Sept. 4, 1913 – Masatomo Takahashi, whose vision and desire brought a Disney park to Japan, was born in Japan.
Sept. 4, 1919 – Voice actor and director Howard Morris was born in N.Y.C. He would go on to voice the character of Gopher in Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh features.
Sept. 4, 1922 – The Laugh-O-Gram black & white cartoon “Jack and the Beanstalk” was released. It was directed and co-animated by Walt Disney.
Sept. 4, 1942 – Disney’s Goofy cartoon “how To Play Baseball” was released.
Sept. 4, 1945 – Legendary drummer Steve Gadd, who appeared on TV’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” when he was a child during the 1956-1957 season, was born in Rochester, N.Y.
Sept. 4, 1968 – Film and television actor Phill Lewis was born in Uganda. Fans of “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody” know Lewis for his comedic as Mr. Moseby, the hotel manager. He has alo appeared as a guest star on the Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven.”
Sept. 4, 1994 – The Disney TV series “Hardball” began airing on FOX. (Ended Oct. 23, 1994)
Sept. 4, 1995 – Disney’s 1-hour TV series “Nowhere Man” began airing on UPN.
Sept. 4, 1997 – “The Spirit of Pocahontas” gave its final performance at the Fantasyland Theater in Disneyland.
Sept. 4, 1997 – Buena Vista Home Entertainment announced that it is entering the DVD market in the U.S. and abroad, with product to be available in the U.S. as early as Christmas.