James, Cyril
James, Cyril (1910-1975) He worked with merchandising and film distribution for Disney in London for his entire career, from 1938 to 1972. He was presented posthumously with a European Disney Legends Award in 1997.
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Jackson, Wilfred (“Jaxon”) (1906-1988) He joined Disney in 1928 and worked on Steamboat Willie. He served as an animator, director, and as producer-director on the Disneyland television show. He pioneered a method of pre-timing animation with sound, and invented the bar sheet to coordinate the animation action with the sound track. Several of the cartoons …
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Jackson, Michael
Jackson, Michael (1958-2009) He wrote the songs for and starred in the 3-D Captain EO film at the Disney parks. Jackson was an avid Disney fan, making many trips to the parks, occasionally in disguise.
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Jaeckel, Richard (1926-1997) Actor; he appeared in Herbie Goes Bananas (Shepard), on television in Kit Carson and the Mountain Men (Ed Kern), and narrated Adventure in Satan’s Canyon.
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Jackson Square Gifts and Desires
Jackson Square Gifts and Desires Souvenir shop at the Port Orleans Resort hotel at Walt Disney World; opened on May 17, 1991.
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Jackman, Bob (1915-1996) He joined Disney in 1942, working in accounting. He moved to the music department in 1955 and became its manager that same year. He provided the voice of Goofy in a number of cartoons in the 1950s.
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Jackson, Samuel L.
Jackson, Samuel L. Actor; appeared in Betsy’s Wedding (Taxi Dispatcher), Unbreakable (Elijah Price), Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame (Nick Fury), and provided the voice of Frozone in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2. He narrated African Cats: Kingdom of Courage. He also provided the …
See moreJack the Giant Killer (film)
Jack the Giant Killer (film) Short cartoon, a modernized version of the story, made by Laugh-O-gram Films in 1922. A boy, with his girl friend and cat, travel to a land of giants, where Jack destroys four of them. This a separate film from Jack and the Beanstalk, also made by Laugh-O-gram.
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Jack and the Beanstalk (film) Laugh-O-gram film made by Walt Disney in Kansas City in 1922. A later version starring Mickey Mouse, Mickey and the Beanstalk, appeared in the feature Fun and Fancy Free.
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Jack (film)
Jack (film) Jack Powell appears to be an average, middle-aged 40-year-old man–who plays with toys and wears kid’s pajamas. But Jack is only ten years old. He suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to physically age four times faster than a normal person. Fearing ridicule from the outside world, Jack’s parents have …
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