Boys of the Western Sea, The (television)

Boys of the Western Sea, The (television) Serial on the Mickey Mouse Club during the 1956-57 season. Life in a small fishing village in Norway, where the children have to help out. Some of the Mouseketeers joined other actors in dubbing the Norwegian voices into English. Stars Kjeld Bentzen, Anne Grete Hilding, Lars Henning-Jensen, Nette …

Bracken, Eddie

Bracken, Eddie (1915-2002) Actor; appeared in Oscar (Five Spot Charlie).

Boy Who Flew with Condors, The (television)

Boy Who Flew with Condors, The (television) Television show; aired on February 19, 1967, about a California teenager who yearns to pilot a glider. His studies of the condors helps him with his gliding lessons. Stars Christopher Jury, Margaret Birstner, Fred W. Harris.

Boy Who Stole the Elephant, The (television)

Boy Who Stole the Elephant, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on September 20 and 27, 1970. A boy working in a small traveling circus steals an elephant, Queenie, on loan from another circus to save her from being sold and return her to her rightful owner. Along the way, the elephant gets loose and …

Boy Who Talked to Badgers, The (television)

Boy Who Talked to Badgers, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on September 14 and 21, 1975. Directed by Gary Nelson. A boy, Ben, seems to prefer animals to people, and is even able to communicate with them, a trait that does not please his father. But when a badger helps save Ben’s life after …

Boyajian, Chuck

Boyajian, Chuck (1917-2004) He was the first manager of custodial operations at Disneyland, and contributed to the reputation for high standards in cleanliness that the park would receive. He helped establish custodial functions at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland until his retirement in 1981. He was named a Disney Legend in 2005.

Boyd, Carleton “Jack”

Boyd, Carleton “Jack” (1916-1998) Effects animator at the Disney Studio, from 1939 to 1973, and again in 1981. He drew the Uncle Remus Sunday newspaper comic page from 1963 to 1972, and, as one of his projects, helped compile the Walt Disney Story film for the parks.

Boyd, Barton K. (“Bo”)

Boyd, Barton K. (“Bo”) (1942-2011) Boyd began with Disney in 1968 as an assistant supervisor in merchandise at Disneyland, then became a buyer and moved to Walt Disney World to help create the Merchandise Division there. He later returned to the corporate headquarters in California and eventually became chairman of Disney Consumer Products. He retired …

Boy and the Bronc Buster, The (television)

Boy and the Bronc Buster, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on March 18 and 25, 1973. Directed by Bernard McEveety. An orphan boy joins a drifter on the rodeo circuit, where he learns to be a rodeo performer. But the drifter turns out to be wanted for murder, causing all sorts of complications. Stars …

Boy Called Nuthin’, A (television)

Boy Called Nuthin’, A (television) Two-part television show; aired on December 10 and 17, 1967. Directed by Norman Tokar. A boy doesn’t find the life he expects out West when he leaves Chicago to find his uncle. The West has changed–it is no longer “cowboys and Indians.” He finds his uncle living in a shack, …