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What happened in history on this day: December 21?
On December 21 in ...
- 1929 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film Wild Waves. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1937 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's first full-length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Hollywood. It is the world's first color full-length animated talking movie. The US$1.5 million needed to complete the film nearly bankrupted the company. This is the first public appearance of live-actor cartoon characters at the theater - dwarfs, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Two million drawings make up the 83-minute film.
- 1937 - Walt Disney mentions to a colleague at the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that his dream is to build a park designed for kids.
- 1944 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's animated and live-action feature film The Three Caballeros in theaters in Mexico City, Mexico.
- 1945 - The Donald Duck film Old Sequoia is released.
- 1948 - Disney's first True-Life Adventure film, Seal Island, is released as a sneak-preview in the Crown Theater in Pasadena, California.
- 1955 - Disney releases the fourth People and Places film, Men Against the Arctic, to theaters.
- 1958 - Disneyland debuts The Candlelight Procession and Massed Choir Ceremony.
- 1960 - Disney releases the live-action featurette film The Horse with the Flying Tail to theaters.
- 1979 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Black Hole to theaters in the US. It is the first Disney-created film to be given a PG rating. The original title was Space Probe One. It cost US$20 million to make.
- 1979 - Disney releases the live-action feature film The London Connection to theaters in England. The film was previously released in the US under the title The Omega Connection.
- 1980 - The NBC TV network airs the Disney's Wonderful World show, featuring The Ghosts of Buxley Hall, part one.
- 1985 - Maldives issues seven postage stamps depicting Disney characters and Mark Twain quotes.
- 1985 - Maldives issues seven postage stamps depicting Disney character versions of the Brothers Grimm story Doctor Knowall.
- 1988 - Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Beaches in a New York theater. The film is a Bette Midler drama made by Garry Marshall for Disney.
- 1990 - CBS airs the TV special program Disney's Christmas on Ice.
- 1990 - Disney releases the film Peter Pan on laserdisc in the US, for US$30-40.
- 1992 - The Aladdin's Royal Caravan parade begins at Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World.
- 1998 - At Disney's Animal Kingdom, cast members begin giving guests a sneak peek at the Maharaja Jungle Trek in the upcoming Asia area of the park.
- 1999 - The film Fantasia/2000 is shown at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
Births on December 21
- 1910 - Birth of Marvin Davis in New Mexico, USA; architect, art director at 20th Century Fox, worked at Disney 1955-95, helped plan Disneyland layout, designs for many buildings, worked on films and TV shows, Emmy award 1962, planning and designing Walt Disney World, named a Disney Legend 1994.
- 1913 - Birth of Fred Joerger in Illinois; designer and architect of Disneyland attractions 1953+, retires 1979, named Disney Legend 2001.
- 1922 - Birth of Paul Winchell in New York City, New York, USA; voice actor (Tigger - Winnie the Pooh films).
Deaths on December 21
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