Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 19 - So Dear to My Heart
- June 22
- Dumbo (re-release)
- Saludos Amigos (re-release)
- October 5 - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Washington, D.C.)
- October 8 - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (New York City, New York)
Shorts
- January 14 - Pueblo Pluto
- February 11 - Donald's Happy Birthday
- March 4 - Pluto's Surprise Package
- March 18 - The Ugly Duckling (re-release)
- April 8 - Sea Salts
- April 29 - Pluto's Sweater
- May 20 - The Country Cousin (re-release)
- June 3 - Winter Storage
- June 24 - Bubble Bee
- August 5 - Honey Harvester
- August 26 - Tennis Racquet
- September 2 - All in a Nutshell
- September 23 - Goofy Gymnastics
- October 14 - The Greener Yard
- November 4 - Sheep Dog
- November 25 - Slide, Donald, Slide
- December 3 - Mickey Thomas (musician and singer-songwriter)
- December 16 - Toy Tinkers
- December 30 - Farmyard Symphony (re-release)
Character debuts
- October 5 - J. Thaddeus Toad, Angus MacBadger, Cyril Proudbottom, Water Rat, Mole, Mr. Winkie, Weasels, Ichabod Crane, Ichabod's horse, Katrina Van Tassel, Baltus Van Tassel, Brom Bones, The Headless Horseman, Gunpowder, Tilda
Events
- March - The Soviet Union announces a purge of all Disney films, accusing the company of attempting to infiltrate Russia with propaganda.
People
Births
- January 7 - George Buza (actor)
- January 9 - Mary Roos (singer and actress)
- January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan (screenwriter, producer, and director)
- February 2 - Brent Spiner (actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, and singer)
- February 9 - Judith Light (actress and producer)
- February 18 - Pat Fraley (voice actor)
- February 27 - Debra Monk (actress, singer, and writer)
- March 16
- Victor Garber (actor and singer)
- Erik Estrada (actor)
- March 30 - Ray Magliozzi (radio show host and mechanic)
- April 14 - Chris Langham (writer, actor, and comedian)
- April 15 - Craig Zadan (producer, director, and writer)
- April 21 - Patti LuPone (actress and singer)
- April 24 - Peter Friedman (actor and puppeteer)
- May 6 - Yuu Shimaka (Japanese voice actor)
- May 9 - Billy Joel (singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
- May 20 - Dave Thomas (Canadian comedian, actor, and television writer)
- May 24 - Jim Broadbent (actor)
- May 26 - Philip Michael Thomas (actor)
- June 10 - Kevin Corcoran (director, producer, and actor)
- June 15 - Jim Varney (actor)
- June 18 - Chris Van Allsburg (illustrator and author)
- June 20 - Lionel Richie (singer-songwriter, musician, instrumentalist, record producer, and actor)
- June 22 - Meryl Streep (actress)
- June 25 - Phyllis George (businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster)
- June 29 - Greg Burson (voice actor)
- July 7 - Shelley Duvall (actress and television producer)
- July 22 - Alan Menken (composer)
- July 24 - Michael Richards (actor, comedian, writer, and television producer)
- August 16 - Barbara Goodson (actress)
- August 23 - Shelley Long (actress)
- August 30 - Chris Latta (actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian)
- August 31 - Richard Gere (actor)
- September 16 - Ed Begley, Jr. (actor)
- September 19
- Ernie Sabella (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Twiggy (actress and singer)
- October 8 - Sigourney Weaver (actress)
- October 9 - Jim Starlin (comic book writer and comic book artist)
- November 8 - Bonnie Raitt (singer and slide guitar player)
- November 14 - Phil Baron (songwriter, actor, and puppeteer)
- November 17 - Jon Avnet (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 29 - Garry Shandling (comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, producer, director, and screenwriter)
- December 1 - Anirudh Agarwal (actor)
- December 3 - Mickey Thomas (musician, singer and songwriter)
- December 4 - Jeff Bridges (actor, singer, comedian, producer, and composer)
- December 7 - Jymn Magon (writer)
- December 8 - Nancy Meyers (screenwriter, director, and producer)
- December 12 - Bill Nighy (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 15 - Don Johnson (actor, director, producer, singer, and songwriter)
- December 21 - Michael Horse (film and television actor, jeweler, and painter)
- December 25 - Sissy Spacek (actress)
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