Burny Mattinson was set to receive the Walt Disney Company's inaugural 70th anniversary serviced award in June. He died Monday at age 87.
“Deeply saddened that Disney Legend Burny Mattinson — our longest serving employee — has passed away,”“Burny started as a messenger on the lot in 1953 & went on to become a true icon of @DisneyAnimation. We are forever grateful for his contributions & seven decades of service.”
Born Burnett Mattinson on May 13, 1935, in San Francisco, he grew up in Los Angeles. After graduating from high school in 1953, Mattinson landed a job in the mail room at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Months later he worked on “Lady and the Tramp,” which premiered in 1955.Bob Iger has ordered Disney employees to return to the office four days a week — Monday through Thursday — starting March 1.
“I only wanted to work at Disney. I was six years old and I decided I was going to work at Disney,” Mattinson said in 2018 at his
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