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- Birth nameEustace Arden Lycett
- Eustace Lycett was born on December 21, 1914 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is known for Mary Poppins (1964), The Black Hole (1979) and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He was married to Mary Ethel Lycett. He died on November 16, 2006 in Fullerton, California, USA.
- SpouseMary Ethel Lycett(1937 - 2004) (her death, 4 children)
- Lycett and UB Iwerks set up Disney's optical printers.
- He joined Disney in 1937 to design and modify camera equipment.
- He graduated from Cal Tech with a degree in engineering.
- In 1953 when UB Iwerks went into research and development, Lycett was named the head of the Special Processes Department at Disney.
- When UB Iwerks died in 1971, Lycett replaced him as the head of research and development at Disney.
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