Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Animation Fun Facts for Oct. 28, 2015


Birthdays: Elsa Lanchester, Cleo Lane, Charlie Daniels, Evelyn Waugh, Jonas Salk, Bruce Jenner, Joan Plowright, Edith Head, Chef August Escolfiere the great French Chef who created Peche Melba and moved French cuisine to the front rank of world cooking, Charles Grovesnor the founder of National Geographic magazine, Joaquin Phoenix is 41, Dennis Franz 73, Julia Roberts is 48, Bill Gates is 60, 

The last living golden age Disney animator, Don Lusk, is 102.

1726-Johnathan Swift published "Gulliver's Travels"-"To Vex the World rather than Divert it."


1929- Composer Irving Berlin scolded George Gershwin for his lack of patriotism that he unloaded his stocks and bonds. The Great Stock Market Crash the following day ruining Berlin but left Gershwin unscathed. Stick to music, Irv...


1949- Walt Disney’s merchandise and liscensing mastermind Kay Kamen and his wife were killed in a plane crash in the Azores.

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