A few of his other effects showed up on other non-Disney sound libraries, such as the International Sound Effects Library and the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, both from Sound Ideas. The majority of his effects are available on Cartoon Trax Volume 1, from The Hollywood Edge, which was released in 1992. MacDonald also added voice effects, like on-screen humming for Kirk Douglas in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). He also made the sound effects of Tick Tock the crocodile from Peter Pan (1953) and Dragon Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959) by using castanets. In addition to directing sounds for animated shorts as aurally complicated as Mickey's Trailer (1938), he developed many original inventions and contraptions to achieve expressive sounds for characters like Casey Jr., the circus train engine from Dumbo (1941) Evinrude the dragonfly from The Rescuers (1977) the bees in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and Buzz-buzz (later called "Spike"), the bee who gets the best of Donald Duck in his 1950s short films. He went on to secure a permanent contract with Disney, becoming head of the sound department. They travelled via the SS Haverford from Liverpool, England, arriving in Pennsylvania fifteen days later.Īs a young man, MacDonald landed a job as a musician on the Dollar Steam Ship Lines, which in 1934 led to an opportunity to record music for a Disney cartoon. The family emigrated to America when MacDonald was 1 month old.
His parents were Richard William MacDonald and Minnie Hall. MacDonald was born on May 19, 1906, in Crewe, Cheshire.
He was the original head of the Disney sound effects department, and was also the 2nd official voice of Mickey Mouse from 1947 to 1976 and again in 19 after Walt Disney stopped playing the character and before Wayne Allwine became the third voice of Mickey in 1977. John James MacDonald (– February 1, 1991) was a British-born American foley artist, voice actor, musician and conductor.
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