Claude Coats was an American artist, background artist, animator and set designer, known for his work with the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering.
12 Facts About Claude Coats
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Claude Coats's pioneering work with the company helped define the character of animated films, and later, immersive installations with his designs for Disneyland.
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Claude Coats was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Polytechnic High School.
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Claude Coats later attended Chouinard Art Institute and studied watercolor painting with Paul Sample.
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Claude Coats accepted an interview at Disney's Hyperion Studio and began an apprenticeship in background painting in 1935.
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When he decided it was time to discover Antarctica, Claude Coats realized his long-time dream to visit all seven continents.
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Claude Coats painted backgrounds for the Silly Symphony musical shorts, earning him membership to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Claude Coats was personally selected as one of the artists by Walt Disney to paint the backgrounds for the studio's first full-length film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film created in the United States.
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Claude Coats would continue his contributions and color styling to over twenty other Disney animated films.
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In 1955, Claude Coats was again appointed by Disney to the staff of WED Enterprises.
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Claude Coats would go on to serve as the designer for Mr Toad's Wild Ride, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Pirates of the Caribbean, World of Motion and Horizons.
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Until his retirement in November 1989, Claude Coats would go on to do major designs at every extant Disney theme park, including the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris.