Ballad of Davy Crockett, The

Ballad of Davy Crockett, The One of the most popular songs to come out of a Disney production, with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hit Parade. It was written by George Bruns and Tom Blackburn, who dashed it off simply because the film was running short and something was needed to fill in …

Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog, The (television)

Ballad of Hector the Stowaway Dog, The (television) Two-part television show, aired on January 5 and 12, 1964. Directed by Vincent McEveety. The two parts were titled Where the Heck is Hector? and Who the Heck is Hector? A trained Airedale separated from his owner, who is the first mate on a freighter in Portugal. …

Balk, Fairuza

Balk, Fairuza Actress, appeared in Return to Oz (Dorothy) and The Waterboy (Vicki Vallencourt).

Ballad of Nessie, The (film)

Ballad of Nessie, The (film) Short cartoon released with Winnie the Pooh on July 15, 2011. Nessie is really a very gentle sea monster, who is devastated when her home pond is taken over by a golf course developer named MacFroogle. With her only friend, a rubber duck named MacQuack, she goes on a quest …

Baldwin, Stephen

Baldwin, Stephen Actor, appeared in Crossing the Bridge (Danny Morgan).

Bakersfield P.D. (television)

Bakersfield P.D. (television) Television series, airing on Fox beginning September 14, 1993 and ending January 4, 1994. An African-American big-city detective tries to fit in with an all-white central California police department headed by a timid chief. Stars Giancarlo Esposito (Paul Gigante), Ron Eldard (Wade Preston), Brian Doyle-Murray (Phil Hampton), Chris Mulkey (Denny Boyer), Jack …

Bale, Christian

Bale, Christian English actor, appeared in Newsies (Jack Kelly), Swing Kids (Thomas), Reign of Fire (Quinn), and The Prestige (Alfred Borden), and provided the voice of Thomas in Pocahontas.

Baldwin, Alec

Baldwin, Alec Actor, appeared in The Marrying Man (Charley Pearl), Pearl Harbor (Jimmy Doolittle) and The Last Shot (Joe Devine), and narrated The Royal Tenenbaums.

Baldwin, Robert H. B.

Baldwin, Robert H. B. Member of the Disney board of directors from 1983 to 1985.

Baker, Buddy

Baker, Buddy (1918-2002) Composer, joined Disney in 1955 to help George Bruns write music for Davy Crockett, but later specialized in music for the Disney attractions at the 1964-1965New York World’s Fair, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. He wrote the music for The Haunted Mansion, and served as musical director for Epcot, where …