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05-01-2008, 04:20 AM
May 1, 1886 – Robert Louis Stevenson’s story “Kidnapped” was first published in Young Folks magazine. (The full novel would be published in book form the following July. Seventy-four years later, Disney would release the classic story as a live-action film.)
May 1, 1915 – Art Stevens, an animator, writer, title designer, and producer at the Disney Studios, was born in Roy, Montana. His Disney credits include “The Rescuers,” “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” “The North Avenue Irregulars,” and “Peter Pan.”
May 1, 1924 – Disney’s “Alice’s Wild West Show,” starring Virginia Davis as Alice, was released.
May 1, 1925 – Scott Carpenter, the 4th astonaut in space, was born in Boulder, Co. His Disney credits include the 1986 TV special “The Living Seas.” The Scott Carpenter Space Analog Station (an underwater habitat) was on display at Epcot in Jan. 1998.)
May 1, 1927 – Walt Disney shipped his 2nd Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, “Trolley Troubles,” to Winkler Pictures. (A distributor in N.Y.C.)
May 1, 1940 – Walter E. Disney received patent #2,201,689 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for the “art of animation” camera. The multiplane camera allows for a more realistic three-dimensional image as well as depth and richness to animation. The device used up to seven layers of artwork (painted in oils on glass) shot under a vertical and moveable camera.
May 1, 1942 – Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Donald Gets Drafted” was released.
May 1, 1943 – Disney’s Educational film “Water, Friend or Enemy” was delivered to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
May 1, 1946 – Actress Joanna Lumley, the voice of Aunt Spiker in Disney’s 1996 “James and the Giant Peach,” was born in India.
May 1, 1947 – The rights to use Donald Duck as the official mascot and insignia of the University of Oregon was granted by Walt Disney Productions.
May 1, 1915 – Art Stevens, an animator, writer, title designer, and producer at the Disney Studios, was born in Roy, Montana. His Disney credits include “The Rescuers,” “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,” “The North Avenue Irregulars,” and “Peter Pan.”
May 1, 1924 – Disney’s “Alice’s Wild West Show,” starring Virginia Davis as Alice, was released.
May 1, 1925 – Scott Carpenter, the 4th astonaut in space, was born in Boulder, Co. His Disney credits include the 1986 TV special “The Living Seas.” The Scott Carpenter Space Analog Station (an underwater habitat) was on display at Epcot in Jan. 1998.)
May 1, 1927 – Walt Disney shipped his 2nd Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, “Trolley Troubles,” to Winkler Pictures. (A distributor in N.Y.C.)
May 1, 1940 – Walter E. Disney received patent #2,201,689 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for the “art of animation” camera. The multiplane camera allows for a more realistic three-dimensional image as well as depth and richness to animation. The device used up to seven layers of artwork (painted in oils on glass) shot under a vertical and moveable camera.
May 1, 1942 – Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “Donald Gets Drafted” was released.
May 1, 1943 – Disney’s Educational film “Water, Friend or Enemy” was delivered to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.
May 1, 1946 – Actress Joanna Lumley, the voice of Aunt Spiker in Disney’s 1996 “James and the Giant Peach,” was born in India.
May 1, 1947 – The rights to use Donald Duck as the official mascot and insignia of the University of Oregon was granted by Walt Disney Productions.