Changes: 1981

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Book the illusion of life — *Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life*

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The Fox and the Hound

Theatrical releases

Feature films

March 6 - The Devil and Max Devlin
March 20 - Amy
April 3 - Alice in Wonderland (re-issue)
June 12
- Herbie Goes Bananas (re-issue)
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (re-issue)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, a LucasFilms production written by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg, is released by Paramount, introducing the character Indiana Jones.
June 19 - Swiss Family Robinson (re-issue)
June 26
- Dragonslayer (co-production with Paramount)
- The Great Muppet Caper (released by Jim Henson Productions/ITC Entertainment; later acquired by Disney)
July 10 - The Fox and the Hound
August 7 - Condorman
October 9 - The Watcher in the Woods
November 20 - The Watcher in the Woods (Los Angeles, California)
December 18 - Cinderella (re-issue)

Shorts

June 21 - Smoking: The Choice is Yours
July 10 - Once Upon a Mouse
September
- 101 Dalmatians: A Lesson in Self-Assertion
- Cinderella: A Lesson in Compromise
- Dumbo: A Lesson in Being Prepared
- The Fox and the Hound: A Lesson in Being Careful
- The Jungle Book: A Lesson in Accepting Change
September 6 - Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons

Events

July 29 - Disney on Ice is founded under the name of Walt Disney's World on Ice.
After 26 years, the last Disney animated feature to use the Buena Vista logo was The Fox and the Hound.
Walt Disney Pictures purchases the rights to Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, the basis for the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

Character debuts

May - Della Duck, Quackmore Duck, Daphne Duck, Matilda McDuck
June 26 - Tyrian
July 10 - Tod, Copper, Big Mama, Dinky and Boomer, Squeaks, Widow Tweed, Amos Slade, Chief, Abigail, Chicken, Mr. Digger, Porcupine, Vixey, The Bear, Tod's mother
August 7 - Woodrow Wilkins, Natalia Rambova, Morovich

Books

Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life

Home video releases

June 26
- Dumbo (rental only)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (rental only)
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
- Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
- The Absent-Minded Professor
- Gus
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
- Snow White Live at Radio City Music Hall
- Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volumes 1, 2, and 3
October 15
- Alice in Wonderland (rental only)
- Old Yeller
- Darby O'Gill and the Little People
- Amy
- Treasure Island
- Herbie Rides Again
- The Shaggy Dog
- Goofy Over Sports
- Pollyanna
- A Walt Disney Christmas
- The Sign of Zorro
- Condorman
- Blackbeard's Ghost
- The Devil and Max Devlin
- A Tale of Two Critters
- The Watcher in the Woods
- A Dream Called Walt Disney World

Video games

Mickey Mouse (Nintendo Game & Watch) (Widescreen variety)

