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vizsla
07-21-2008, 05:21 AM
July 21, 1924 – Actor Don Knotts, who appeared in Disney’s 1975 “The Apple Dumpling Gang,” and the 1979 “The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again,” and the 2003 “The Haunted Mansion,” was born Jesse Donald Knotts in Morgantown, W.V.
July 21, 1939 – Disney’s Oscar-nominated Mickey Mouse short “The Pointer” was released.
July 21, 1942 – Disney’s Educational film “Food Will Win the War” was delivered to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
July 21, 1943 – Mouseketeer Margene Storey, a member of “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1956 season, was born in Orange, Ca.
July 21, 1950 – Disney’s Pluto cartoon “Pests of the West” was released.
July 21, 1951 – Tony Award-winning actress Lillias White, the voice of Calliope, Muse of Epics in Disney’s animated “Hercules,” was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.
July 21, 1952 – Comedian-actor Robin Williams, the voice of The Genie of the Lamp in Disney’s “Aladdin” and the voice of Timekeeper in the WDW attraction, was born in Chicago, Il.
July 21, 1954 – Ground was broken with only 257 days till the scheduled opening of Disneyland.
July 21, 1961 – Walt Disney Productions released “The Parent Trap” starring Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, Brian Keith, and Cathleen Nesbitt. ( a remake would be produced in 1998.)
July 21, 1967 – Actor Basil Rathbone (known for his role of Sherlock Holmes) passed away in N.Y.C. His Disney voice credits include the 1986 “The Great Mouse Detective” and the 1949 “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.”

CanadianWDWFan
07-21-2008, 07:57 AM
Thanks Vince!:thumbsup:

Jeff
07-21-2008, 09:30 AM
:thumbsup:

scottgr
07-21-2008, 10:14 AM
THanks:thumbsup:

ibrowse17
07-21-2008, 05:46 PM
Cool, thanks:thumbsup:

SgtTigger
07-21-2008, 07:29 PM
Thanks.......







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PAYROLL PRINCESS
07-21-2008, 08:04 PM
Thanks Vince.

pdrlkr
07-21-2008, 10:46 PM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: