The Simple Things, the last cartoon in the original Mickey Mouse series.
Glittering Goldie is introduced in "Back to the Klondike".
Events
- After 16 years, the last Disney animated feature distributed by RKO was Peter Pan.
- Buena Vista Distribution was founded after Walt Disney's deal with RKO ended.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
Shorts
- February 5 - Bear Country
- February 18 - The Alaskan Eskimo
- March 28 - Father's Day Off
- April 18 - The Simple Things
- May 9 - For Whom the Bulls Toil
- May 28 - Adventures in Music: Melody
- May 30 - Don's Fountain of Youth
- June 20 - Father's Week-End
- July 11 - How to Dance
- July 23 - Prowlers of the Everglades
- August 1 - The New Neighbor
- August 28 - Tiger Trouble (re-issue)
- October 2 - Football (Now and Then)
- October 23 - Rugged Bear
- November 10
- November 11 - Working for Peanuts
- December 25
- Self Control (re-release)
Comics
- March - Uncle Scrooge publishes its first issue
People
Births
- January 24 - Matthew Wilder (musician, composer, and record producer)
- January 25 - John Lustig (comics writer and former journalist)
- February 6 - Phil Snyder (voice actor)
- February 8 - Mary Steenburgen (actress)
- February 9 - Ciarán Hinds (actor)
- February 21 - Christine Ebersole (actress and singer)
- February 22 - Nigel Planer (actor, comedian, novelist, and playwright)
- February 26 - Michael Bolton (singer and songwriter)
- March 13 - Ridley Pearson (author and writer)
- March 24 - Louie Anderson (actor, comedian, game show host, and author)
- April 6 - Patrick Doyle (film composer)
- April 19 - Rick Moranis (actor)
- May 1 - Naoya Uchida (Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer)
- May 4 - Masashi Ebara (Japanese voice actor, actor, and narrator)
- May 9 - Amy Hill (actress)
- May 16 - Pierce Brosnan (actor and producer)
- May 19 - Victoria Wood (comedian and actress)
- May 24 - Alfred Molina (actor)
- May 29
- Karla DeVito (singer, actress, and voice actor)
- Danny Elfman (composer)
- May 30 - Colm Meaney (actor)
- June 1 - Tim Bentinck (actor)
- June 4 - Paul DeMeo (screenwriter and producer)
- June 5 - Kathleen Kennedy (producer and president of Lucasfilm)
- June 13 - Tim Allen (voice actor)
- June 15 - Renée Victor (actress)
- June 16 - Valerie Mahaffey (actress and producer)
- July 11 - Mindy Sterling (actress)
- July 29 - Tim Gunn (television host)
- August 2 - Butch Patrick (former child actor)
- August 4 - Richard White (actor)
- August 8 - Jim Jinkins (animator)
- August 9 - Alf Humphreys (actor)
- August 16 - Kathie Lee Gifford (television host, singer, songwriter, and actress)
- August 27 - Peter Stormare (actor)
- October 9 - Tony Shalhoub (voice actor)
- October 15
- Larry Miller (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Tito Jackson (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
- October 26 - Roger Allam (actor)
- October 27
- Robert Picardo (actor)
- Peter Firth (actor)
- October 30 - Charles Martin Smith (actor, screenwriter, and director)
- November 6 - Ron Underwood (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 8 - John Musker (director)
- November 27 - Curtis Armstrong (actor)
- December 6 - Tom Hulce (actor, singer, and producer)
- December 8 - Kim Basinger (actress)
- December 9 - John Malkovich (actor)
- December 17 - Bill Pullman (actor)
- December 31 - James Remar (actor and voice actor)
Artists joined
- Joe Hale
Character debuts
- February 5 - Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy Darling, John Darling, Michael Darling, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Tick-Tock the Crocodile, Lost Boys, Pirate Crew (Peter Pan), Tiger Lily, Indian Chief, George Darling, Mary Darling, Nana
- March - Glittering Goldie
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