Sunday, March 9, 2014

Animation Fun Facts for March 9, 2014

Birthdays: Amerigo Vespucci, Eddie Foy Sr., Yuri Gargarin, Samuel Barber, chess master Bobby Fischer, Mickey Spillane, Vita Sackville-West, Raul Julia, Vacheslav Molotov, Juliet Binoche is 50, Linda Fiorentino is 56, Lil’ Bow-Wow is 27


1888- While strolling through his garden, writer Jules Verne was shot twice by a demented nephew.  He recovered, but walked with a limp from then on.

1907-Former Edison animator J. Stuart Blackton starts "Moving Picture World" an early movie fanzine.


1935- The Looney Tune Cartoon "I haven’t Got a Hat" premiered. This cartoon gave birth to the first permanent Warner Bros. Cartoon star- Porky Pig.


1955- Actor James Dean’s film East of Eden premiered today.

1959-The first "Clutch Cargo" show.


1984- Roy E. Disney Jr. resigned from the central board of the Walt Disney Company, setting in motion a series of takeover bids and maneuvering, that by August would give him control of the company.

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