Templeton, Louisville, Kentucky
The TV show version was staged, but the meeting did actually happen. Prokofiev visited the Disney Studio on February 28, 1938, with his lawyer Randolph Polk, to play the piano score of Peter and the Wolf for Walt Disney and Disney composer Leigh Harline. Supposedly Prokofiev had written the piece with Walt in mind. It …
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While entire seasons of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh have not been released on DVD, many episodes have been released through the Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh DVD series: Volume 1 (“A Great Day of Discovery”), Volume 2 (“Friends Forever”), Volume 3 (“All for One, One For All”), Volume 4 (“It’s Playtime …
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While The Boy Who Talked to Badgers has never been released on video cassette or DVD, that does not mean that it is lost forever. All Disney films are preserved in its film vaults, and with new technologies becoming available, we might see a release someday.
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Two separate voice actors have been credited with the voice of the parrot: Leon M. Leon and Ernie Stanton.
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Due to his contract, Walt Disney did not own the rights to the character, so the distributor decided to make the cartoons in his own studio, without Walt Disney.
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You may be recalling the title sequence for Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? (1970). It was last released on videocassette in the 1990s; it has not been released on DVD.
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That piece is “Kamennoi Ostrow” by Anton Rubinstein. Other works included in the cartoon are Schubert’s “Erl King,” Mendelssohn’s “Ruy Blas Overture” and “Wedding March,” Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Margis’ “Valse Bleue,” and Chopin’s “Funeral March.”
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If you will write your questions to Disney.Archives@disney.com, they may be able to help you.
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The Royal European Premiere of The Rescuers was held on October 13, 1977, at the Odeon Theatre, St. Martin’s Lane in London, in the presence of H.R.H. the Princess Margaret. The premiere was a benefit for Girl Guides.
See moreOlivia, Dallas, Texas
You can contact the Archives at Disney.archives@disney.com. (No original cels have been lost in fires at the Disney Studio. The early cels were not kept because they were on unstable nitrate cellulose material.)
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