list_text=          Artist Bob Moore has a wit as pointed as his pencil tip and a free-wheeling imagination, which he lent to Disney's animation, story and art departments. An expert cartoonist, he is the only Disney artist to have initials of distinction placed after his name - Bob Moore, M.D. "M.D. stands for 'Mouse Draw-er,'" he once explained with a Cheshire Cat grin.
          Born in Los Angeles on April 21, 1920, Bob had his sites set on a career at Disney from an early age. His father, who was a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded music for some of the earliest Mickey Mouse animated shorts, including "Plane Crazy."
          After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, Bob attended Chouinard Art Institute and joined Disney as an apprentice animator in 1940. Other feature films he helped animate were "Dumbo," "The Reluctant Dragon" and "The Three Caballeros."
          During World War II, when the Studio produced special projects for the U.S. Federal Government, Bob helped animate training films for U.S. Navy pilots. Later, he was drafted into the Navy and ordered to a special unit dedicated to producing animated training films.
          After the war, he returned to Disney to serve as a story man, contributing to such animated shorts as "Inferior Decorator," and feature films including, "Melody Time" and "Make Mine Music."
          In 1951, Bob was asked to head the one-man art department for publicity, which he ran for three decades, single-handedly developing clever promotional art concepts for Disney films and later, its theme parks. He eventually was named creative director of marketing and designed many Disney movie posters, Christmas cards, letterheads and logos. He also served as one of Walt Disney's official autographers, signing thousands of photographs with Walt's famous signature.
          Among the highlights of Bob's prolific career was designing the Walt Disney Commemorative U.S. postage stamp in 1968, as well as the official mascot for the 1984 Olympics - Sam the Eagle - which he incorporated into all the logos for each Olympic event. Bob also designed murals that adorn the halls of three Walt Disney Elementary Schools located in Tullytown, Pennsylvania; Marceline, Missouri; and Anaheim, California. 
          Besides being named a Disney Legend, Bob's name was immortalized when a color of Disney paint was named after him - tubes of Moore Red still line the walls of the ink and paint department today.
          In his free time, he often freelanced, contributing to many Disney comic books. In 1983, after 43 years of service, Bob Moore retired from The Walt Disney Company.&