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03-14-2008, 05:33 AM
Mar. 14, 1920 – Cartoonist Hank Ketcham, best known as the creator of Dennis the Menace, was born in Seattle, Wa. He would start in the business as an animator for Walter Lantz and Walt Disney, where he would work on films such as “Fantasia,” “Bambi,” and “Pinocchio.” In 1951 Ketcham would create Dennis the Menace, based on his 4-year-old son Dennis!
Mar. 14, 1929 – Disney’s 7-minute Mickey Mouse cartoon “The Barn Dance” was released.
Mar. 14, 1930 – Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins was born in Enid, Ok. In 2006 Walt Disney Pictures would release “Glory Road,” a movie based on his 1966 championship all-black Texas Western team.
Mar. 14, 1945 – Disney’s Portuguese Reading Film No. 1 “A Historia de Jose” and No. 2 “Jose Come Bien” were delivered to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs was delivered.
Mar. 14, 1947 – Comedian/actor/director Billy Crystal, the voice of Mike Wzowski in Disney’s “Monsters, Inc.” was born in Long Beach, N.Y.
Mar. 14, 1956 – The Disneyland TV show featured the film “Stormy the Thoroughbred”
Mar. 14, 1975 – At WDW, the film “Magic Carpet ‘Round the World” was shown for the last time at the Circle-Vision 360 Theater.
Mar. 14, 1976 – Disney’s part-1 of its 2-part TV movie “The Flight of the Grey Wolf” aired. (Part-2 aired Mar. 21, 1976)
Mar. 14, 1991 – Lyricist Howard Ashman, known for his work on the Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast”, “The Little Mermaid,” and “Aladdin,” died at the age of 40 from complications due to AIDS in New York City.
Mar. 14, 1992 – C.V. Wood, a theme park developer for Disneyland, died of cancer at the age of 71.
Mar. 14, 1994 – The Walt Disney Co. proposed a restructuring “rescue” plan which will decrease the amount of Euro Disneyland’s debt. (Much has happened with Euro Disneyland since its opening and although there has been successes at the Paris theme park, the high debt incurred along the way has caused the financial problems to become the number one priority.) In order for the park to remain operational the debt must be lowered.
Mar. 14, 1929 – Disney’s 7-minute Mickey Mouse cartoon “The Barn Dance” was released.
Mar. 14, 1930 – Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins was born in Enid, Ok. In 2006 Walt Disney Pictures would release “Glory Road,” a movie based on his 1966 championship all-black Texas Western team.
Mar. 14, 1945 – Disney’s Portuguese Reading Film No. 1 “A Historia de Jose” and No. 2 “Jose Come Bien” were delivered to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs was delivered.
Mar. 14, 1947 – Comedian/actor/director Billy Crystal, the voice of Mike Wzowski in Disney’s “Monsters, Inc.” was born in Long Beach, N.Y.
Mar. 14, 1956 – The Disneyland TV show featured the film “Stormy the Thoroughbred”
Mar. 14, 1975 – At WDW, the film “Magic Carpet ‘Round the World” was shown for the last time at the Circle-Vision 360 Theater.
Mar. 14, 1976 – Disney’s part-1 of its 2-part TV movie “The Flight of the Grey Wolf” aired. (Part-2 aired Mar. 21, 1976)
Mar. 14, 1991 – Lyricist Howard Ashman, known for his work on the Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast”, “The Little Mermaid,” and “Aladdin,” died at the age of 40 from complications due to AIDS in New York City.
Mar. 14, 1992 – C.V. Wood, a theme park developer for Disneyland, died of cancer at the age of 71.
Mar. 14, 1994 – The Walt Disney Co. proposed a restructuring “rescue” plan which will decrease the amount of Euro Disneyland’s debt. (Much has happened with Euro Disneyland since its opening and although there has been successes at the Paris theme park, the high debt incurred along the way has caused the financial problems to become the number one priority.) In order for the park to remain operational the debt must be lowered.