Today in Disney History 2/1

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Feb. 1, 1908 – Baggy Trousered, banjo-strumming comedian Gene Sheldon (known for playing small parts in films and performing in pantomine on TV guest appearances.) was born Eugene Hume in Columbus, Oh. He would be cast by Disney as the mute sidekick/servant Bernardo on the 1957 TV series “Zorro.” He also had major roles in such Disney features as “Toby Tyler,” “Ten Weeks With the Circus” and “babes in Toyland.”
Feb. 1, 1925 - Disney’s Alice Comedy, “Alice Gets Stung” was released.
Feb. 1, 1954 - Actor/musician Bill Mumy who appeared in Disney’s 1969 “Rascal”, wrote the music for Disney’s Adventure’s in Wonderland”, and did the voice over work on “Buzz Lightyear: Star Command” was born Charles William Mumy, Jr. In San Gabriel, Ca.
Feb. 1, 1956 – The Disney TV show aired “A Day in the Life of Donald Duck.”
Feb. 1, 1966 – Hollywood fixture and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper passed away. In 1938, Hopper began writing a newspaper column, “Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood,” for the Los Angeles Times. A year later she spun the column off into a 15-minute radio program. (One of the many Hollywood characters who stroll about the Disney-MGM Studios interacting with guests, is very reminiscent of Miss Hopper!)
Feb. 1, 1967 – Teenage/adult romantic comedy author Meg Cabot was born Meggin Cabot in Bloomington, Indiana. Her novel “The Princess Diaries” was made into a Disney feature film in 2001.
Feb. 1, 1977 – The Disney serial “The Mystery of Rustler’s Cave” began Airing on The Mickey Mouse Club. (Ended Mar. 1, 1977)
Feb. 1, 1984 - Actor Lee Thompson Young, the star of “The Famous Jett Jackson” was born in Columbia, S.C.
Feb. 1, 2004 – Immediately following the New England Patriots Super Bowl win, quarterback Tom Brady was captured on video exclaiming: “I’m going to Disney World!” (The 34th episode of the long running TV ad would air all over the country the following morning.
Feb. 1, 2005 – “This actress who is the voice of Kim Possible…played Belle in Beauty and the Beast” is the answer given on today’s airing of the TV game show Jeopardy. The contestant answered correctly “Who is Christy Carlson Romano.

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