Barks, Carl

Barks, Carl (1901-2000) Barks went to work at the Disney Studio in 1935 as an inbetweener and later worked on the story crew for several cartoons. In 1942, he began doing comic books, starting with “Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold,” and continuing with the duck comics until his retirement in 1966. His most famous creation, …

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Barfi! (film)

Barfi! (film) In this romantic comedy, three young people learn lessons about love and societal pressures. Barfi, speech and hearing impaired, falls in love with Shruti, but her parents pressure her to marry a “normal” man. Years later, Shruti runs into Barfi again; Barfi is now in love with Jhilmil, who is autistic. Shruti is …

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Barefoot Executive, The (television)

Barefoot Executive, The (television) Two-hour television movie, aired on ABC on November 11, 1995. A remake of the 1971 feature about the show business career of a young man who rises from mail boy to network vice president when he discovers a television-loving chimpanzee with an unfailing knack for picking hit series. Directed by Susan …

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one-sheet movie poster for The Barefoot Executive

Barefoot Executive, The (film)

Barefoot Executive, The (film) In the wacky world of television, an ambitious mailroom boy at the United Broadcasting Company, Steven Post, discovers that a chimpanzee being taken care of by his girlfriend, Jennifer, has an amazing talent–the chimp can pick programs that will become hits. Steven secretly uses the chimp to catapult himself into a …

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Barash, Olivia

Barash, Olivia Actress; appeared on television in Child of Glass.

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Bardsley, Grant

Bardsley, Grant He voiced Taran in The Black Cauldron.

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Bare Necessities, The

Bare Necessities, The Song from The Jungle Book, written by Terry Gilkyson. Nominated for an Academy Award.

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Bannen, Ian

Bannen, Ian (1928-1999) Actor, appeared in The Watcher in the Woods (John Keller) and Night Crossing (Josef Keller).

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