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08-16-2010, 04:41 AM
Aug. 16, 1890 – Animation giant Myron “Grim” Natwick, who was a key player in the creation of Snow White, was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Aug. 16, 1925 – Actor Fess Parker, who played the Disney role of Davy Crockett, was born in Fort Worth, Tx.
Aug. 16, 1930 – Disney’s Silly Symphony cartoon “Midnight in a Toyshop” was released.
Aug. 16, 1934 – Donnie Dunagan, one of the many voices of Bambi in Disney’s 1942 classic, was born in San Antonio, Tx.
Aug. 16, 1934 – Walt and Lillian Disney arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii aborad the Matson liner Lurline.
Aug. 16, 1939 – Actress Carole Shelley, the voice of Amelia in Disney’s 1970 “The AristoCats,” was born in London, England. Her Disney credits also include “Robin Hood,” “Hercules,” and “Jingle 2 Jungle.”
Aug. 16, 1943 – Sharon Baird, a member of the 1950’s “Mickey Mouse Club,” and appeared on the 2001 TV special “Walt: The Man Behind the Myth,” was born.
Aug. 16, 1943 – Mexican President Avila Camacho announced his selection of four American film producers to receive the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle (the highest decoration awarded to foreigners by the Mexican government). Walt Disney along with Louis B. Mayer, James Fitzpatrick and Frances Alstock have been chosen to receive the medal (given to luminaries as a reward for services to humankind or Mexico.
Aug. 16, 1954 – Disney’s true life adventure “The Vanishing Praire” (directed by James Algar) was released. Narrated by Winston Hibler, this film would be re-released in 1962 as “Large Animals That Once Roamed the Plains.”
Aug. 16, 1955 – “Dumbo’s Flying Elephants” opened at Disneyland’s Fantasyland.
Aug. 16, 1925 – Actor Fess Parker, who played the Disney role of Davy Crockett, was born in Fort Worth, Tx.
Aug. 16, 1930 – Disney’s Silly Symphony cartoon “Midnight in a Toyshop” was released.
Aug. 16, 1934 – Donnie Dunagan, one of the many voices of Bambi in Disney’s 1942 classic, was born in San Antonio, Tx.
Aug. 16, 1934 – Walt and Lillian Disney arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii aborad the Matson liner Lurline.
Aug. 16, 1939 – Actress Carole Shelley, the voice of Amelia in Disney’s 1970 “The AristoCats,” was born in London, England. Her Disney credits also include “Robin Hood,” “Hercules,” and “Jingle 2 Jungle.”
Aug. 16, 1943 – Sharon Baird, a member of the 1950’s “Mickey Mouse Club,” and appeared on the 2001 TV special “Walt: The Man Behind the Myth,” was born.
Aug. 16, 1943 – Mexican President Avila Camacho announced his selection of four American film producers to receive the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle (the highest decoration awarded to foreigners by the Mexican government). Walt Disney along with Louis B. Mayer, James Fitzpatrick and Frances Alstock have been chosen to receive the medal (given to luminaries as a reward for services to humankind or Mexico.
Aug. 16, 1954 – Disney’s true life adventure “The Vanishing Praire” (directed by James Algar) was released. Narrated by Winston Hibler, this film would be re-released in 1962 as “Large Animals That Once Roamed the Plains.”
Aug. 16, 1955 – “Dumbo’s Flying Elephants” opened at Disneyland’s Fantasyland.