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10-27-2010, 05:10 AM
Oct. 27, 1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, was born in N.Y.C. He could be visited along with all the U.S. Chief Executives at the “Hall of Presidents” attraction in the Magic Kingdom at WDW.
Oct. 27, 1911 – Author and journalist Daniel Pratt Mannix IV was born in Pennsylvania. His best known work was his 1967 novel “The Fox and the Hound,” which would be released as a Disney animated feature in 1981.
Oct. 27, 1939 – Actor & writer John Cleese was born in Somerset, England. Best known to fans of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, his Disney credits include the 2004 “Around the World in 80 Days” (as Grizzled Sergeant), the narrator of TV’s “House of Mouse,” and the 1996 “The Wind in the Willows” (as Mr. Toad’s Lawyer).
Oct. 27, 1945 – Original Mouseketeer Dickie Dodd was born in Hermosa, Ca.
Oct. 27, 1949 – Tragedy struck when Kay Kamen, the Disney Studios’ licensing representative for the last 17 years), was killed along with his wife in a plane crash over the Azores. This ended one of Walt Disney’s happiest collaborations. The studio’s profits from merchandise were currently at an all-time new high.
Oct. 27, 1954 – The Walt Disney television program, titled “The Disneyland Story,” premiered on ABC. The episode featured the song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” (sung by Fess Parker). The Disneyland series would go on to air for 29 seasons under 6 different titles.
Oct. 27, 1954 – The “Disneyland TV” series began airing on ABC-TV. (Ran through Sept. 3, 1958)
Oct. 27, 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club aired the episode “ Today is Circus Day” on ABC-TV.
Oct. 27, 1963 – The NBC-TV series Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired part-1 of “The Waltz King.” (Part-2 aired Nov. 3, 1963)
Oct. 27, 1966 – Walt Disney filmed a special television presentation at his studio in California: a 25-minute preview of his plans for the Florida Project – Disney World, and especially the details for EPCOT, the “environmental prototype community of tomorrow.” (Walt would pass away the following December and the film would not debut on TV as intended, but instead be shown on Feb. 2, 1967 to Florida businesses and government officials.
Oct. 27, 1911 – Author and journalist Daniel Pratt Mannix IV was born in Pennsylvania. His best known work was his 1967 novel “The Fox and the Hound,” which would be released as a Disney animated feature in 1981.
Oct. 27, 1939 – Actor & writer John Cleese was born in Somerset, England. Best known to fans of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, his Disney credits include the 2004 “Around the World in 80 Days” (as Grizzled Sergeant), the narrator of TV’s “House of Mouse,” and the 1996 “The Wind in the Willows” (as Mr. Toad’s Lawyer).
Oct. 27, 1945 – Original Mouseketeer Dickie Dodd was born in Hermosa, Ca.
Oct. 27, 1949 – Tragedy struck when Kay Kamen, the Disney Studios’ licensing representative for the last 17 years), was killed along with his wife in a plane crash over the Azores. This ended one of Walt Disney’s happiest collaborations. The studio’s profits from merchandise were currently at an all-time new high.
Oct. 27, 1954 – The Walt Disney television program, titled “The Disneyland Story,” premiered on ABC. The episode featured the song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” (sung by Fess Parker). The Disneyland series would go on to air for 29 seasons under 6 different titles.
Oct. 27, 1954 – The “Disneyland TV” series began airing on ABC-TV. (Ran through Sept. 3, 1958)
Oct. 27, 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club aired the episode “ Today is Circus Day” on ABC-TV.
Oct. 27, 1963 – The NBC-TV series Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color aired part-1 of “The Waltz King.” (Part-2 aired Nov. 3, 1963)
Oct. 27, 1966 – Walt Disney filmed a special television presentation at his studio in California: a 25-minute preview of his plans for the Florida Project – Disney World, and especially the details for EPCOT, the “environmental prototype community of tomorrow.” (Walt would pass away the following December and the film would not debut on TV as intended, but instead be shown on Feb. 2, 1967 to Florida businesses and government officials.