Mary Poppins Stage musical produced by Disney and Cameron Macintosh, opened for previews in England at the Bristol Hippodrome on September 15, 2004, with regular performances beginning September 28. After the Bristol run ended on November 6, the show moved to London for an opening at the Prince Edward Theatre on December 15. Laura Michelle …
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Marvel Entertainment Disney announced an agreement on Aug. 31, 2009, to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a reported $4 billion deal. Marvel’s strong global brand includes a library of 5,000 characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Thor. Marvel CEO Isaac (Ike) Perlmutter will continue to oversee the brand. The …
See moreMartin, Steve Actor; appeared in Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II (George Banks), A Simple Twist of Fate (Michael McCann), and Bringing Down the House (Peter Sanderson). In Father of the Bride, Martin’s character name was coincidentally the same as that of the father in Mary Poppins. Martin had as …
See moreMartin, Ross (1920-1981) Actor; appeared on television in Donovan’s Kid, Zorro, and Texas John Slaughter.
See moreMartin, Pete (1902-1980) He ghost-wrote Diane Disney Miller’s biography of her father.
See moreMartin, Strother (1919-1980) Actor; appeared in The Shaggy Dog (Thurm), and on television in The Boy and the Bronc Buster.
See moreMartin, Lucille (1922-2012) She began at Disney in the steno pool in 1964, and has the distinction of serving with Disney chief executives over four decades. She became one of Walt Disney’s two executive assistants shortly before his death. Later she served as Ron Miller’s executive secretary and Michael Eisner’s administrative assistant. In 1995, she …
See moreMartha (film) “Song-o-reel” film made by Walt Disney for his Laugh-O-gram Films company in Kansas City in 1923. A filmed rendition of the song “Martha; Just a Plain Old-Fashioned Name” by Joe L. Sanders.
See moreMarsupilami (television) Animated television series; airing on CBS beginning September 18, 1993, and ending August 27, 1994. Based on a popular European comic book character from the mid-1960s. Marsupilami, called Marsu, and his ape pal, Maurice, don’t go looking for trouble, but it usually finds them. Marsupilami segments had debuted earlier on Raw Toonage. Voices …
See moreMartin, Bill (1917-2010) Designer; joined Disney in 1953 to aid in the design effort for Disneyland. He was associated with such attractions as Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Peter Pan’s Flight, Nature’s Wonderland, the Monorail, the Submarine Voyage, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Haunted Mansion. He was named vice president of design at WED Enterprises …
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