People

Births

January 1 - Eden Riegel (actress and voice actress)
January 4 - Aaron Schwartz (actor)
January 13 - Shad Gaspard (professional wrestler and actor)
January 22 - Beverley Mitchell (actress and singer)
January 24 - Carrie Coon (actress)
January 25 - Alicia Keys (philanthropist, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress)
January 28 - Elijah Wood (actor, voice actor, producer, and DJ)
January 31 - Justin Timberlake (singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer)
February 1 - John Gemberling (actor and comedian)
February 3 - Alisa Reyes (actress and voice actress)
February 8 - Dawn Olivieri (actress)
February 9 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
February 14 - Erin Torpey (actress and singer)
February 17 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur)
February 23 - Josh Gad (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
February 27 - Josh Groban (actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer)
March 2 - Bryce Dallas Howard (actress, writer, and director)
March 29 - Megan Hilty (actress)
March 30 - Katy Mixon (actress)
April 2 - Bethany Joy Lenz (actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker)
April 8 - Taylor Kitsch (actor and model)
April 10 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress and singer)
April 19 - Hayden Christensen (actor and producer)
April 28 - Jessica Alba (actress, model, and businesswoman)
May 5 - Danielle Fishel (actress, voice actress, screenwriter, director, and television personality)
May 11 - J.P. Karliak (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
May 15 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress and singer)
May 28 - Laura Bailey (actress, voice actress, and voice director)
June 1
- Johnny Pemberton (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Brandi Carlile (musician, songwriter, and producer)
June 4 - T.J. Miller (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, producer, and writer)
June 7 - Larisa Oleynik (actress)
June 9 - Natalie Portman (actress)
June 13 - Chris Evans (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
July 14 - Teri Reeves (actress)
July 26 - Sarah Burns (actress and comedian)
August 3 - Travis Willingham (actor and voice actor)
August 4
- Meghan Markle (actress and model)
- Abigail Spencer (actress)
August 8 - Roger Federer (professional tennis player)
August 20 - Ben Barnes (actor)
August 24 - Chad Michael Murray (actor, spokesperson, and former fashion model)
September 4 - Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress)
September 8 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas (actor and voice actor)
September 9 - Julie Gonzalo (actress and producer)
September 12 - Jennifer Hudson (actress and singer)
September 15 - Ben Schwartz (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)
September 16 - Alexis Bledel (actress, model, and producer)
September 22
- Ashley Eckstein (actress and voice actress)
- Katie Lowes (actress, voice actress, and theater director)
September 25 - Stuart Minkus (actor)
September 26 - Christina Milian (singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model)
October 16 - Caterina Scorsone (actress)
November 18 - Nasim Pedrad (actress and comedian)
November 23 - John Lavelle (actor and voice actor)
December 2 - Britney Spears (singer)
December 11 - Hamish Blake (actor, comedian, and writer)
December 10 - Nicole Perlman (screenwriter)
December 16 - Krysten Ritter (actress, musician, writer, and model)
December 18 - Josh Dallas (actor)

Deaths

November 25 - Jack Albertson (actor, voice actor, comedian, dancer, and singer)

