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vizsla
11-03-2010, 05:09 AM
Nov. 3, 1896 – Illustrator Gustaf Tengren was born in Yastergotland, Sweden. Known for his Arthur Rackham – influenced fairy
tale style and use of silhouetted figures with caricatured faces, Tengren was a chief illustrator for The Walt
Disney Company in the late 1930’s. He worked on the features “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Bambi,” and “Pinocchio,” and the shorts “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Old Mill.”
Nov. 3, 1910 – Disney Legend Irving Ludwig was born in Russia. In 1920 his family would immigrate to the U.S. and Irving would be raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. During his 40-year career with Disney, he would serve as president of Buena Vista Distribution.
Nov. 3, 1922 – The Laugh-O-Gram silent cartoon “Puss in Boots,” directed and co-animated by Walt Disney, was released.
Nov. 3, 1928 – Walt Disney placed a classified ad selling his Moon roadster which ran in the Los Angeles Times. (Between “Steamboat Willie,” currently in production in N.Y.C., and the payroll at the Hyperion Studio, the Disney brothers were in need of the funds.)
Nov. 3, 1931 – Walt and Lillian Disney were aboard the luxury cruise ship SS California as it deprted Havana, Cuba. They would arrive in Los Angeles, Ca. Nov. 14th.
Nov. 3, 1933 – Actor-dancer Ken Berry was born in Moline, Il. His Disney credits include “The Cat From Outer Space” and “Herbie Rides Again.” (TV fans know him best as Wilton Parmenter on F-Troop and Vinton Harper on Mama’s Family.)
Nov. 3, 1934 – Disney’s Silly Symphony cartoon “The Goddess of Spring” was released.
Nov. 3, 1950 – Disney’s Goofy cartoon “Hold That Pose” was released.
Nov. 3, 1952 – Voice actor Jim Cummings was born James Jonah Cummings in Youngstown, Oh. In 1983, the increasing illness of long time Winnie-the-Pooh voice actor Sterling Holloway will lead to an open call to replace him for the movie “Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore.” Cummings’ uncanny audition would kick start a successful voice career that would include “The Lion King,” “The Fox and the Hound 2,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.”
Nov. 3, 1954 – The Disneyland TV series featured an edited movie version of “Alice in Wonderland.”

KylesMom
11-03-2010, 01:06 PM
Thanks, Vince! :mickey:

jpH/keD
11-03-2010, 01:34 PM
:thumbsup: Thanks Vince!:thumbsup:

ibrowse17
11-03-2010, 10:48 PM
Thank you:thumbsup:

PAYROLL PRINCESS
11-05-2010, 11:16 PM
Thanks Vince.

pdrlkr
11-09-2010, 09:12 PM
Thanks Vince! :thumbsup: :mickey: