Warden, Jack

Warden, Jack (1920-2006) Actor; appeared in Passed Away (Jack Scanlan), Guilty as Sin (Moe), and While You Were Sleeping (Saul), and on television in Gallegher.

Ward, Sela

Ward, Sela Actress, appeared in Hello Again (Kim Lacey) and The Guardian (Helen Randall), and on television in Cameo By Night (Jennifer) and Once and Again (Lily Manning).

Wardrobe

Wardrobe One of the enchanted objects in Beauty and the Beast; voiced by Jo Anne Worley.

Waring, Todd

Waring, Todd Actor; appeared on television in The Return of the Shaggy Dog and Splash, Too.

Warburton, Patrick

Warburton, Patrick Actor; perhaps best known at Disney for his work as the pilot/narrator of Soarin’ Over California at Disney California Adventure. He appeared in Big Trouble (Walter Kramitz), and provided the voices of Kronk in The Emperor’s New Groove and Kronk’s New Groove, Patrick in Home on the Range, Royal Pain in Sky High, …

War bond certificate

War bond certificate During World War II, to encourage parents to purchase war bonds in the names of their children, the Treasury Department had Disney artists design a colorful certificate, featuring many of the Disney characters around the perimeter, that would be given to each child in whose name a war bond was bought. These …

War at Home, The (film)

War at Home, The (film) A Vietnam veteran, Jeremy Collier, has returned to his Texas hometown, but a year later, at Thanksgiving 1973, he has still been unable to forget his traumatic experiences during the war. His family does not know how to deal with him. During the Thanksgiving weekend, Jeremy’s rancour ignites a family …

Warburton, Cotton

Warburton, Cotton (1911-1982) Film editor at the Disney Studios for 22 years beginning in 1955; he won an Academy Award for his editing of Mary Poppins. He also edited such films as The Love Bug and The Absent-Minded Professor. Before his Disney years, Warburton had gained fame as an all-American quarterback in the early 1930s, …

War Horse (film)

War Horse (film) In rural England, a remarkable friendship occurs between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. They are forcefully parted when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches during World War I, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he …

Waltz King, The (television)

Waltz King, The (television) Two-part television show; aired on October 27 and November 3, 1963. Directed by Steve Previn. A look at the life of Johann Strauss, Jr., beginning when, as a boy, he earns his famous father’s displeasure when he tries his hand at composing. But he eventually proves to his father and the …