Jim MacDonald
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MacDonald, Jim (1906-1991) - If the nature photographers in the field had neglected to record sound of a particular animal for a True- Life Adventure, Jim Macdonald would create a sound that seemed appropriate, and his results often fooled the experts. He was an extremely versatile and inventive special effects man for the Studio, using toys bought in a store, common household objects, or scrap metal from the local junkyard. Walt bestowed the greatest honor on Jim when he selected him to take over the voice of Mickey Mouse, when Walt himself became too busy with other projects in the mid-1940s.