1936:
Disney's animated short Three Orphan Kittens wins an
Oscar for Short Subjects, Cartoon at the 8th Annual Academy Awards.
Ironically it beats out Disney's Silly Symphony Who Killed Cock Robin? short.
2000:
The second annual Garden Design Event at the
Disney Institute in Walt Disney World (offering hands-on experience in all aspects of designing, planting and maintaining a garden) comes to an end after 4 days.
2005:
The Newport Symphony Orchestra performs selections from
Disney's 1940 Fantasia during a concert held at the
Newport Performing Arts Center in California.
Vance Gerry, a veteran Disney animation storyman, layout artist, and visual development artist since 1955, passes away in Pasadena, California. Regarded as one of the most talented and creative story artists in the animation industry, he contributed to such Disney classics as 101 Dalmatians, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood,
The Rescuers, and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
1928:
Disney's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit black & white silent short Rival Romeos is released just as Walt has exhausted negotiations with the cartoon's distributor Charles Mintz.
1932:
The Mickey Mouse short The Mad Dog, directed by Burt Gillett, is released. When Pluto swallows soap while being bathed, his soapy slobber makes locals think he's gone mad!
1947:
Singer-actor Eddie Hodges is born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His Disney credits include Summer Magic (1963) and The Happiest Millionaire (1967).
1950:
The first color comic strip of Disney's "Cinderella" is published
in Sunday editions of newspapers.
1958:
The Disneyland TV series airs episode 93 - the 5th part of The Saga of
Andy Burnett, "White Man's Medicine."
1961:
The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs "The Coyote's Lament."
1983:
The Journey Into Imagination attraction (presented by Kodak) officially opens at
EPCOT's Future World. Located in The Imagination! pavilion, Journey Into Imagination features the
Dreamfinder (the attraction's pilot) who teaches Figment (a small, purple creature with orange steer horns voiced
by Billy Barty) to use his imagination. The ride features the song "One Little Spark," composed by the Sherman
Brothers. The Imagination! pavilion (featuring the Magic Journeys film) has been opend since the park's debut on
October 1, 1982. (Over the years the attraction will go through different incarnations: Journey into YOUR
Imagination in 1999 and Journey into Imagination with Figment in 2002.)
1994:
Jim Henson's Secret Life of Toys begins airing on The Disney Channel.
Wheel of Fortune spends Spring Break at Disney-MGM Studios. The popular game show will tape 20 episodes over the next 4 days.
1999:
"Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits" airs on ABC-TV.
2003:
Disneyland's King Arthur Carrousel reopens after 14 months of
renovation. Among the changes is the addition of a wheelchair-
accessible chariot that seats four and a loading ramp for disabled riders.
2004:
Disney Channel airs the That's So Raven episode "To See or Not to See" for the first time.
Touchstone Pictures releases Hidalgo, a film based on the legend of distance rider Frank Hopkins and his horse Hidalgo, a mustang.
2006:
At the 78th Annual Academy Awards, Howard Berger & Tami Lane win for Achievement in Makeup for the feature
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
1996:
The soundtrack to Disney's animated Oliver & Company is re-released on Walt
Disney Records. First released in 1988, it features performances by Billy Joel ("Why Should I
Worry?"), Huey Lewis ("Once Upon A Time In New York City"), and Bette Midler ("Perfect Isn't Easy").
1954:
The Donald Duck short Donald's Diary, also featuring Daisy Duck and Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey & Louie, is released.
2007:
Variety reports that a new Disney Channel series called Wizards of Waverly Place is slated for a fall launch. The show centers around a family whose 3 kids are wizards-in-training.
Sterling Holloway, the veteran
vocalist on dozens of Disney
animated projects, was not Walt
Disney's first choice to voice the
character of Winnie the Pooh ...
TV comic George Gobel was
(but he turned it down).
1962:
The Golden Globe Awards are presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Although nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Disney's The Parent Trap, Hayley Mills is edged out by actress Rosalind Russell for her performance in A Majorty of One. West Side Story wins for Best Motion Picture - Musical, beating out Disney's Babes in Toyland. Best Motion Picture - Comedy is also given to A Majority of One, again beating out The Parent Trap.
1995:
The Santa Clause is presented a People's Choice Award for
Favorite Comedy Motion Picture.
1939:
Actress Samantha Eggar - the voice of Hera, mother of Hercules, in Disney's
animated Hercules - is born in London, England. Her Disney credits also include the 1988 TV episode "Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder" as Ory Palmer.
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"When this kid started on The Jungle Book back in the sixties, I knew nothing about story. Vance Gerry was my mentor. An incredible talent, Vance could accomplish more work in one day than most story artists could do it a week. He was the most easy going, laid back guy I ever worked with. Totally unflappable, Vance could pitch to the lowest Jr. story guy or to Walt Disney in the same relaxed manner." -Floyd Norman
In Memory of Vance Gerry (1929-2005)
1948:
Disney releases the Donald Duck short Drip Dippy Donald, directed by Jack King.
A leaky faucet keeps a very tired Donald up all night!
1974:
Actor Matt Lucas, Tweedledee & Tweedledum in Disney's 2010 Alice in Wonderland, is born in London, England.
2010:
Disney's fantasy adventure Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and presented in 3-D and IMAX 3-D, is released in the United States and the
United Kingdom.
Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend kicks off at WDW.
It is reported that Disney Channel is developing a Tron based animated series to build on the success of the new Tron Legacy film coming out in December 2010.
2011:
Grammy Award-winning jazz great Herbie Hancock performs at the
Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California.
1993:
Touchstone's newest sitcom Where I Live premieres as part of ABC's TGIF lineup. About a Trinidadian-American teenager (played by Doug E. Doug) living in the Harlem section of New York City, it is created and executive produced by Michael Jacobs and Ehrich Van Lowe.
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