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| − | *[[January 25]] - [[Pongo]], [[Perdita]], [[Roger Radcliffe]], [[Anita Radcliffe]], [[Nanny]], [[Cruella De Vil]], [[Jasper and Horace]], [[Thunderbolt]], [[Dirty Dawson]], [[Lucky (101 Dalmatians)|Lucky]], [[Patch]], [[Rolly]], [[Penny (Dalmatian)|Penny]], [[Freckles |
+ | *[[January 25]] - [[Pongo]], [[Perdita]], [[Roger Radcliffe]], [[Anita Radcliffe]], [[Nanny]], [[Cruella De Vil]], [[Jasper and Horace]], [[Thunderbolt]], [[Dirty Dawson]], [[Lucky (101 Dalmatians)|Lucky]], [[Patch]], [[Rolly]], [[Penny (Dalmatian)|Penny]], [[Freckles]], [[Dalmatian Puppies]], [[Danny (101 Dalmatians)|Danny]], [[Scottie]], [[Towser]], [[Lucy]], [[Captain (101 Dalmatians)|Captain]], [[Sergeant Tibbs]], [[Colonel]], [[Prissy]], [[Collie]], [[The Cows (101 Dalmatians)|The Cows]], [[Labrador]] |
*[[February 12]] - [[Jubal Pomp]] |
*[[February 12]] - [[Jubal Pomp]] |
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*[[March 16]] - [[Professor Brainard]], [[Alonzo Hawk]] |
*[[March 16]] - [[Professor Brainard]], [[Alonzo Hawk]] |
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Revision as of 12:16, 15 June 2021
An overview of Disney-related events that occured in 1961.
Magica De Spell makes her debut in The Midas Touch (Uncle Scrooge #36).
Ludwig Von Drake debuts in the season premiere of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 25 - One Hundred and One Dalmatians
- March 16 - The Absent-Minded Professor
- June 12 - The Parent Trap (premiere)
- June 21 - The Parent Trap
- July 12 - Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (Los Angeles, California)
- July 17 - Greyfriars Bobby
- October 11 - Greyfriars Bobby (New York City, New York)
- December 14 - Babes in Toyland
Shorts
Theme parks
- The Disneyland Monorail System extends to the Disneyland Hotel.
Events
- The California Institute of the Arts is founded.
Character debuts
- January 25 - Pongo, Perdita, Roger Radcliffe, Anita Radcliffe, Nanny, Cruella De Vil, Jasper and Horace, Thunderbolt, Dirty Dawson, Lucky, Patch, Rolly, Penny, Freckles, Dalmatian Puppies, Danny, Scottie, Towser, Lucy, Captain, Sergeant Tibbs, Colonel, Prissy, Collie, The Cows, Labrador
- February 12 - Jubal Pomp
- March 16 - Professor Brainard, Alonzo Hawk
- June 21 - Susan Evers, Sharon McKendrick, Mitch Evers, Maggie McKendrick, Vicky Robinson, Charles McKendrick, Louise McKendrick, Abbey Inch, Andromeda, Verbena
- September 24 - Ludwig Von Drake
- October 22 - Herman the Bootle Beetle
- December - Magica De Spell, Miss Quackfaster, John D. Rockerduck, Scrooge's Detectives
- December 14 - Tom Piper, Mary Contrary, Barnaby, Gonzorgo and Roderigo, Mr. Toymaker, Grumio, Mother Goose, Sylvester J. Goose
People
Births
- January 4 - Graham McTavish (actor and voice actor)
- January 9 - Candi Milo (voice actress and singer)
- January 12 - Simon Russell Beale (actor, author, and music historian)
- January 13 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus (actress, comedian, and producer)
- January 14 - Bob Walker (animator, storyboard artist, producer, and director)
- January 18 - Bob Peterson (animator, screenwriter, director, producer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
- February 13 - Henry Rollins (actor, comedian, musician, and TV and radio host)
- March 4 - Steven Weber (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- March 8
- Camryn Manheim (actress and voice actress)
- Jess Winfield (novelist, author, screenwriter, and voice actor)
- March 12 - Titus Welliver (actor and painter)
- March 14 - Penny Johnson Jerald (actress)
- March 21 - Kathy Zielinski (animator)
- March 24 - Mitsuru Ogata (voice actor)
- March 29 - Amy Sedaris (actress, voice actress, comedian, author, and writer)
- April 2 - Christopher Meloni (actor)
- April 3 - Eddie Murphy (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, director, producer, and singer)
- April 13 - Liz Callaway (actress, singer, and recording artist)
- April 18
- Jane Leeves (actress, comedian, producer, singer, and dancer)
- Joe Whyte (actor and voice actor)
