This Week in Disney History (October 12-18)

1891: Director Burt Gillett (The Three Little Pigs, The Moth and the Flame, The Brave Little Tailor) is born in Elmira, New York.
1903: Director, and Disney Legend, Hamilton Luske (Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins) is born in Illinois.
1911: Producer, and Disney Legend, Bill Anderson (Disneyland TV series, The Barefoot Executive, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Shaggy D.A.) is born in Smithfield, Utah.
1923: The Disney Brothers Studio is founded.Their first office is located on Kingswell Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
1925: Actress Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Bedknobs and Broomsticks) is born in London, England.
1925: The Official Voice of Disneyland and Walt Disney World and Disney Legend, Jack Wagner, is born in California
1936: Actor Jim McMullan (Lt. Powell in The Happiest Millionaire) is born in Long Beach, New York.
1940: Author, and Disney Legend, Dave Smith (official Disney Historian) is born in Pasadena, California.
1945: Disney’s Uncle Remus Sunday comic strip debuts in newspapers.
1953: Actor Larry Miller (The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Max Keeble’s Big Move, The Princess Diaries, XR in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) is born in Valley Stream, New York.
1962: Actress T’Keyah Crustal Keymáh (Tonya Baxter on That’s So Raven) is born in Chicago, Illinois.
1965: Actor Steve Coogan (Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, Mole in The Wind in the Willows) is born in Manchester, England.
1965: Character designer and writer Ralph Eggleston (For the Birds, Monsters Inc., WALL-E, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1967: Disney’s 19th animated feature, The Jungle Book, premieres.
1971: In Walt Disney World’s Fantasyland, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction opens.
1977: Actress Amanda Tepe (Wizards of Waverly Place, Cory in the House, That’s So Raven) is born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1986: The Golden Horseshoe Revue in Disneyland‘s Frontierland closes after 31 years in operation.
1987: Actor Zac Efron (High School Musical, High School Musical 2: School’s Out, High School Musical 3: Senior Year) is born in San Luis Obispo, California.
1996: At Disneyland, the Main Street Electrical Parade performs for the last time.
1998: At the Disney-MGM Studios, the newest pyrotechnic show, Fantasmic!, debuts.
2007: On the Disney Channel, The Wizards of Waverly Place premieres.