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04-13-2010, 05:01 AM
Apr. 13, 1743 – Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd U.S. President, was born in Albemarie County, Va. He could be visited along with all the U.S. Chief Executive at the “Hall of Presidents” attraction at the Magic Kingdom At WDW.
Apr. 13, 1887 – Character actor Christian Rub (the voice & physical likeness for Geppetto in Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio) was born in Austria.
Apr. 13, 1935 – The Walt Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey’s Kangaroo”, and was the last black & white cartoon produced was released.
Apr. 13, 1943 – Original Mouseketeer Doreen Tracey, from “The Mickey Mouse Club”, was born in London, England.
Apr. 13, 1954 – Disney artist Glen Keane, known for his work on “Pocahontas”, “Aladdin”, and “Tarzan”, was born in Arbington, Pa.
Apr. 13, 1965 – Walt Disney, his brother Roy, and other Disney executives visited the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Walt had become friendly with Wernher von Braun, the director of the center and technical advisor on three space-related TV films that Disney produced in the 1950’s. (Wernher would go on to help NASA make the first moon landing a reality.) On the front page of the Huntsville Times was the headline: “Walt Disney Makes Pledges to Aid Space.”
Apr. 13, 1965 – The 7th Grammy Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton. Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show went to composers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman for their work on Disney’s “Mary Poppins.”
Apr. 13, 1980 – The Disney TV show aired “Disney Oscar Winners.”
Apr. 13, 1986 – Disney’s 2-hour TV movie “A Fighting Choice” aired.
Apr. 13, 1996 – The attraction “Goofy’s Bounce House” opened at Tokyo Disneyland.
Apr. 13, 1887 – Character actor Christian Rub (the voice & physical likeness for Geppetto in Disney’s 1940 Pinocchio) was born in Austria.
Apr. 13, 1935 – The Walt Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon “Mickey’s Kangaroo”, and was the last black & white cartoon produced was released.
Apr. 13, 1943 – Original Mouseketeer Doreen Tracey, from “The Mickey Mouse Club”, was born in London, England.
Apr. 13, 1954 – Disney artist Glen Keane, known for his work on “Pocahontas”, “Aladdin”, and “Tarzan”, was born in Arbington, Pa.
Apr. 13, 1965 – Walt Disney, his brother Roy, and other Disney executives visited the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Walt had become friendly with Wernher von Braun, the director of the center and technical advisor on three space-related TV films that Disney produced in the 1950’s. (Wernher would go on to help NASA make the first moon landing a reality.) On the front page of the Huntsville Times was the headline: “Walt Disney Makes Pledges to Aid Space.”
Apr. 13, 1965 – The 7th Grammy Awards were held at the Beverly Hilton. Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show went to composers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman for their work on Disney’s “Mary Poppins.”
Apr. 13, 1980 – The Disney TV show aired “Disney Oscar Winners.”
Apr. 13, 1986 – Disney’s 2-hour TV movie “A Fighting Choice” aired.
Apr. 13, 1996 – The attraction “Goofy’s Bounce House” opened at Tokyo Disneyland.