Goliath II (1960)
    Goliath II
    6.7
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Noah's Ark (1959)
    Noah's Ark
    6.2
    Short
    • animator (as X. Atencio)
    • 1959
  • How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
    How to Have an Accident at Work
    6.7
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
    The Truth About Mother Goose
    7.1
    Short
    • layout artist
    • 1957
  • A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956)
    A Cowboy Needs a Horse
    6.3
    Short
    • layout stylist
    • 1956
  • Jack and Old Mac (1956)
    Jack and Old Mac
    5.6
    Short
    • character stylist
    • 1956
  • I'm No Fool with a Bicycle (1956)
    I'm No Fool with a Bicycle
    6.8
    Short
    • animator
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Walt Disney, Kevin Corcoran, Annette Funicello, Sharon Baird, Lonnie Burr, Tommy Cole, Tim Considine, Jimmie Dodd, Lynn Fields, Darlene Gillespie, Don Grady, Cheryl Holdridge, Tommy Kirk, Cubby O'Brien, Karen Pendleton, David Stollery, Roy Williams, Lynn Ready, and Linda Hughes in The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
    The Mickey Mouse Club
    7.6
    TV Series
    • layout artist
    • 1955
  • Grin and Bear It (1954)
    Grin and Bear It
    7.2
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Casey Bats Again (1954)
    Casey Bats Again
    6.5
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • How to Sleep (1953)
    How to Sleep
    6.7
    Short
    • layout artist (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
    Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
    7.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1953

Additional Crew

  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
    Mary Poppins
    7.8
    • designer: nursery sequence
    • 1964
  • The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
    The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
    6.2
    • special titles
    • 1964
  • Bon Voyage! (1962)
    Bon Voyage!
    5.6
    • special titles
    • 1962
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • toy sequence
    • 1961
  • Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)
    Babes in Toyland
    6.1
    • toy sequence
    • 1961
  • Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
    The Parent Trap
    7.2
    • special titles
    • 1961
  • The Shaggy Dog (1959)
    The Shaggy Dog
    6.4
    • title designer
    • 1959

Writer

  • DTV Valentine (1986)
    DTV Valentine
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, Timothy Turner, Jon Walmsley, Dori Whitaker, Paul Winchell, Ralph Wright, and Connor Quinn in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.5
    • story
    • 1977
  • Sterling Holloway, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, Junius Matthews, Bruce Reitherman, Hal Smith, and Ralph Wright in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
    Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
    8.0
    Short
    • story
    • 1966
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1964
  • A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962)
    A Symposium on Popular Songs
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1962
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • F. Xavier Atencio
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • September 4, 1919
    • Walsenburg, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • September 10, 2017
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Maureen Sheedy? - September 10, 2017 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    This Disney Imagineer wrote the words to "Grim Grinning Ghosts". This song is played in Walt Disneyland's and Disney World's "Hanted Mansion" attractions as well as Disney's "A Spooky Night in Disney's Haunted Mansion" album. The song is performed by Thurl Ravenscroft.

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  • Trivia
    Enlisted in the U.S. Army on 23 September 1941 right before the US entered World War II.
  • Nickname
    • X

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