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vizsla
08-26-2010, 05:04 AM
Aug. 26, 1918 – A young Walt Disney forged his parents signatures and enlisted into the “American Ambulance Corps.” (part of the Red Cross). He changed his birth year from 1901 to 1900.
Aug. 26, 1940 – Voice actor Don LaFontaine was born in Duluth, Mn. During his career, LaFontaine would record over 5,000 movie trailers and over 350,000 TV commercials, network promotions, and video game trailers. His Disney credits would include the animated series “Fillmore!” and the feature “Meet the Robinsons.”
Aug. 26, 1948 – Walt Disney and animator Ward Kimball (both railroad enthusiasts) returned to the studio after a 10-day trip visiting the Chicago Railroad Fair and Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village.
Aug. 26, 1949 – Disney’s Goofy cartoon “Tennis Racquet” was released.
Aug. 26, 1951 – Walt Disney told journalist & animation historian John Culhane: The most important aim of any of the fine arts, is to get a purely emotional response from the beholder.”
Aug. 26, 1952 – Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Michael Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tn. Fans of Disney’s 1997 “Air Bud” would recognize him as Norman F. “Norm” Snively/Clown the Hound.
Aug. 26, 1979 – The Wonderful World of Disney aired part 1 of “the Sky’s the Limit” on NBC.
Aug. 26, 1990 – Retta Scott, the first women to receive screen credits as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, passed away in Foster City, Ca. First hired in 1938, her “Bambi” work included the vicious hunting dogs in the sequence where the dogs pursue Faline and fight with Bambi. Scott also worked on “Fantasia,” “Dumbo,” and “the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.” She would be named a Disney Legend in 2000.
Aug. 26, 1994 – The Disney/Touchstone film “It’s Pat” was released.
Aug. 26, 1994 – The Disney/Hollywood Picture film “Camp Nowhere” was released.

CanadianWDWFan
08-26-2010, 06:57 AM
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08-27-2010, 10:39 AM
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BluewaterBrad
08-27-2010, 02:51 PM
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PAYROLL PRINCESS
08-27-2010, 08:43 PM
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08-29-2010, 10:07 PM
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Mickey91
09-07-2010, 11:43 PM
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