RIP Harriet Burns (Enchanted Tiki Room Designer)

Harriet Burns, a Disney designer who helped design the plumages of the birds in the original Enchanted Tiki Room, passed away last Friday at age 79. She was the first woman that Disney Imagineering hired for her creative talent, rather than her office skills.

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/todd_james_pierce/archive/2008/07/28/remembering-harriet-burns-1928-2008.aspx

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989650.html?

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Damn. Very, very sad news. Harriet was a teriffic lady. A blast to talk with and a super class act. A huge loss to the tiki community and the world for that matter...