Changes: 1960

Revision as of 21:30, 24 January 2020

Swiss family robinson322 — *Swiss Family Robinson*

Theatrical releases

Feature films

January 21 - Toby Tyler
February 24 - Kidnapped
May 19 - Pollyanna
June 11 - The Sign of Zorro
August 10 - Jungle Cat
June 22 - Darby O'Gill and the Little People
November 1 - Ten Who Dared
December 10 - Swiss Family Robinson (premiere)
December 20 - Swiss Family Robinson

Shorts

January 21 - Goliath II
March 16 - Islands of the Sea
August 10 - The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon

Events

Walt Disney begins negotiations with P.L. Travers to make a movie based on her book Mary Poppins.
Gene Autry appoints Walt Disney to the Board of Directors of his Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team, which would begin play in 1961. Walt would later play a role in convincing Autry to move the team from Los Angeles to Anaheim, the home of Disneyland, in 1966. The Walt Disney Company would later own the team from 1996 to 2003, under which the team would win the World Series in 2002. A fictional version of the team was featured in the films Angels in the Outfield and Angels in the Infield.
The Sherman Brothers songwriting team are hired by Disney.
Disney purchases the story rights to The Small One; it won't be made into a movie until 1978.

Character debuts

January 21 - Toby Tyler
May 19 - Pollyanna, Polly Harrington, Mr. Pendergast, Dr. Edmond Chilton, Reverend Paul Ford, Jimmy Bean, Nancy Furman, Angelica, Mrs. Paul Ford, Mayor Karl Warren, Ben Tarbell, Amelia Tarbell
December 23 - Father Robinson, Mother Robinson, Fritz Robinson, Ernst Robinson, Francis Robinson, Duke and Turk, Roberta, Captain Moreland, Captain Wilhelm, Kuala, Pirates, Rocky, Lightning, Clementine, Duchess, Tiger

Theme parks

Disneyland welcomes its 20 millionth guest.

Television

Zorro and The Mickey Mouse Club are canceled.
ABC moves Walt Disney Presents from Friday nights to Sunday nights.

People

Births

January 4 - April Winchell (actress, voice actress, writer, talk radio host, and commentator)
January 12 - Oliver Platt (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
January 15 - Kelly Asbury (story supervisor)
January 18 - Mark Rylance (actor, theatre director, and playwright)
January 27 - Alex Kupershmidt (animator)
February 7
- James Spader (actor)
- Yasunori Matsumoto (voice actor)
February 17 - Thom Adcox-Hernandez (actor and voice actor)
February 18 - Tony Anselmo (voice actor and animator)
February 20 - Wendee Lee (voice actress, writer, and director)
March 12 - Courtney B. Vance (actor)
March 13 - Joe Ranft (voice artist and animator)
March 17 - Vicki Lewis (actress, voice actress, and singer)
March 26 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
March 29 - Annabella Sciorra (actress)
April 11 - Jeremy Clarkson (broadcaster, journalist, writer, and talk show host)
April 14 - Brad Garrett (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and professional poker player)
April 28 - Steve Blum (voice actor)
May 15 - Rob Bowman (director, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
May 20 - Tony Goldwyn (actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and political activist)
May 29 - Neil Crone (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
May 31 - Chris Elliott (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and author)
June 8 - Gary Trousdale (film director, animator, and screenwriter)
June 17 - Thomas Haden Church (actor, voice actor, director, and writer)
July 2 - Terry Rossio (screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist)
July 5 - Bruce Lanoil (actor, voice actor, and puppeteer)
July 10 - Jeff Bergman (voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
July 14 - Jane Lynch (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and author)
July 24 - Bradley Raymond (director)
August 7 - David Duchovny (actor, writer, producer, director, and singer-songwriter)
August 10 - Antonio Banderas (actor, director, and producer)
August 23 - Chris Potter (actor, voice actor, musician, and pitchman)
August 28
- Jodi Carlisle (actress)
- Emma Samms (actress)
September 1 - Joseph Williams (singer, songwriter, and film composer)
September 10 - Colin Firth (actor and voice actor)
September 13 - Greg Baldwin (actor and voice actor)
September 17 - Kevin Clash (puppeteer, producer, director, and actor)
September 27 - Debi Derryberry (voice actress)
October 17
- Rob Marshall (director and choreographer)
- Guy Henry (actor and voice actor)
October 21 - Paul Rugg (screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and comedian)
October 24 - BD Wong (actor and voice actor)
November 4 - Kathy Griffin (actress and comedian)
November 5 - Tilda Swinton (actress)
November 7 - Scott Martin Gershin (sound editor, director, special effects artist, voice actor, and music artist)
November 11 - Stanley Tucci (actor, writer, film producer, and film director)
November 13 - Neil Flynn (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
November 18 - Elizabeth Perkins (actress and voice actress)
November 26 - Greg Berg (voice actor)
November 27 - Michael Rispoli (actor)
November 29 - Cathy Moriarty (actress and voice actress)
December 3
- Daryl Hannah (actress)
- Julianne Moore (actress and children's book author)
December 9 - Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (director, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor)
December 10 - Kenneth Branagh (actor, director, and producer)
December 24 - Glenn McQueen (animator)
December 26 - Temuera Morrison (actor)

Deaths

January 26 - Riley Thomson (animator, director, writer, and comics artist)
December 30 - Charlotte Clark (seamstress)

1960

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 *[[February 24]] - ''[[Kidnapped]]''
 *[[May 19]] - ''[[Pollyanna]]''
-*June 11 - [[The Sign of Zorro|''The Sign of Zorro'']]
+*[[June 11]] - [[The Sign of Zorro|''The Sign of Zorro'']]
 *[[August 10]] - ''[[Jungle Cat]]''
 *[[June 22]] - ''[[Darby O'Gill and the Little People]]''