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What happened in history on this day: February 11?
On February 11 in ...
- 1932 - Disney releases the Mickey Mouse film The Grocery Boy to theaters.
- 1938 - The Donald Duck film Self Control is released to theaters.
- 1949 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald's Happy Birthday to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1952 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Alice in Wonderland for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
- 1952 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Lambert the Sheepish Lion for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1952 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Nature's Half Acre for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled My Family Is a Menagerie.
- 1970 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film King of the Grizzlies to theatres. the film is based on the book The Biography of a Grizzly by Ernest Thompson.
- 1973 - The Legacy of Walt Disney display at Disneyland closes, to be moved to the Opera House.
- 1976 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film No Deposit, No Return to theaters.
- 1982 - Disney releases the live-action feature film Dragonslayer to theaters in the UK.
- 1987 - The Walt Disney Company is re-incorporated, in Delaware.
- 1987 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Paul Newman for his role in the film The Color of Money for an Oscar Award in the category Actor.
- 1987 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio for her role in the film The Color of Money for an Oscar Award in the category Supporting Actress.
- 1987 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Color of Money for an Oscar Award in the category Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
- 1987 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Color of Money for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled A Ducktales Valentine!.
- 1991 - Tanzania issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1992 - Grenada issues twelve postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in thrill sports.
- 1994 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Blank Check to theaters.
- 1995 - Sotheby's galleries in New York conducts an auction of The Art of The Lion King. Auction receipts gross over US$2 million.
- 1999 - Disney premieres the live-action feature film My Favorite Martian at Famous Players Colossus Center in Toronto, Canada.
- 2000 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film The Tigger Movie to theaters in the USA.
- 2002 - In Hollywood, California, Disney premieres the film Return to Never Land.
- 2004 - Comcast launches a hostile takeover bid for Disney, publicly releasing a letter to Michael Eisner outlining the proposed financial terms. If approved, Comcast would issue 0.78 of a Comcast share for each Disney share (total value US$54 billion) plus assume Disney's debt of about US$12 billion. Disney shareholders would then own about 42 percent of the combined company, which would be worth US$125 billion.
- 2004 - Institutional Shareholder Services issues a statement criticizing Michael Eisner's leadership, and recommending Disney shareholders withhold their votes from Eisner at the upcoming shareholders' meeting.
- 2004 - Disney releases a response to Comcast's takeover bid, saying they will evaluate the proposal.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The spaghetti kissing scene from Lady and the Tramp is mocked, with a girl kissing a dog looking like Tramp.
- 2011 - The Meyer Werft shipyard lays the keel for the Disney Cruise Line cruise ship Disney Fantasy (4000 passengers).
- 2022 - The new Disney Wish cruise ship is floated out at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.
Births on February 11
- 1918 - Birth of Blaine Gibson in Colorado; started at Disney Studio in 1939 in animation, created hundreds of sculptures for use in Disneyland attractions, retired 1983, named Disney Legend in 1993.
Deaths on February 11
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