still from James and the Giant Peach movie

James and the Giant Peach (film)

James and the Giant Peach (film)  Nine-year-old James Henry Trotter, a young orphan, has been sent to live with his wicked, miserly aunts Spiker and Sponge. Life is the pits for the lonely boy, who dreams of going to New York City. He finally gets his chance when he meets a mysterious hobo who presents …

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title art for Jake and the Never Land Pirates television animation

Jake and the Never Land Pirates (television)

Jake and the Never Land Pirates (television) Animated series from Disney Television Animation for preschoolers and parents on Playhouse Disney. Jake and his kid pirate fans sail aboard their amazing ship Bucky from their Pirate Island hideout on a lost treasure hunt throughout Never Land. There the team learns that they must work together to …

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Jackman, Bob

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 …

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Jaeckel, Richard

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, Wilfred (“Jaxon”)

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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Jack and Old Mac (film)

Jack and Old Mac (film) Special cartoon; released on July 18, 1956. Directed by Bill Justice. A combination of two stories: the nursery rhyme “This Is the House that Jack Built” and a variation on the children’s song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm, ” with “Farm” paraphrased as “Band.”

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