1947

Feature films

 * September 27 - Fun and Fancy Free
 * December 25 - Bambi (re-release)

Shorts

 * February 12 - Pluto's Housewarming
 * March 21 - Rescue Dog
 * April 18 - Straight Shooters
 * May 9 - Sleepy Time Donald
 * May 30 - Figaro and Frankie
 * June 20 - Clown of the Jungle
 * July 11 - Donald's Dilemma
 * August 1 - Crazy with the Heat
 * August 22 - Bootle Beetle
 * September 12 - Wide Open Spaces
 * October 3 - Mickey's Delayed Date
 * October 31 - Foul Hunting
 * November 14 - Mail Dog
 * November 28 - Chip an' Dale
 * December 12 - Clock Cleaners (re-release)
 * December 26 - Pluto's Blue Note

Events

 * September 20 - The House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas Walt Disney and 39 others to testify on Communist influence in motion pictures. Walt's day is on October 24.

Character debuts

 * September 27 - Bongo, Lulubelle, Lumpjaw, Willie the Giant, Golden Harp
 * November - Scrooge McDuck

Births

 * January 8 - David Bowie (actor and singer)
 * January 15 - Andrea Martin (actress and comedian)
 * January 20 - Susan Henning (dancer and actress)
 * January 31 - Jonathan Banks (actor)
 * February 2 - Farrah Fawcett (actress)
 * February 7 - Wayne Allwine (voice actor)
 * February 24 - Edward James Olmos (actor and director)
 * March 6 - Rob Reiner (actor, director, and producer)
 * March 19 - Glenn Close (actress, producer, and singer)
 * March 22 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
 * March 25 - Elton John (singer-songwriter and composer)
 * March 27 - Chick Vennera (actor)
 * April 6 - John Ratzenberger (voice actor)
 * April 11 - Meshach Taylor (actor)
 * April 18 - James Woods (voice actor)
 * May 3 - Doug Henning (magician and politician)
 * June 1 - Jonathan Pryce (actor and singer)
 * June 17 - Susan Sheridan (voice actor)
 * June 21 - Michael Gross (actor)
 * June 22 - David Lander (actor, comedian, and musician)
 * July 4 - Robert Iscove (director)
 * July 22 - Albert Brooks (actor)
 * July 24 - Robert Hays (actor)
 * July 28 - Sally Struthers (actress and voice actress)
 * July 30 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (actor and politician)
 * July 31 - Richard Griffiths (actor)
 * August 11 - Stuart Gordon (director, screenwriter, and producer)
 * August 29 - Arthur Burghardt (actor and voice actor)
 * August 31 - Mona Marshall (voice actress)
 * September 6 - Keone Young (voice actor)
 * September 14 - Sam Neill (actor)
 * September 17 - Craig Richard Nelson (actor)
 * September 21 - Stephen King (author)
 * October 10 - Gary Beach (actor)
 * October 12 - Julie McWhirter (voice actress)
 * October 16 - Guy Siner (actor)
 * October 17 - Michael McKean (actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, and musician)
 * October 19 - Giorgio Cavazzano (cartoonist)
 * October 24 - Kevin Kline (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
 * October 29 - Richard Dreyfuss (voice actor)
 * November 6 - Carolyn Seymour (actress)
 * November 13 - Joe Mantegna (actor and voice actor)
 * November 17 - Will Vinton (animator)
 * November 24 - Dwight Schultz (actor and voice actor)
 * November 25 - John Larroquette (actor and voice actor)
 * December 4 - Sherry Alberoni (actress, voice actress, and Mouseketeer)
 * December 17 - Wes Studi (actor)
 * December 31 - Tim Matheson (actor, voice actor, and director)

Artists joined

 * Walt Stanchfield