Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3259" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney Legend Harriet Burns passes away</b></a> <p> </p><div style="text-align: center"><img src="http://laughingplace.com/files/latest/20080725.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="208" height="210" /></div> <p>We've just confirmed the sad news that Disney Legend Harriet Burns passed away this morning. Burns was named a Disney Legend in 2000. The quote below is taken from the official Disney Legends website:</p><blockquote><p><em>As the first woman ever hired by Walt Disney Imagineering in a creative rather than an office capacity, Harriet Burns helped design and build prototypes for theme park attractions, as well as final products featured at Disneyland and the New York World's Fair of 1964. And while she worked padded-shoulder to shoulder with men in the model shop, wielding saws, lathes and sanders, she was still the best-dressed employee in the department. </em></p></blockquote><p>For much more on Harriet Burns and her Disney career, read <a href="http://legends.disney.go.com/legends/detail?key=Harriet+Burns" target="_blank">her bio</a> on the Disney Legends official site. </p>
Originally Posted By Doobie I didn't know Harriet well at all but I have met her several times. There's something about the way she carried herself that made her very special. Of all the Disney personalities past and present I've met over the years - and this is no insult to the others but a compliment to her - she was by far the classiest of the bunch. She was a very special lady in every sense of the word. Doobie.
Originally Posted By Mickeyfan1 This is such sad news. What a wonderful and gracious lady. I always enjoyed talking with her when she was able to join us at NFFC gatherings. She will be greatly missed. Thank you Harriet for all of your creative talents. I will always remember you when I ride through so many classic Disney attractions.
