Borgfeldt, George, & Co.
Borgfeldt, George, & Co. Toy distributor who signed the first major contract to sell Disney character merchandise, in 1930. Borgfeldt was responsible for having the multitude of Disney bisque figurines, which were so popular in the 1930s, produced in Japan and imported into the United States for sale. They also handled games, wood figures, plush …
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Borgnine, Ernest (1917-2012) Actor, appeared in The Black Hole (Harry Booth), on television in Appearances, and on The Disney Channel in Love Leads the Way.
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Born to Run (television) Two-part television show; aired on March 25 and April 1, 1979. Directed by Don Chaffey. An Australian youngster who shares a love for harness racing with his grandfather, a farmer who is going broke, finds a colt with wonderful promise. Despite some near-disasterous incidents along the way, the colt gets trained …
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Born Yesterday (film) Billie Dawn, a former Las Vegas showgirl and current mistress of millionaire Harry Brock, is forced into the political limelight of Washington, D.C. While Harry conducts “a little tax business” he finds Billie to be a social hindrance, so he hires savvy journalist Paul Verrall to make her over. In the process, …
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Booth, Nita Actress; appeared on the Mickey Mouse Club on The Disney Channel, beginning in 1991.
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Bootle Beetle (film)
Bootle Beetle (film) Donald Duck cartoon; released in August 1947. Directed by Jack Hannah. An elderly beetle scolds a young one for running away by telling him of the hazards of meeting up with bug collector Donald. Donald, now elderly himself, still searches for the beetle. The title character was voiced by Dink Trout.
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Border Collie (television) Serial on the Mickey Mouse Club during the 1955-56 season, starring Bobby Evans and Arthur N. Allen. Directed by Larry Lansburgh. Alvy Moore is the narrator. A boy trains his dog to be a sheepdog. 4 episodes.
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Boothe, Powers (1948-2017) Actor; appeared in Tombstone (Curly Bill), Nixon (Alexander Haig), Marvel’s The Avengers (World Security Council) and in Con Air (officer). He appeared on TV in Nashville (Lamar Wyatt) and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Gideon Malick).
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Books The first Disney book was a Mickey Mouse Book, published by Bibo-Lang in 1930 and featuring a story written by Bobette Bibo, the young daughter of the publisher. It was followed in 1931 by The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, published in hardback and paperback by David McKay, the first of several Disney books from …
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Boomerang, Dog of Many Talents (television) Two-part television show; aired on September 22 and 29, 1968. Directed by John Newland. A con man continually sells his dog, who then runs back to his owner. Then the con man himself is conned by a young widow into helping move a flock of 500 turkeys to market. …
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