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Nine Old Men

Nine Old Men Walt called his key animators in the 1950s his Nine Old Men, after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Nine Old Men on the Supreme Court. They were Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, John Lounsbery, Marc Davis, Ward Kimball, Woolie Reitherman, Les Clark, Eric Larson, Milt Kahl.

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Nine Lives of Elfego Baca, The (television)

Nine Lives of Elfego Baca, The (television) Television show; episode 1 of Elfego Baca. See under Elfego Baca. Also a foreign and video release title for an Elfego Baca feature. Released on video in 1986.

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1900 Park Fare

1900 Park Fare Restaurant in the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World; opened on June 28, 1988. Food is served buffet style, and there are frequent appearances by Disney characters, as well as entertainment from a huge band organ named Big Bertha.

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Nine Dragons Restaurant

Nine Dragons Restaurant Restaurant in China in World Showcase at Epcot; opened on October 23, 1985. It seemed a little odd that World Showcase opened with China, but with no Chinese restaurant, because of the popularity of Chinese cuisine. That omission was remedied three years later, and the resulting restaurant has been honored with awards …

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Nightjohn (television)

Nightjohn (television) A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on June 1, 1996.  In the 1830s, Sarny, a young, black slave girl, meets the mysterious Nightjohn who freely risks his life to give the girl a gift that white law forbids: the gift of reading and writing.  Directed by Charles Burnett.  Stars Beau Bridges (Clel Waller), …

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Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton’s The (film)

Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton’s The (film) Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown who, though busy, feels a void in his life. Upon discovering Christmastown, he rejoices with a fervor to take over a new holiday. With the help of three mischievous trick-or-treaters, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, he manages to capture Santa Claus, …

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Nightmare Ned (television)

Nightmare Ned (television)  Animated series that aired on ABC from April 19 to August 30, 1997.  Ned Needlemeyer is a misunderstood, solitary, bespectacled eight-year-old boy, who happens to have wild nightmares.  Voices include Courtland Mead (Ned), Brad Garrett (Dad), Victoria Jackson (Mom). 12 episodes.

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Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (film)

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (film) Andre Dupas, a French-Canadian hunter, finds a dead mother-bear, and deciding to save her cub from sure death by raising it himself, ties the cub, Neewa, to his malamute pup, Nikki, and continues paddling down the river. At the rapids, the canoe overturns, and the animals are washed …

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Nighy, Bill

Nighy, Bill Actor, appeared in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Slartibartfast), G-Force (Saber), and as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.

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Night Crossing (film)

Night Crossing (film) Peter Strelzyk and Günter Wetzel hope to escape with their families from East Germany to the freedom of the West. Realizing that a balloon might be the answer, Peter and Günter buy materials and begin building one in secret. The first flight, with just Peter’s family—Günter’s wife had convinced him to abandon …

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