Fred Joerger

Fred Joerger (1913–2005) was one of Disneyland's original model makers, or "imagineers". He was recruited from Warner Bros by Walt Disney himself in 1953,{{Cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/08/29/671.aspx|title=Remembering Fred Joerger (1913 - 2005)|last=Hill|first=Jim|website=jimhillmedia.com|date=28 August 2005 |language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2005/09/06/disneyland-modelmaker-fred-joerger-dies/4e85e262-27a6-43e5-8fc2-ec71a768a23d/|title=Disneyland Modelmaker Fred Joerger Dies|date=2005-09-06|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}} and created models for most of Disneyland's original attractions,{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-05-me-joerger5-story.html|title=Fred Joerger, 91; Model Maker, 'Imagineer' for Disneyland Attractions|last=Nelson|first=Valerie J.|date=2005-09-05|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}} including the steamboat Mark Twain, Main Street, the Matterhorn{{Cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/09/06/fred_joerger_91_his_models_helped_shape_disneyland/|title=Fred Joerger, 91; his models helped shape Disneyland - The Boston Globe|website=archive.boston.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}} and the Sleeping Beauty Castle.{{Cite news|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/fred-joerger/|title=Access - D23|work=D23|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}

Joerger was born in Illinois in 1913. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a fine arts degree in 1937. He was named a Disney Legend in 2001. He died in 2005.

References

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1) Nelson, Valerie J. (2005-09-05). "Fred Joerger, 91; Model Maker, 'Imagineer' for Disneyland Attractions" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

(2) Bonner, Marcel and Stephen Daly. "Remembering Fred Joerger: Master of Miniatures and Mountains." The "E" Ticket, Summer 2006, pp.6-17.

(3) Kurtti, Jeff. Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends, and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park. New York: Disney Editions, 2008.

(4) (2005-09-06). "Fred Joerger, 91, Disney Artist" The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-08-03.

(5) "Samland Presents...Where's the Window???, Part 1" micechat.com (2011-4-13) Retrieved 2017-08-06.

(6) Leibacher, Herb. (2012-05-30) "The Meaning Behind the Haunted Mansion Tombstones" worldofwalt.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

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