Changes: 1954

Revision as of 12:45, 2 June 2020

20000 leagues under sea poster walt disney — *20,000 Leagues Under the Sea*

Dragon-around-original — *Dragon Around*

Theatrical releases

Feature films

February 3 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (New York City, New York)
February 10 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (Los Angeles, California)
February 18 - Pinocchio (re-issue)
February 27 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
August 16 - The Vanishing Prairie (New York City, New York)
December 23 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (New York City, New York)

Shorts

January 15 - Spare the Rod
February 19 - Pecos Bill
March 5 - Donald's Diary
March 12 - Stormy, the Thoroughbred
April 19 - The Lone Chipmunks
April 23 - Two for the Record
May 21
- Pigs is Pigs
- Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
June 18
- Casey Bats Again
- The Martins and the Coys
July 16
- Dragon Around
- Casey at the Bat
August 13
- Grin and Bear It
- Little Toot
August 17 - Willie the Operatic Whale (re-issue)
September 17 - Once Upon a Wintertime
October 15 - Social Lion
November 12 - The Flying Squirrel
December 23 - Grand Canyonscope
December 24 - Siam

Events

May 9 - Walt's Daughter Diane marries future Disney CEO Ron W. Miller

Character debuts

March 5 - Daisy's parents
May - Gilbert Goof
August 13 - J. Audubon Woodlore, Brownstone National Park Bears
November 12 - Flying Squirrel
December 23 - Ned Land, Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, Captain Nemo, Esmeralda, Giant Squid

Television

October 27 - Disneyland premieres on ABC. Under various titles and on various networks, this show ran regularly until 2005 and still airs sporadically today.

People

Births

January 13 - Trevor Rabin (musician and film composer)
January 19 - Katey Sagal (actress, singer, and songwriter)
January 20 - Ken Page (singer and actor)
January 29 - Oprah Winfrey (media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist)
February 1 - Bill Mumy (actor, comedian, and musician)
February 17 - Rene Russo (actress and former model)
February 18 - John Travolta (actor, voice actor, dancer, and singer)
March 1 - Ron Howard (actor, director, and producer)
March 4 - Catherine O'Hara (actress, writer, and comedian)
March 9 - Martin P. Robinson (puppeteer)
March 11 - David Newman (composer)
March 24 - Robert Carradine (actor)
April 2 - Donald Petrie (director, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
April 4 - Tom Ruegger (animator)
April 7 - Jackie Chan (actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer)
April 9 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
April 10 - Peter MacNicol (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
April 13 - Glen Keane (animator)
April 26 - Sindy McKay (actress, voice actress, and television writer)
April 27 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
May 8 - Stephen Furst (actor, voice actor, comedian, and director)
May 10 - Mike Hagerty (actor and comedian)
May 17 - David Zippel (musical theater and film lyricist)
May 28 - Townsend Coleman (voice actor and DJ)
June 2
- Dennis Haysbert (actor and voice actor)
- Leslie Pope (set decorator)
June 5 - Steven Meisel (fashion photographer)
June 6 - Harvey Fierstein (actor, voice actor, and playwright)
June 11 - Rich Fogel (writer, producer, and storyboard artist)
June 14 - Jan Rabson (actor and voice actor)
June 15 - Jim Belushi (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and musician)
June 19 - Kathleen Turner (actress, voice actress, and director)
June 28 - Alice Krige (actress and producer)
July 8 - Andy Gaskill (animator, art director, and storyboard artist)
July 20 - John Davis (producer)
August 16 - James Cameron (director, producer, screenwriter, and editor)
August 20 - Al Roker (journalist, television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and author)
August 23 - Jeannie Elias (voice actress)
August 24 - Joe Ochman (actor, voice actor, and stage director)
August 31 - Julie Brown (actress, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, and director)
September 13 - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor, voice actor, writer, and director)
September 22 - Shari Belafonte (actress, model, writer, and singer)
September 29 - Cindy Morgan (actress)
October 9
- John O'Hurley (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, and television personality)
- Scott Bakula (actor, singer, and director)
October 22 - Ellen Gerstell (voice actress)
October 26 - D.W. Moffett (actor and director)
November 5 - Mike Gabriel (animator, director, and storyboard artist)
November 16 - Scott Wittman (composer, lyricist, songwriter, and writer)
November 21 - Jeff Pescetto (musician and singer)
November 27 - Kimmy Robertson (actress and voice actress)
December 14 - James Horan (actor and voice actor)
December 18 - Ray Liotta (actor)
December 28 - Denzel Washington (actor, director, and producer)

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 *[[May 17]] - [[David Zippel]] (musical theater and film lyricist)
 *[[May 28]] - [[Townsend Coleman]] (voice actor and DJ)
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 **[[Dennis Haysbert]] (actor and voice actor)
 **[[Leslie Pope]] (set decorator)