Nine Old Men Walt called his key animators in the 1950s his Nine Old Men, after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Nine Old Men on the Supreme Court. They were Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery, Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, Woolie Reitherman, Les Clark, Eric Larson, Milt Kahl.
See moreNikki, Wild Dog of the North (film) Andre Dupas, a French-Canadian hunter, finds a dead mother-bear, and deciding to save her cub from sure death by raising it himself, ties the cub, Neewa, to his malamute pup, Nikki, and continues paddling down the river. At the rapids, the canoe overturns, and the animals are washed …
See moreNighy, Bill Actor, appeared in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Slartibartfast), G-Force (Saber), and as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
See moreNightmare Ned (television) Animated series that aired on ABC from April 19 to August 30, 1997. Ned Needlemeyer is a misunderstood, solitary, bespectacled eight-year-old boy, who happens to have wild nightmares. Voices include Courtland Mead (Ned), Brad Garrett (Dad), Victoria Jackson (Mom). 12 episodes.
See moreNightjohn (television) A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on June 1, 1996. In the 1830s, Sarny, a young, black slave girl, meets the mysterious Nightjohn who freely risks his life to give the girl a gift that white law forbids: the gift of reading and writing. Directed by Charles Burnett. Stars Beau Bridges (Clel Waller), …
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Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton’s The (film) Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown who, though busy, feels a void in his life. Upon discovering Christmastown, he rejoices with a fervor to take over a new holiday. With the help of three mischievous trick-or-treaters, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, he manages to capture Santa Claus, …
See moreNight Stalker, The (television) One-hour drama series that debuted on ABC on September 29, 2005, and ended on November 10, 2005. When a pregnant woman is snatched from her home, crime reporter Carl Kolchak suspects all is not as it seems. That is because 18 months ago, his wife was killed in a bizarre fashion …
See moreNight on Bald Mountain (film) Music by Modest Mussorgsky, a segment of Fantasia.
See moreNight Before Christmas, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on December 9, 1933. Color. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. In a sequel to Santa’s Workshop, Santa arrives at a house, setting up the tree, its trimmings, and toys. The noise awakens the children, who are in time only to see Santa driving away on his sleigh. …
See moreNight Train to Kathmandu (television) Exotic adventure of an American girl on vacation in Nepal and a prince who has left his secret city to explore the real world. A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on June 5, 1988. Directed by Robert Wiemer. 102 min. Stars Pernell Roberts (Professor Hadley-Smythe), Milla Jovovich (Lily), Eddie …
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