Saturday, January 4, 2020

Animation Fun Facts for Jan 4, 2020


Burthdaze: Sir Issac Newton, Emile Cohl, Louis Braille, General Tom Thumb, Jane Wyman, Jacob Grimm of the Brothers Grimm, Sterling Holloway the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Francois Rude, Dyan Cannon is 83, Floyd Patterson, Don Shula, Barbara Rush, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Julia Ormond is 55

1863- James Plimpton of New York patented the four-wheeled roller skates.

1881- The Academic Festival Overture of Brahms premiered in Breslau. Brahms was offered an honorary degree by the University of Breslau, but learned in exchange he was expected to write them a free symphony to be premiered at the commencement. Brahms got his revenge: he send them an overture based on several ribald student drinking songs. 

1936- Mickey’s Polo Team, directed by Dave Hand. 

1946- Terrytoons "The Talking Magpies" the first Heckle and Jeckyl cartoons.

1954- Young truck driver Elvis Presley went into Sun Records recording studio in Memphis. He plunked down $4 to record two demos for his mothers’ birthday. " Casual Love Affair" and "I’ll Never Stand in your Way". A studio technician was impressed enough to play the demo for his manager, who called back Presley for an audition.

1956- In the Peanuts comic strip, Charles Schulz made Snoopy first stand up on two legs.


1956- Walt Disney had lunch with his old nemesis Max Fleischer, now retired. The meeting was arranged by Max’s son Richard Fleischer, who was working for Disney directing Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Although everyone had a nice time, Richard later admitted he found the whole thing depressing. Seeing his dad humbled:” It was like seeing David vanquished by Goliath.”

1958- the TV show Seahunt premiered. It made a star out of Lloyd Bridges, the father of Jeff and Beau. 

1960- Writer Albert Camus was killed in a car accident. He was 46.

1997- Spoon bending psychic Uri Geller predicted a UFO would land in Tel Aviv. Israelis watched the skies, but in the end, nothing appeared.

2000- Charles Schulz published the very last Peanuts daily comic strip. It ran continuously since 1950. 


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