She never made it to the big screen working for Disney, but her hair did. Cheryl Prueher of Harrison said that the animators took their inspiration for The Little Mermaid’s hair from her own red locks. She grew up in California, learned French while attending private school and ended up working for Disney through a temporary hire agency. Mrs. Prueher and her husband recently retired in Harrison. While in California she worked at Walt Disney Imagineering for a couple years as a French translator and assistant to the project manager in charge of designing Disneyland Paris in the 1980s/Mary Orr, St. Maries Gazette-Record. More here. (Gazette-Record photo)

Question: Which "Little Mermaid" character under the sea would you most want to be?