Over one hundred years ago the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated, bringing together enthusiastic boys and patient, even-tempered men who, through clear thinking and mature decision making, would guide the boys toward the best possible outcome of any situation, particularly on campouts. Nevertheless, it is Donald Duck who supervises his troop of nephews on …
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On this day in 1938, actress Luana Patten was born. It’s the truth! It’s actual! And her first starring role was in Walt Disney’s Song of the South, where she got to sing “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” with co-star Bobby Driscoll. Luana’s movie career soared like Mr. Bluebird after that, and included a number of Disney films such …
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Walt Disney had been winning the hearts of Americans for more than a decade before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released, but with that film’s success the country wanted to reward him. On this day in 1938, Walt was awarded his first honorary degree, a Master of Science degree from the University of …
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In 1938, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy decided to take to the great outdoors aboard their fully loaded RV. The trio’s trailer comes equipped with all the amenities of home, including a full-size bath, kitchen, front lawn, and even a complete backdrop setting to make any locale an optimal spot for a vacation…even the city dump. …
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Duckling nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie make their debut in this film, and we learn on a postcard sent to Donald that the “angelic” trio belongs to Donald’s sister, Dumbella. In Donald’s Nephews, the havoc-wreaking trio, who were first introduced to the world just six months earlier in print on the Donald Duck Sunday comic …
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In this hilarious eight-minute short, Donald’s Evil Self attempts to persuade Donald, not exactly the teacher’s-pet type to begin with, to skip school, go swimming and smoke a corncob pipe. Donald’s Good Self prevails over all. In honor of the feathered fella himself, here are some Donald Duck fun facts: The first cartoon Donald appeared …
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A testament to the early breakthroughs in animation technology at Walt Disney Studios, The Old Mill marked the first animated film to use the multiplane camera. The technology created a remarkable depth to the film that added a new perspective and artistic approach to animation. This 68th Silly Symphony garnered Walt Disney two Academy Awards® …
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Levelheaded, easygoing, cool, calm, collected and always with complete self-control. These are certainly not phrases to describe Donald Duck, particularly in the cartoon short Self Control, which was released to theaters on this day in 1938. While listening to the radio, Donald hears Smiling Uncle Smiley, “your musical philosopher,” talk about self-control, then offers advice …
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Having appeared in newspaper comic strips but never as the star, Donald Duck probably wanted to have his own comic strip, and artist Al Taliaferro wanted to be the one to make it happen. In 1931, Al joined Disney as an assistant to Floyd Gottfredson, working on the Mickey Mouse comic strips, and he went …
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Before the idea of Fantasia had been conceived, Walt planned to do a cartoon short of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, based on the classical music by Paul Dukas and the poem by Goethe. When renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski met Walt, he told him he knew about Walt’s plans for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and offered to conduct …
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