Jazz Fool, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released in 1929. Directed by Walt Disney. Mickey appears to be the toast of this musical cartoon, playing a calliope and a piano to which other animals can dance until the piano begins to chase him.
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Jarre, Maurice (1924-2009) Composer, wrote the musical scores for Island at the Top of the World, The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark, and Dead Poets Society.
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Japan Harvests the Sea (film) Sixteen mm release title of Ama Girls; released in September 1961.
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Japan Pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot; opened October 1, 1982. The landscaping of Japan is one of the highlights of the pavilion. Guests can wander through pathways in some typical Japanese gardens before shopping in the gigantic, by Epcot standards, Mitsukoshi Department Store. Upstairs, guests can eat in Japanese fashion, watching the cook prepare …
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Jane By Design (television) Comedy-drama series on ABC Family, debuting on January 3, 2012, and ending on July 31, 2012. Jane Quimby, a quirky teen with an eclectic chic fashion sense, lands a job at a hip fashion house when they mistake her for an adult. Jane is soon torn between her love of fashion …
See moreJapan (film) People and Places featurette; released on April 6, 1960. Produced by Ben Sharpsteen. This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agricultural ceremonies, ancestor worship, schoolteaching, marriage customs, sports, all against the background of beautiful Japan. Filmed …
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Jani, Bob (1934-1989) Vice president of entertainment for Disneyland and Walt Disney World; he produced the grand opening dedication events for Walt Disney World in 1971, as well as America on Parade, Disney on Parade, and the Main Street Electrical Parade, among others. He left Disney in 1978 but continued to work as a consultant. …
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Jane Austen’s Mafia! (film) This parody of films about organized crime begins with young Vincenzo Cortino forced to leave Sicily and swim to America, where he becomes the infamous, though clutzy, patriarch of a powerful crime family. As he ages, he realizes that he will have to hand the reins of power to one of …
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