Marty Sklar

Marty Sklar
Sklar in 2011
Born
Martin A. Sklar

(1934-02-06)February 6, 1934
New Brunswick, New Jersey
DiedJuly 27, 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 83)
Hollywood Hills, California
Alma materUCLA
OccupationImagineer
Years active1956–2009
RelativesRobert Sklar (brother)

Martin A. "Marty" Sklar (February 6, 1934 – July 27, 2017) was a scriptwriter and construction developer. He was The Walt Disney Company's international ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, the subsidiary of the company which designs and constructs Disney theme parks and resorts across the world. He was formerly vice president of Concepts and Planning for the company, before being promoted to president, then vice chairman and principal creative executive before his final role. Disney honored him with a Disneyland window dedication ceremony on his date of retirement, July 17, 2009.[1]

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