Changes: 1934

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Donald-duck-1st-02 — Donald Duck debuts in *The Wise Little Hen*.

Production

After dinner one evening, Walt Disney reveals his plan to make Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to his key animators, acting out every part in front of them and estimating the budget (incorrectly) at $250,000.
August 9 - The first outline for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is prepared.
September - Adriana Caselotti first auditions for the voice of Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
October 3 - Story meeting for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- Music in Your Soup
- The bed building sequence
- Snow White teaching the Dwarfs how to say their prayers
- The Prince being taken to the Dungeon of the Queen's Castle
- Sleepy traps the fly in Snow White's glass coffin
- The final chase of the Witch is planned out more or less as it will appear in the final film
- Title cards will be used to show the passage of time.

October 9 - Story meeting for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- The Seven Dwarfs are named Wheezy, Jumpy, Baldy, Grumpy, Happy, Doc, and Sleepy - other dwarfs are also suggested, including Hickey, Gabby, Nifty, Sniffy, Lazy, Puffy, Stuffy, Shorty, Wheezy, Burpy, Dizzy, and Dopey
- The seven dwarfs' discovery of Snow White in their cottage
- The scene in which the raven falls into the skull after seeing the Witch
- The poisoned comb is included in the story at this point; when it fails the Witch captures the Prince
- Snow White kissing the dwarfs goodbye
- The Prince's escape from the Queen's Castle

October 13 - Story meeting for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- Discussion as to whether the Queen should be fat and comical or beautiful and sinister
- Running gag with Sleepy and the fly
- Huntsman's attempt to kill Snow White to be treated as a shadow effect against a large rock

October 15 - Story meeting for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- Grumpy's reaction to the poisoned comb.
- The dwarfs singing Snow White a song they haven't sung in years
- The Queen's capture of the Prince

November 2 - A memo is circulated at the studio offering $5 for every gag submitted and ultimately used in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Theatrical releases

Shorts

January 13
- The China Shop
- Shanghaied
February 10 - The Grasshopper and the Ants
February 17 - Camping Out
March 3 - Playful Pluto
March 24 - Funny Little Bunnies
April 14 - The Big Bad Wolf
May 19 - Gulliver Mickey
May 24 - The Hot Chocolate Soldiers
June 9 - The Wise Little Hen
June 16 - Mickey's Steamroller
July 14 - The Flying Mouse
August 11 - Orphan's Benefit
September 1 - Peculiar Penguins
September 29 - Mickey Plays Papa
November 3 - The Goddess of Spring
November 17 - The Dognapper
December 15 - Two-Gun Mickey

People

Births

January 5 - Phil Ramone (recording engineer, record producer, violinist, and composer)
January 8 - Roy Kinnear (actor)
January 13 - Rip Taylor (actor and comedian)
January 20 - Tom Baker (actor and writer)
January 22 - Bill Bixby (actor and producer)
February 5 - Don Cherry (hockey player and sports commentator)
February 6 - Marty Sklar (Imagineer)
February 14 - Florence Henderson (actress and singer)
February 17 - Barry Humphries (comedian, artist, author, and actor)
March 26 - Alan Arkin (actor, director, musician, and singer)
March 31 - Shirley Jones (actress and singer)
April 5 - Richard Peck (author)
April 7 - Ian Richardson (actor)
April 11 - Richard Karron (actor)
April 16
- Vicar (cartoonist)
- Robert Stigwood (producer)
April 18 - James Drury (actor)
April 20 - Robert DoQui (actor)
April 24 - Shirley MacLaine (actress and singer)
April 29 - Akira Takarada (actor)
May 10 - Gary Owens (voice actor, DJ, and radio announcer)
June 15 - Aron Tager (actor, voice actor, and artist)
June 16
- Bill Cobbs (actor)
- Jane Henson (puppeteer and wife of Jim Henson)
July 8 - Marty Feldman (comedian and screenwriter)
July 10 - Jerry Nelson (Muppet performer and musician)
July 26 - Shūichirō Moriyama (actor and voice actor)
July 28 - Bud Luckey (story artist and voice actor)
July 31 - Jolene Brand (actress)
August 24 - Kenny Baker (actor and musician)
September 2 - Chuck McCann (actor and voice actor)
September 11 - Ian Abercrombie (actor)
October 30 - Hamilton Camp (singer, songwriter, actor, and voice actor)
November 13 - Garry Marshall (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, voice actor, and comedian)
November 15 - Joanna Barnes (actress and screenwriter)
December 9 - Judi Dench (actress)
December 16 - Pete Schrum (actor)
December 28 - Maggie Smith (actress)

Artists joined

Wolfgang "Woolie" Reitherman - Directing animator on One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty, and Robin Hood. Worked as an animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Peter Pan, and Pinocchio.
Milt Kahl - Directing Animator on Mary Poppins, The Sword in the Stone, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Alice in Wonderland.
Frank Thomas - Directing Animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, Sleeping Beauty, and Mary Poppins.

Character debuts

1934

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 *[[January 8]] - [[Roy Kinnear]] (actor)
 *[[January 13]] - [[Rip Taylor]] (actor and comedian)
-*[[January 20]] - [[Tom Baker]] (actor)
+*[[January 20]] - [[Tom Baker]] (actor and writer)
 *[[January 22]] - [[Bill Bixby]] (actor and producer)
 *[[February 5]] - [[Don Cherry]] (hockey player and sports commentator)