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Joshua Lawrence Meador was born in 1911 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and moved here at age seven. Meador worked for Walt Disney Productions from 1936 to 1965 as head of the effects department. His film credits include Snow White, Fantasia, Bambi, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. In 1954 Meador's team won the Oscar for special effects for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Joshua Meador died in 1965 and is buried at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus.
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| HM Number | HM17YJ |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2010 |
| Placed By | Mississippi Department or Archives And History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 10:23am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 367691 N 3707739 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.50101667, -88.42438333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 30.061', W 88° 25.463' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 30' 3.66" N, 88° 25' 27.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 801-899 N 6th Ave, Columbus MS 39701, US |
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