- April 21 - Cathy Cavadini (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- April 23 - George Lopez (comedian, actor, voice actor, and talk show host)
- May 6
- George Clooney (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- Wally Wingert (actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, and former radio personality)
- May 14 - Tim Roth (actor and director)
- May 16 - Kevin McDonald (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
- May 27 - Peri Gilpin (actress and voice actress)
- May 31 - Lea Thompson (actress, dancer, director, and producer)
- June 5 - Mary Kay Bergman (voice actress)
- June 7 - Kym Whitley (comedian and actress)
- June 9 - Michael J. Fox (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, and film producer)
- June 11 - Nicolaus Dräuy (animator and background artist)
- June 15 - Jim Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, producer, cinematographer, and camera operator)
- June 25 - Ricky Gervais (comedian, actor, voice actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter)
- July 4 - Ted Elliott (screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist)
- July 9 - Bettina Gilois (screenwriter and author)
- July 15
- Forest Whitaker (actor, voice actor, producer, and director)
- Lolita Davidovich (actress)
- July 23
- Woody Harrelson (actor, voice actor, comedian, activist, director, and playwright)
- David Kaufman (actor and voice actor)
- July 30
- Elio (Italian musician and singer)
- Laurence Fishburne (actor, voice actor, playwright, director, and producer)
- August 2 - Mark Moseley (actor, voice actor, radio personality, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer)
- August 4
- Lauren Tom (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Barack Obama (44th President of the United States of America)
- August 7 - Maggie Wheeler (actress and voice actress)
- August 13 - Dawnn Lewis (actress, voice actress, singer, and presenter)
- August 16 - Urara Takano (Japanese voice actress)
- August 17 - Takashi Aoyagi (Japanese literature scholar, college professor, and voice actor)
- August 20 - Tuck Tucker (writer, artist, storyboard artist, animator, songwriter, and director)
- August 22 - Stephen Stanton (actor, voice actor, voice-match artist, and visual effects artist)
- August 23 - Nik Ranieri (animator)
- August 25 - Billy Ray Cyrus (country music singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist)
- August 28 - Jennifer Coolidge (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- September 2 - Eugenio Derbez (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and author)
- September 6 - Bruce W. Smith (animator, director, producer, and storyboard artist)
- September 11 - Elizabeth Daily (comedian, actress, voice actress, and singer)
- September 15
- Noel MacNeal (puppeteer, writer, actor, singer, performer, and director)
- Sarah Kawahara (figure skater and choreographer)
- September 18 - James Gandolfini (actor)
- September 22 - Bonnie Hunt (comedian, actress, voice actress, director, producer, writer, and host)
- September 23 - Chi McBride (actor and voice actor)
- September 25 - Heather Locklear (actress)
- October 1 - Steve Purcell (cartoonist, animator, director, game designer, and voice actor)
- October 10 - Jodi Benson (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- October 11 - Russ Edmonds (animator)
- October 16 - Robert Hughes (animator, director, producer, screenwriter, and storyboard artist)
- October 25 - Pat Sharp (actor, radio and television presenter, and DJ)
- October 30 - Larry Wilmore (comedian, writer, producer, and actor)
- November 2 - K.D. Lang (singer-songwriter and occasional actress)
- November 8 - Dorothy McKim (producer, production manager, director of production, and co-producer)
- November 14 - D.B. Sweeney (actor and voice actor)
- November 19 - Meg Ryan (actress, director, and producer)
- November 21 - Ruben Procopio (animation artist, comic book artist, animator, and sculptor)
- November 29 - Kim Delaney (actress)
- December 10 - Nia Peeples (actress and singer)
- December 13 - Harry Gregson-Williams (composer and songwriter)
- December 16 - Shane Black (screenwriter, director, producer, and actor)
1961