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03-04-2008, 05:32 AM
Mar. 4, 1743 – Swiss author John Wyss was born. His 1812 book “The Swiss Family Robinson” would be brought to the big screen by Disney as Swiss Family Robinson in 1960.
Mar. 4, 1914 – Ward Kimball, Disney animator/director, and one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men”, was born. He contributed to the classics Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Dumbo.
Mar. 4, 1932 – Administrator and Disney Legend Frank Wells was born in Coronado, Ca. (In Sept. 1984, he would join The Walt Disney Co. as its President and Chief Operating Officer.)
Mar. 4, 1954 – Actress Catherine O’Hara, the voice of Tina in the 2005 animated feature “Chicken Little,” was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She also supplied the voice of Sally for the 1993 “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” (Movie fans would recognize her from Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events, A Mighty Wind, and Home Alone.)
Mar. 4, 1956 – Walt Disney appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Walt presents a Look Magazine Award to actor Fess Parker for his Davy Crockett role.
Mar. 4, 1962 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired “Carnival Time” on NBC-TV.
Mar. 4, 2005 – Disney’s live-action feature “The Pacifier,” starring Vin Diesel was released in theaters.
Mar. 4, 2005 – Disneyland President Matt Ouimet’s “State of the Resort” Presentation was held at the Hyperion Theatre in Disney’s California Adventure. Special guests included Art Linkletter, who took part in Disneyland’s opening day TV broadcast in 1955.
Mar. 4, 2006 – An article about Gene Simmons of KISS-“The Outrageous Entrepeneur” by Josh Friedman, ran in The L.A. Times. A portion of the article read: A matinee showing of Walt Disney Co.’s “Pinocchio” helped inspire Simmons to thinking big, he said. “When Jiminy Cricket sang “When You Wish Upon a Star,” I thought that little bug was singing to me,” he said. “I walked out of that movie theater, and he had done more for me than any religious figure ever could. I was empowered. It was electrifying.” Simmons also calls himself “Disney without the overhead.”
Mar. 4, 2007 – Dr. Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, characters from “The Muppett Show,” and Disney’s first roving machines, entertained visitors at California Adventure. Disney’s newest “living characters initiative” are free ranging and totally independent.
Mar. 4, 1914 – Ward Kimball, Disney animator/director, and one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men”, was born. He contributed to the classics Fantasia, Pinocchio, and Dumbo.
Mar. 4, 1932 – Administrator and Disney Legend Frank Wells was born in Coronado, Ca. (In Sept. 1984, he would join The Walt Disney Co. as its President and Chief Operating Officer.)
Mar. 4, 1954 – Actress Catherine O’Hara, the voice of Tina in the 2005 animated feature “Chicken Little,” was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She also supplied the voice of Sally for the 1993 “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” (Movie fans would recognize her from Lemony Snicket’s A series of Unfortunate Events, A Mighty Wind, and Home Alone.)
Mar. 4, 1956 – Walt Disney appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Walt presents a Look Magazine Award to actor Fess Parker for his Davy Crockett role.
Mar. 4, 1962 – The Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired “Carnival Time” on NBC-TV.
Mar. 4, 2005 – Disney’s live-action feature “The Pacifier,” starring Vin Diesel was released in theaters.
Mar. 4, 2005 – Disneyland President Matt Ouimet’s “State of the Resort” Presentation was held at the Hyperion Theatre in Disney’s California Adventure. Special guests included Art Linkletter, who took part in Disneyland’s opening day TV broadcast in 1955.
Mar. 4, 2006 – An article about Gene Simmons of KISS-“The Outrageous Entrepeneur” by Josh Friedman, ran in The L.A. Times. A portion of the article read: A matinee showing of Walt Disney Co.’s “Pinocchio” helped inspire Simmons to thinking big, he said. “When Jiminy Cricket sang “When You Wish Upon a Star,” I thought that little bug was singing to me,” he said. “I walked out of that movie theater, and he had done more for me than any religious figure ever could. I was empowered. It was electrifying.” Simmons also calls himself “Disney without the overhead.”
Mar. 4, 2007 – Dr. Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, characters from “The Muppett Show,” and Disney’s first roving machines, entertained visitors at California Adventure. Disney’s newest “living characters initiative” are free ranging and totally independent.