Egyptian Melodies (film)

Egyptian Melodies (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on August 27, 1931. Directed by Wilfred Jackson. In a spider’s misadventures with the Sphynx and the pyramids, hieroglyphics entertain until mummies are disturbed and frighten him away.

Eega Beeva

Eega Beeva Character that made his first appearance in the daily Mickey Mouse comic strip of September 26, 1947. He looked somewhat beetlelike and was considered a “little man of the future.”

Eeyore

Eeyore Donkey character in the Winnie the Pooh films; voiced by Ralph Wright.

Education for Death (film)

Education for Death (film) Special cartoon; released on January 15, 1943. Directed by Clyde Geronimi. Offscreen narration tells the story of little Hans, a German child being taught Nazi principles of hate and cruelty in school, who grows up to become a soldier. The picture fades out with soldiers’ swords and helmets resembling grave markers, …

Edwards, Cliff

Edwards, Cliff (1895-1971) Performer, known as Ukulele Ike, who provided the voice for Jiminy Cricket in Pinocchio and Fun and Fancy Free and in later television cartoons. He also did voices for crows in Dumbo.

Educational films

Educational films The first Disney educational film was Tommy Tucker’s Tooth, which Walt Disney prepared for a local dentist in Kansas City in 1922. When World War II arrived, he realized that animation could help in training, by showing things that could not be shown in live action, so he made Four Methods of Flush …

Edgren, Don

Edgren, Don (1923-2006) After serving as chief engineer during the construction of Disneyland, working for Wheeler & Gray, he joined WED Enterprises in 1961. Over the next two decades he supervised engineering on the New York World’s Fair Disney pavilions, New Orleans Square at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. He retired in 1987 …

Edgar, Cyril

Edgar, Cyril (1907-1987) He was in charge of the distribution of Disney films in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years. He was presented posthumously with a European Disney Legends Award in 1997.

Edouarde, Carl

Edouarde, Carl (1875-1932) Orchestra conductor; retained by Walt Disney in New York City to record the music for Steamboat Willie, which became the first synchonized sound track for a cartoon.

Edison Twins, The (television)

Edison Twins, The (television) Series on The Disney Channel, starring Andrew Sabiston (Tom Edison), Marnie McPhail (Ann Edison), Sunny Besen-Thrasher (Paul), Judith Norman, Robert Desrosiers. The 16-year-old twins use science to help them solve mysteries. Each episode ended with an animated explanation for the scientific principles used in that particular show. First aired on March …