An overview of Disney-related events that occured in 1953.
The Simple Things, the last cartoon in the original Mickey Mouse series.
Glittering Goldie is introduced in "Back to the Klondike".
Contents
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-release)
- October 2 - Football (Now and Then)
- October 23 - Rugged Bear
- November 10
- November 11 - Working for Peanuts
- December 25
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.
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, Tiger Lily, Indian Chief, George Darling, Mary Darling, Nana, Mermaids, Peter Pan's Shadow
- March - Glittering Goldie
- May 28 - Professor Owl, Bertie Birdbrain, The Canary Sisters, Penelope Pinfeather, Suzy Sparrow
- August 1 - Muncey, Roving Reporter
- September - Chisel McSue
- November 10 - Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom, Amos the Mouse
- Miklos the Grey Mouse
Comics
- March - Uncle Scrooge publishes its first issue
People
Births
- January 1 - Kori Rae (producer and animation manager)
- 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 26 - Michael Bolton (singer and songwriter)
- March 23 - Chaka Khan (singer)
- March 24 - Louie Anderson (actor, voice actor, comedian, game show host, and author)
- April 1 - Barry Sonnenfeld (director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer)
- April 6 - Patrick Doyle (composer)
- April 18 - Rick Moranis (actor, comedian, musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and producer)
- April 25 - Ron Clements (animator, film director, producer, and screenwriter)
- April 29 - Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (composer)
- May 1 - Naoya Uchida (voice actor, actor, and singer)
- May 4 - Masashi Ebara (voice actor, actor, and narrator)
- May 9 - Amy Hill (stand-up comedian, actress, and voice actress)
- May 16 - Pierce Brosnan (actor, producer, and environmentalist)
- May 24 - Alfred Molina (actor and voice actor)
- May 29 - Danny Elfman (film composer, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor)
- May 30 - Colm Meaney (actor)
- June 5 - Kathleen Kennedy (producer and president of Lucasfilm)
- June 13 - Tim Allen (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- July 11 - Mindy Sterling (actress and voice actress)
- July 29 - Tim Gunn (television host)
- August 2 - Butch Patrick (former child actor)
- August 4 - Richard White (actor, voice actor, and opera singer)
- August 8 - Jim Jinkins (animator, producer, writer, and storyboard artist)
- August 11 - Hulk Hogan (professional wrestler, actor, and musician)
- August 14 - James Horner (composer, conductor, and orchestrator)
- August 16 - Kathie Lee Gifford (television host, singer, songwriter, and actress)
- August 27 - Peter Stormare (actor, voice actor, theatre director, playwright, and musician)
- August 28 - Dee Dee Rescher (actress and voice actress)
- September 4 - Karen Keller (layout artist)
- October 9 - Tony Shalhoub (actor and voice actor)
- October 15
- Larry Miller (comedian, actor, voice actor, podcaster, and columnist)
- Tito Jackson (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
- October 26 - Roger Allam (actor)
- October 27
- Robert Picardo (actor)
- Peter Firth (actor)
- October 28 - Keith Scott (voice actor, comedian, impressionist, and animation historian)
- October 30 - Charles Martin Smith (film actor, writer, and director)
- November 6 - Ron Underwood (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 8 - John Musker (animator, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- November 19 - George Kalogridis (president of Walt Disney World Resort)
- November 27 - Curtis Armstrong (actor and voice actor)
- November 28 - Pamela Hayden (actress and voice actress)
- December 6 - Tom Hulce (actor, voice actor, singer, and producer)
- December 8 - Kim Basinger (actress)
- December 9 - John Malkovich (actor, director, producer, and fashion designer)
- December 17 - Bill Pullman (actor)
- December 31 - James Remar (actor and voice actor)
Artists joined
- Joe Hale
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