Today in Disney History 7/29
July 29, 1922 – The Laugh-O-Gram silent black & white cartoon “Little Red Riding Hood” was released. It was written, produced, and directed by Walt Disney and animated by Rudolph Ising, and was Disney’s 1st full-length short cartoon.
July 29, 1930 – Disney’s Mickey Mouse cartoon “The Shindig” was released.
July 29, 1933 – Disney’s Silly Symphony cartoon “Old King Cole” was released.
July 29, 1938 – Disney’s Donald Duck cartoon “The Fox Hunt” was released.
July 29, 1941 – Actor David Warner, who appeared in Disney’s 1982 “Tron,” was born in Manchester, England.
July 29, 1955 – Illustrator and comics artist Dave Stevens was born in Lynwood, Ca. Best known for creating The Rocketeer comic book and film characters, Stevens was the first to win Comic-Con International’s Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award in 1982. His Rocketeer character first appeared in a back-up feature of Pacific Comics’ Starslayer #2 and was released as a feature film by Walt Disney Pictures/ Touchstone Pictures in 1991.
July 29, 1957 – Time magazine ran an article about Walt Disney’s success titled “How To Make A Buck.”
July 29, 1966 – The Disney film “Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.” was released.
July 29, 1966 – The Disney Featurette “Run, Appaloosa, Run” was released.
July 29, 1988 – The Disney film “Cocktail,” starring Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, and Elisabeth Shue, was released.
