Alice Estes Davis, an American costume designer best known for her work with Walt Disney, who employed her to develop costumes for films, television, and theme parks has died at age 93.
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Did Alice Estes Davis have kids? There’s no mention of her children so it is believed that she did not have kids.
She was married to Marc Davis, a prominent American artist and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Alice’s husband was one of Disney’s Nine Old Men, the famed core animators of Disney animated films, and was revered for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics.
They tied the knot in June 1956 and stayed married until his death which occured on January 12, 2000.
Alice was a talented artist in high school and received a scholarship from the Long Beach Art Association to study at the prestigious Chouinard Art Institute.
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After graduating, she kick started her career in the fashion world by designing women’s lingerie for the Beverly Vogue & Lingerie House in Los Angeles.
In the mid-1950s, she received a call from Marc Davis, who at the time, needed a costume for dancer Helene Stanley to wear as she performed live-action reference footage for the animation of Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty.
Marc wanted to see how the skirt flowed and bunched as Stanley moved about in order to draft accurate animation.
During this project, she and Marc Davis grew closer and eventually tied the knot in June 1956.
Walt Disney saw the two newlyweds at a Los Angeles restaurant one night and immediately took a liking to her and her work.
Walt Disney saw the two newlyweds at a Los Angeles restaurant one night and immediately took a liking to her and her work.
- Walt Disney hired her as a costume designer for the 1960 Disney feature Toby Tyler.
- She also aided in the design of costumes for various other Disney television shows.
Alice who was born on March 26, 1929 passed away on November 4, 2022.
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