X Atencio

Francis Xavier "X" Atencio (born 1919 or 1920 in Colorado) is a former Imagineer, writer, lyricist and animator. He joined Disney in 1938 as an animator. In 1941, he left the studio to serve in World War II with the United States Army Air Forces, returning to Disney after the war. In 1965, he became an Imagineer. He wrote the scripts for several Disney theme park attractions, most notably Adventure Thru Inner Space, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Haunted Mansion, as well as the lyrics to the theme songs of the latter two, "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" and "Grim Grinning Ghosts," respectively. His voice can be heard as the Talking Skull at the beginning of the Pirates of a Caribbean attraction, and in a safety spiel for the Haunted Mansion attraction.

Animation filmography

 * Fantasia (1940)
 * Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)
 * The Mickey Mouse Club (1955)
 * A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956)
 * Jack and Old Mac (1956)
 * The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
 * Noah's Ark (1959)
 * Babes in Toyland (1961)