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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Night on Bald Mountain (film) Music by Modest Mussorgsky, a segment of Fantasia.
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Night Stalker, The (television) One-hour drama series that debuted on ABC on September 29, 2005, and ended on November 10, 2005. When a pregnant woman is snatched from her home, crime reporter Carl Kolchak suspects all is not as it seems. That is because 18 months ago, his wife was killed in a bizarre fashion …
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Night Train to Kathmandu (television) Exotic adventure of an American girl on vacation in Nepal and a prince who has left his secret city to explore the real world. A Disney Channel Premiere Film; first aired on June 5, 1988. Directed by Robert Wiemer. 102 min. Stars Pernell Roberts (Professor Hadley-Smythe), Milla Jovovich (Lily), Eddie …
See moreNielsen, Kay
Nielsen, Kay (1886-1957) Sketch artist, story man, and designer; came to Disney in 1939 and worked on concepts for films on The Little Mermaid and Ride of the Valkyries. He created designs for the Night on Bald Mountain segment of Fantasia. Nielsen’s Little Mermaid designs were brought out of the Archives in the 1980s to …
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Nielsen, Leslie (1926-2010) Actor; appeared in Spy Hard (Dick Steele) and Mr. Magoo (title role), and on television as The Swamp Fox and narrated Wild Heart. He also appeared on television in Safety Patrol (Mr. Penn) and Santa Who? (Santa Claus).
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Nifty Nineties, The (film)
Nifty Nineties, The (film) Mickey Mouse cartoon; released on June 20, 1941. Directed by Riley Thomson. Turn-of-the-century Mickey and Minnie attend a vaudeville show and later ride in a new “horsecar” that ends in a wreck when a cow interferes.
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Night (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on April 28, 1930. Directed by Walt Disney. This early version of The Old Mill depicts the musical nighttime frolics of owls, fireflies, frogs, and other inhabitants of an old mill pond.
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Nicky and Rock—Working Sheep Dogs (film) Sixteen mm release title of Arizona Sheepdog, released in November 1966.
See moreNichols, Charles (“Nick”)
Nichols, Charles (“Nick”) (1910-1992) Longtime animation director of shorts and television shows at the Disney Studio beginning there in 1935. He began at the Studio as an animator on the shorts, then moved up to director beginning with First Aiders in 1944. He had responsibility for most of the Pluto cartoons and he animated the …
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