Yale Gracey
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Yale Gracey (1910 - 1983) was a Disney Imagineer, writer, and layout artist for many Disney animated shorts, including classics such as The Three Caballeros and Fantasia. He desingned many of the special effects for the Disney ride The Haunted Mansion and the fire effect used in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. He was honored by having the "Ghost Host" ("Master Gracey") named after him. There is a tribute site at http://www.hollowhill.com/gm/index.html and although it is not technically about Yale, it does have an informative biography.
More information about Gracey's animation work can be found at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333425/