1981

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 [[File:Book the illusion of life.jpg|thumb|250px|''[[Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life]]'']]
 [[File:Foxhoundposter.jpg|thumb|250px|''[[The Fox and the Hound]]'']]
@@ Line 7: / Line 8: @@
 *[[March 20]] - ''[[Amy (1981 film)|Amy]]''
 *[[April 3]] - ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (re-issue)
+*[[June 12]]
-*[[June 12]] - ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' (re-issue)
+**''[[Herbie Goes Bananas]]'' (re-issue)
+**''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' (re-issue)
+**''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', a LucasFilms production written by [[George Lucas]] and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], is released by Paramount, introducing the character [[Indiana Jones]].
 *[[June 19]] - ''[[Swiss Family Robinson]]'' (re-issue)
+*[[June 26]]
-*[[June 26]] - ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' (coproduction with Paramount)
+**''[[Dragonslayer]]'' (co-production with Paramount)
+**''[[w:c:muppet:The Great Muppet Caper|The Great Muppet Caper]]'' (released by Jim Henson Productions/ITC Entertainment; later acquired by Disney)
 *[[July 10]] - ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]''
 *[[August 7]] - ''[[Condorman]]''
@@ Line 17: / Line 23: @@
 ===Shorts===
-*? - ''[[Smoking: The Choice is Yours]]''
+*[[June 21]] - ''[[Smoking: The Choice is Yours]]''
 *[[July 10]] - ''[[Once Upon a Mouse]]''
 *September
@@ Line 28: / Line 34: @@
 ==Events==
+*July 29 - [[Disney on Ice]] is founded under the name of Walt Disney's World on Ice.
 *After 26 years, the last Disney animated feature to use the [[Buena Vista]] logo was ''[[The Fox and the Hound]]''.
-*Walt Disney Pictures purchases the rights to [[Gary K. Wolf]]'s novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'', the basis for the film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' ([[1988]]).
+*Walt Disney Pictures purchases the rights to Gary K. Wolf's novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'', the basis for the film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' ([[1988]]).
 ==Character debuts==
+*May - [[Della Duck |Della Duck]], [[Quackmore Duck]], [[Daphne Duck]], [[Matilda McDuck]]
-*[[July 10]] - [[Tod]], [[Copper]], [[Big Mama]], [[Dinky and Boomer]], [[Squeaks]], [[Widow Tweed]], [[Amos Slade]], [[Chief]], [[Abigail the Cow|Abigail]], [[Chicken (The Fox and the Hound)|Chicken]], [[Mr. Digger]], [[Porcupine (The Fox and the Hound)|Porcupine]], [[Vixey]], [[The Bear]], [[Tod's mother]]
+*[[June 26]] - [[Tyrian]]
+*[[July 10]] - [[Tod]], [[Copper]], [[Big Mama]], [[Dinky and Boomer]], [[Squeaks]], [[Widow Tweed]], [[Amos Slade]], [[Chief]], [[Abigail the Cow|Abigail]], Chicken, [[Mr. Digger]], [[Porcupine (The Fox and the Hound)|Porcupine]], [[Vixey]], [[The Bear]], [[Tod's mother]]
 *[[August 7]] - [[Woodrow Wilkins]], [[Natalia Rambova]], [[Morovich]]
 ==Books==
-*''[[The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation]]''
+*''[[Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life]]''
 ==Home video releases==
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 **''[[The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band]]''
 **''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|Snow White]] Live at Radio City Music Hall''
-**''[[Miscellaneous Disney animated shorts compilation videos|Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volumes 1, 2, and 3]]''
+**''[[Miscellaneous Disney animated shorts compilation videos|Mickey Mouse &amp; Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volumes 1, 2, and 3]]''
 *[[October 15]]
 **''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (rental only)
@@ Line 73: / Line 82: @@
 ==People==
 ===Births===
-*[[January 1]] - [[Eden Riegel]] (actress)
+*[[January 1]] - [[Eden Riegel]] (actress and voice actress)
 *[[January 4]] - [[Aaron Schwartz]] (actor)
-*[[January 5]] - [[deadmau5]] (musician)
+*[[January 13]] - [[Shad Gaspard]] (professional wrestler and actor)
 *[[January 22]] - [[Beverley Mitchell]] (actress and singer)
 *[[January 24]] - [[Carrie Coon]] (actress)
 *[[January 25]] - [[Alicia Keys]] (philanthropist, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress)
 *[[January 28]] - [[Elijah Wood]] (actor, voice actor, producer, and DJ)
-*[[January 31]] - [[Justin Timberlake]] (actor and singer)
+*[[January 31]] - [[Justin Timberlake]] (singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer)
+*[[February 1]] - [[John Gemberling]] (actor and comedian)
+*[[February 3]] - [[Alisa Reyes]] (actress and voice actress)
 *[[February 8]] - [[Dawn Olivieri]] (actress)
 *[[February 9]] - [[Tom Hiddleston]] (actor)
 *[[February 14]] - [[Erin Torpey]] (actress and singer)
-*[[February 17]] - [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] (actor)
+*[[February 17]] - [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] (actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur)
-*[[February 22]] - [[Élodie Yung]] (actress)
+*[[February 23]] - [[Josh Gad]] (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
-*[[February 23]] - [[Josh Gad]] (actor, comedian, and singer)
 *[[February 27]] - [[Josh Groban]] (actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer)
 *[[March 2]] - [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] (actress, writer, and director)
-*[[March 28]] - [[Julia Stiles]] (actress)
 *[[March 29]] - [[Megan Hilty]] (actress)
+*[[March 30]] - [[Katy Mixon]] (actress)
+*[[April 2]] - [[Bethany Joy Lenz]] (actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker)
 *[[April 8]] - [[Taylor Kitsch]] (actor and model)
 *[[April 10]] - [[Laura Bell Bundy]] (actress and singer)
-*[[April 13]] - [[Courtney Peldon]] (actress and voice actress)
+*[[April 19]] - [[Hayden Christensen]] (actor and producer)
-*[[April 19]] - [[Hayden Christensen]] (actor)
 *[[April 28]] - [[Jessica Alba]] (actress, model, and businesswoman)
 *[[May 5]] - [[Danielle Fishel]] (actress, voice actress, screenwriter, director, and television personality)
@@ Line 100: / Line 110: @@
 *[[May 15]] - [[Jamie-Lynn Sigler]] (actress and singer)
 *[[May 28]] - [[Laura Bailey]] (actress, voice actress, and voice director)
+*[[June 1]]
-*[[June 1]] - [[Johnny Pemberton]] (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
+**[[Johnny Pemberton]] (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
+**[[Brandi Carlile]] (musician, songwriter, and producer)
 *[[June 4]] - [[T.J. Miller]] (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, producer, and writer)
 *[[June 7]] - [[Larisa Oleynik]] (actress)
@@ Line 112: / Line 124: @@
 **[[Abigail Spencer]] (actress)
 *[[August 8]] - [[Roger Federer]] (professional tennis player)
-*[[August 12]] - [[Steve Talley]] (actor)
 *[[August 20]] - [[Ben Barnes]] (actor)
 *[[August 24]] - [[Chad Michael Murray]] (actor, spokesperson, and former fashion model)
-*[[September 4]] - [[Beyoncé Knowles]] (singer and actress)
+*[[September 4]] - [[Beyoncé Knowles-Carter]] (singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress)
-*[[September 8]] - [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] (actor)
+*[[September 8]] - [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]] (actor and voice actor)
-*[[September 9]] - [[Julie Gonzalo]] (actress)
+*[[September 9]] - [[Julie Gonzalo]] (actress and producer)
 *[[September 12]] - [[Jennifer Hudson]] (actress and singer)
 *[[September 15]] - [[Ben Schwartz]] (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)
-*[[September 16]] - [[Alexis Bledel]] (actress and producer)
+*[[September 16]] - [[Alexis Bledel]] (actress, model, and producer)
 *[[September 22]]
-**[[Ashley Eckstein]] (actress)
+**[[Ashley Eckstein]] (actress and voice actress)
-**[[Katie Lowes]] (actress)
+**[[Katie Lowes]] (actress, voice actress, and theater director)
-*[[September 26]] - [[Christina Milian]] (singer and actress)
+*[[September 25]] - [[Stuart Minkus]] (actor)
+*[[September 26]] - [[Christina Milian]] (singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model)
 *[[October 16]] - [[Caterina Scorsone]] (actress)
-*[[November 11]] - [[Amy Rutberg]] (actress)
-*[[November 14]] - [[Russell Tovey]] (actor)
 *[[November 18]] - [[Nasim Pedrad]] (actress and comedian)
-*[[November 23]] - [[John Lavelle]] (actor)
+*[[November 23]] - [[John Lavelle]] (actor and voice actor)
 *[[December 2]] - [[Britney Spears]] (singer)
-*[[December 3]] - [[Brian Bonsall]] (actor)
 *[[December 11]] - [[Hamish Blake]] (actor, comedian, and writer)
-*[[December 15]] - [[Victoria Summer]] (actress, model, and singer-songwriter)
+*[[December 10]] - [[Nicole Perlman]] (screenwriter)
 *[[December 16]] - [[Krysten Ritter]] (actress, musician, writer, and model)
 *[[December 18]] - [[Josh Dallas]] (actor)
 ===Deaths===
-*[[January 16]] - [[Bernard Lee]] (actor)
 *[[November 25]] - [[Jack Albertson]] (actor, voice actor, comedian, dancer, and singer)
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+[[pt-br:1981]]
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