This Week in Disney History (December 21-27)

1887: Actor Eric Blore (Mr. Toad in The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad) is born in London, England.
1910: Art director, Imagineer, and Disney Legend, Marvin Davis (Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color) is born in Clovis, New Mexico.
1913: Imagineer, and Disney Legend, Fred Joerger (3D miniature models of attractions and movie sets as well as most rockwork in Disney World (circa 1971)) is born in Pekin, Illinois.
1913: Actor Candy Candido (Fidget in The Great Mouse Detective, the Indian Chief in Peter Pan, the Tournament Crocodile Robin Hood) is born Jonathan Joseph Candido in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1914: Animator John Morin Bradbury (Pinocchio, Fantasia, Bambi) is born in Seattle, Washington
1914: Special effects designer Eustace Lycett (Snow White, Babes in Toyland, Mary Poppins, among others) is born in Straffordshire, England.
1922: Voice actor Paul Winchell (voice of Tigger, The Aristocats, The Fox and the Hound) is born Pinkus Wilchinski in New York City, NY.
1923: Sharon Mae is born only to be given up for adoption to Walt and Lillian Disney.
1931: Actor Ronnie Schell (The Cat From Outer Space, The Shaggy D.A.) is born in Richmond, California.
1937: Disney‘s 1st full length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premieres.
1939: Actor John Amos (The World’s Greatest Athlete) is born in Newark, New Jersey.
1954: Disney‘s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea premieres.
1955: In Disneyland’s Frontierland, the Mike Fink Keelboats open.
1957: Disney’s Old Yeller is released.
1958: Disney’s Tonka is released.
1960: Disney’s Swiss Family Robinson as well as The Horse with the Flying Tail premiere.
1960: PIXAR Animator Glenn McQueen (A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc.) is born in Toronto, Ontario.
1962: Disney’s In Search of the Castaways premieres.
1963: Disney’s 18th animated film, The Sword in the Stone, premieres.
1970: Disney’s 20th animated feature, The Aristocats, is released.
1971: In Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland, the Flight to the Moon attraction opens.
1979: Walt Disney Production‘s The Black Hole premieres (it’s the studio’s first PG film).
1990: Actress Anna Maria Francesca Enriquez Perez de Tagle (Hannah Montana, Camp Rock) is born in San Francisco, California.