Bare Necessities, The

Bare Necessities, The Song from The Jungle Book, written by Terry Gilkyson. Nominated for an Academy Award.

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Barefoot Executive, The (film)

Barefoot Executive, The (film) In the wacky world of television, an ambitious mailroom boy at the United Broadcasting Company, Steven Post, discovers that a chimpanzee being taken care of by his girlfriend, Jennifer, has an amazing talent–the chimp can pick programs that will become hits. Steven secretly uses the chimp to catapult himself into a …

Barefoot Executive, The (television)

Barefoot Executive, The (television) Two-hour television movie, aired on ABC on November 11, 1995. A remake of the 1971 feature about the show business career of a young man who rises from mail boy to network vice president when he discovers a television-loving chimpanzee with an unfailing knack for picking hit series. Directed by Susan …

Banker’s Daughter, The (film)

Banker’s Daughter, The (film) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon; released on November 28, 1927.

Banner in the Sky (television)

Banner in the Sky (television) Television airing of Third Man on the Mountain, in two parts on March 17 and 24, 1963, with episode titles of To Conquer the Mountain and The Killer Mountain.

Bannen, Ian

Bannen, Ian (1928-1999) Actor, appeared in The Watcher in the Woods (John Keller) and Night Crossing (Josef Keller).

Bar Girls (television)

Bar Girls (television) Unsold pilot for a television series; two mismatched women lawyers struggle to keep their law firm and the relationship afloat. Aired on CBS on July 5, 1990. 60 min. Directed by Eric Laneuville. Stars Joanna Cassidy, Marcy Walker, John Terlesky, Tom O’Brien.

Banks, Steven

Banks, Steven Actor; appeared on television in The Steven Banks Show and Disney’s Great American Celebration.

Bank of America

Bank of America The bank operated a branch on Main Street at Disneyland from July 17, 1955 to July 28, 1993. One of the longest-running participants at Disneyland, it was one of the only banks to have regular Sunday and holiday hours. It also sponsored “it’s a small world” from 1966 to 1992. In the …

Bancroft, Tony

Bancroft, Tony He co-directed Mulan with Barry Cook, having joined Disney in 1989 as an animator and among other tasks supervised the animation of Pumbaa in The Lion King. His twin brother Tom was also a Disney animator, supervising the animation of Mushu, the dragon, in Mulan.