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04-02-2008, 05:32 AM
Apr. 2, 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for gold and the mythical Fountain of Youth. He named the land “Pascua Florida” (Spanish for “Flowery Easter”) because he and his crew first spotted the land on this day – Palm Sunday. Many historians believe Ponce de Leon was the very first European to set foot in Florida. (Pascua Florida Day, April 2nd, is a legal holiday in the Sunshine State.
Apr. 2, 1805 – Writer Hans Christian Anderson, known for his fairytale “The Little Mermaid”, was born in Odensk, near Copenhagen.
Apr. 2, 1899 – Disney Legend, film pioneer & engineering wiz Bill Garity was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He would help put sound into Steamboat Willie, perfect the multiplane camera – a device (first created by Ub Iwerks) used to give depth to animation, and co-invent Fantasound (along with Sound Mixer John Hawkins), an innovative stereo system installed in theaters for Fantasia (now known as surround sound).
Apr. 2, 1908 – Actor Buddy Ebsen, George Russell in Disney’s Davy Crockett, and also appeared in the 1973 “Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute”, the 1978 “NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney”, and the 2001 “Walt: The Man Behind the Myth”, was born.
Apr. 2, 1920 – Actor/TV producer Jack Webb was born in Santa Monica, Ca. (In 1948 Webb would agree to help finance the construction of a large stage at his friend Walt Disney’s Studio lot, in exchange for production space for his new show. The Disney Studio’s Stage 2 would be completed in 1949 and become the first home to Webb’s long-running “Dragnet.”)
Apr. 2, 1934 – Ward Kimball, who would become one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men”, and known for his creative work on Jiminy Crickett, started working at the Disney Studios.
Apr. 2, 1940 – Walt Disney Productions offered shares in the company to the public for the 1st time. 155,000 shares of preferred stock were offered for $25 per share, and 600,000 common stocks for $5 per share.
Apr. 2, 1945 – Actress Linda Hunt, the voice of Grand Mother Willow in Disney’s1995 release “Pocahontas”, was born in Morristown, N.J.
Apr. 2, 1967 – Walt Disney’s final introduction on his “Wonderful World of Color”, which aired “A Salute to Alaska”, in celebration of Alaska’s 100th birthday as a state, aired on TV. (Walt passed away 4 months earlier)
Apr. 2, 1974 – Disney won an Academy Award for the song “The Way We Were”, written by Marvin Hamlisch and Marilyn Bergman, from Disney’s Robin Hood.
Apr. 2, 1805 – Writer Hans Christian Anderson, known for his fairytale “The Little Mermaid”, was born in Odensk, near Copenhagen.
Apr. 2, 1899 – Disney Legend, film pioneer & engineering wiz Bill Garity was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He would help put sound into Steamboat Willie, perfect the multiplane camera – a device (first created by Ub Iwerks) used to give depth to animation, and co-invent Fantasound (along with Sound Mixer John Hawkins), an innovative stereo system installed in theaters for Fantasia (now known as surround sound).
Apr. 2, 1908 – Actor Buddy Ebsen, George Russell in Disney’s Davy Crockett, and also appeared in the 1973 “Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute”, the 1978 “NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney”, and the 2001 “Walt: The Man Behind the Myth”, was born.
Apr. 2, 1920 – Actor/TV producer Jack Webb was born in Santa Monica, Ca. (In 1948 Webb would agree to help finance the construction of a large stage at his friend Walt Disney’s Studio lot, in exchange for production space for his new show. The Disney Studio’s Stage 2 would be completed in 1949 and become the first home to Webb’s long-running “Dragnet.”)
Apr. 2, 1934 – Ward Kimball, who would become one of Walt’s “Nine Old Men”, and known for his creative work on Jiminy Crickett, started working at the Disney Studios.
Apr. 2, 1940 – Walt Disney Productions offered shares in the company to the public for the 1st time. 155,000 shares of preferred stock were offered for $25 per share, and 600,000 common stocks for $5 per share.
Apr. 2, 1945 – Actress Linda Hunt, the voice of Grand Mother Willow in Disney’s1995 release “Pocahontas”, was born in Morristown, N.J.
Apr. 2, 1967 – Walt Disney’s final introduction on his “Wonderful World of Color”, which aired “A Salute to Alaska”, in celebration of Alaska’s 100th birthday as a state, aired on TV. (Walt passed away 4 months earlier)
Apr. 2, 1974 – Disney won an Academy Award for the song “The Way We Were”, written by Marvin Hamlisch and Marilyn Bergman, from Disney’s Robin Hood.