Wayans, Damon

Wayans, Damon Actor; appeared in Celtic Pride (Lewis Scott), and on television in My Wife and Kids (Michael Kyle).

Waterboy, The (film)

Waterboy, The (film) Lowly water boy Bobby Boucher is 31 years old, overly protected by his mother, and socially inept but he loves his job with the university football team, even though he is constantly the target of gross jokes and public humiliation. When he is unceremoniously fired for his ineptitude, he gets a chance …

Water Birds (film)

Water Birds (film) True-Life Adventure featurette; released on June 26, 1952. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen. Vignettes depict the lives of waterbirds, showing how Nature has adapted each of them to meet the problems of survival, such as different types of beaks and bodies, and describe their feeding habits and courtships. Academy Award winner. 31 min.

Way Down Cellar (television)

Way Down Cellar (television) Two-part television show; aired on January 7 and 14, 1968. Directed by Robert Totten. Three friends find a secret tunnel under a destroyed church that leads them to a supposedly haunted house and, incidentally, a group of counterfeiters. Stars Butch Patrick, Sheldon Collins, Lundy Davis, Frank McHugh, Richard Bakalyan, David McLean, …

Water, Friend or Enemy (film)

Water, Friend or Enemy (film) Educational film produced under the auspices of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, the film shows the benefits derived from water, cautions against polluting drinking water, and teaches how to avoid cholera, typhoid, and dysentery. Delivered on May 1, 1943.

Watson, Raymond L.

Watson, Raymond L. (1926-2012) Member of the Disney board of directors beginning in 1974. When Card Walker retired in 1983, Watson was asked to take over as chairman of the board, a post which he held until Michael Eisner arrived in September 1984. He left the board in 2004. He was named a Disney Legend …

Watcher in the Woods, The (film)

Watcher in the Woods, The (film) When an American composer and his family rent a foreboding house in England from an eccentric recluse, Mrs. Aylwood, a series of terrifying events occur, primarily to 17-year-old Jan. It turns out that the eerie experiences are connected to Mrs. Aylwood’s teenage daughter’s disappearance 30 years earlier. A reenactment …

Watches

Watches The original Mickey Mouse watch was manufactured by Ingersoll in 1933, and sold for $3.25, later lowered to $2.95. They also made a pocket watch at the same time, selling for $1.50. The original wristwatch had a round dial, and featured three tiny Mickeys on a disk that indicated the seconds. These early watches …

Washington, Ned

Washington, Ned (1901-1976) Lyricist; worked at Disney from 1938 to 1940, during which time he wrote songs for Pinocchio, Saludos Amigos, and Dumbo. “When You Wish Upon a Star” and the score from Pinocchio won him two Oscars. He was named a Disney Legend in 2001.

Photo from Water Babies Silly Symphony cartoon

Water Babies (film)

Water Babies (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on May 11, 1935. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. In this musical water fantasy based on Charles Kingsley’s story, myriad tiny fairy folk find fun in riding rodeo style on frogs, flying with birds, and sailing in lily pad boats. Merbabies in 1938 was a sequel.