1941

Feature films

 * January 29 - Fantasia (Los Angeles, California) (RKO roadshow version)
 * February 13 - Fantasia (roadshow version) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
 * February 19 - Fantasia (roadshow version) (Chicago, Illinois)
 * June 20 - The Reluctant Dragon
 * October 23 - Dumbo premiered in New York City, New York
 * October 31 - Dumbo

Shorts

 * January 2 - The Reluctant Dragon (short version)
 * January 10 - Timber
 * January 24 - Pluto's Playmate
 * February 14 - The Little Whirlwind
 * March 7 - The Golden Eggs
 * March 28 - A Gentleman's Gentleman
 * April 18 - Baggage Buster
 * May 9 - A Good Time for a Dime
 * May 30 - Canine Caddy
 * June 20 - The Nifty Nineties
 * July 11 - Early to Bed
 * August 1 - Truant Officer Donald
 * August 22 - Orphans' Benefit
 * September 12 - Old MacDonald Duck
 * October 3 - Lend a Paw
 * October 24 - Donald's Camera
 * November 14 - The Art of Skiing
 * November 19 - The Thrifty Pig
 * December 5 - Chef Donald
 * December 12 - Seven Wise Dwarves
 * December 26 - The Art of Self Defense

Events

 * May 28 - Animators' strike

Births

 * January 9 - Joan Baez (singer, songwriter and musician)
 * January 14 - Faye Dunaway (actress)
 * January 18 - Bobby Goldsboro (singer and songwriter)
 * January 21 - Plácido Domingo (tenor and conductor) and Victoria Carroll (actress and voice actress)
 * January 24 - Gary K. Wolf (author and humorist)
 * January 31 - Jessica Walter (actress)
 * April 8 - Darlene Gillespie (actress)
 * May 18 - Miriam Margolyes (actress)
 * May 19 - Bobby Burgess (dancer, singer and Mouseketeer)
 * June 2 - Stacy Keach (actor and voice actor)
 * June 22 - Michael Lerner (actor)
 * July 10 - Mickey Jones (acror and musician)
 * July 28 - Peter Cullen (voice actor)
 * July 29 - David Warner (actor)
 * August 12 - Deborah Walley (actress)
 * September 12 - Nicole Jaffe (actress)
 * October 11 - Charles Shyer (director, screenwriter and producer)
 * October 13 - Paul Simon (singer, songwriter, author and musician)
 * October 20 - Shin Aomori (voice actor)
 * October 25 - Helen Reddy (singer and actress) and Gordon Tootoosis (actor)
 * December 10 - Tommy Kirk (actor and businessman) and Chad Stuart (voice actor, singer and musician)
 * December 13 - John Davidson (singer, actor and game show host)
 * December 20 - Tommy Cole (make-up artist, actor and singer)
 * Tom Lowell (actor)

Deaths

 * December 24 - Lee Millar Sr. (actor and voice actor)

Character debuts

 * October 31 - Dumbo, Timothy Q. Mouse, Ringmaster, The Crows, Mr. Stork, Mrs. Jumbo, Pink Elephants