Frank, Richard
Frank, Richard Formerly with Paramount Pictures, he joined Disney as president of the Walt Disney Studios in 1985. In 1994, on the resignation of Jeffrey Katzenberg, he was named chairman of Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications. He has also served as president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He resigned from the company …
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Frank and Ollie (film) Documentary feature film about the lives and careers of legendary Disney animators, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, made by Thomas’s son, Ted Thomas. Premiered as a Disney film at the Cleveland Film Festival on April 7, 1995, after a January 22, 1995, preview at the Sundance Festival. First theatrical release was …
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Frank Clell’s in Town (television) Television show; episode 16 of Texas John Slaughter.
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Frank Duck Brings ‘em Back Alive (film) Donald Duck and Goofy cartoon; released on November 1, 1946. Directed by Jack Hannah. Donald loses his sanity in trying to capture “wild man of the jungle” Goofy.
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Fox Hunt, The (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on October 20, 1931. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. As a gag-filled fox hunt winds down, which includes misadventures with a porcupine, the hunters unfortunately catch a skunk instead of a fox, and flee. The skunk and the fox shake hands. The film was remade in color as …
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France, Van (1912-1999) Starting work with Disneyland in March 1955, he created the Disney University where he taught new concepts in guest service, and years later, after his retirement in 1978, headed the Disneyland Alumni Club. He wrote his reminiscences in Window on Main Street. He was named a Disney Legend in 1994.
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France
France Pavilion in World Showcase at Epcot; opened October 1, 1982. The focal point at the rear of the pavilion is a 74-foot scaled-down replica of the Eiffel Tower, and the featured attraction is the presentation in the Palais de Cinema of Impressions de France, a travel film enhanced by stereophonic recordings of music by …
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Francis The oh-so-proper bulldog in Oliver & Company; voiced by Roscoe Lee Browne.
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Fox and the Hound, The (film)
Fox and the Hound, The (film) The animated story of two friends who didn’t know they were supposed to be enemies. Tod, an orphaned baby fox, raised by Widow Tweed, is best friends with Copper, a young hunting dog. When they grow up, Copper learns to hunt and discovers he must pursue his friend. Tod …
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Fox and the Hound 2, The (film) Direct-to-DVD release on December 12, 2006. Young pals Tod and Copper head off to a crazy adventure at the County Fair, with Copper trying to discover his greatest talent. The hound puppy joins in during a performance of The Singing Strays, a harmonizing novelty dog act, and is …
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