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Walt Peregoy
Walt Peregoy (Animation)
Inducted 2008

"As much as he wanted things his way, Walt Disney recognized he needed people on his staff that would challenge, disagree, and go against him in his own animation department," Disney Legend Floyd Norman recalls. "Guys like Walt Peregoy knew that in order to keep animation alive and thriving, there was a need to move forwardeven if it was over the objections of the boss."

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Quick Quote
"Roy and I were just going together... We stopped at a drugstore to get a soda, and Walt came to see Roy because he wanted a quarter or a half-dollar for paper to draw on. Even then, Roy provided the money for Walt's artistic ambitions."
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Who Is This Legend?
Born in Watonga, Oklahoma, in 1904, this Legend grew up on a farm surrounded by animals, which he imitated for fun. He performed at school talent shows, getting big applause whenever he recited "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in his billy goat voice.
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