Disney Legend Renie Bardeau, Iconic Disneyland Photographer, Dies at 86

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Rene Bardeau, Chief Photographer at Disney from 1975 to 1998, passed away on January 4th at 86 years old due to kidney failure complications related to COVID-19. He was best known as the photographer of some of Walt Disney’s most iconic Disneyland portraits. Bardeau’s illustrious career began at Disneyland in 1959, covering the opening of the Tomorrowland expansion. He was promoted to Disneyland’s Chief Photographer in 1968, before becoming the Walt Disney Company’s Chief Photographer in 1975. He retired in […]

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