1914 - Actor Jonathan Harris, the voice of Manny in A Bug's Life, and Geri the Cleaner in Toy Story 2, is born Jonathan Charasuchin in the Bronx, New York. (TV fans know him best as Dr. Zachary Smith on the classic 60's sci-fi series Lost in Space.)

1921 - Tired of the Kansas City winters, Walt's parents Elias and Flora, and his younger sister Ruth leave for Portland, Oregon. (His brother Herbert, a post office employee, has already transferred there.) Walt, upset over the idea of losing his family, sees them off at the train station.

1946 - Walt Disney writes his annual birthday letter to his younger sister Ruth (who will turn 43 on December 6). The letter and its enclosed check is being sent earlier than usual because he is leaving this day for the premiere of Song of the South in Atlanta, Georgia. Walt explains how after the premiere he'll be flying up to New York to board the Queen Elizabeth for a trip to England and Ireland. He'll be gathering background material in Ireland for a new picture about leprechauns.

1956 - Disney's musical short A Cowboy Needs a Horse is released as is the True-Life Adventure film Secrets of Life. Directed by Bill Justice, A Cowboy Needs a Horse tells the story of a young boy who dreams of being a cowboy. Secrets of Life chronicles the lives of plants and animals using special photography techniques.

1957 - The Disneyland TV series airs the episode "Adventures in Fantasy."

1957 - Voice actor Cam Clarke is born in Burbank, California. His Disney credits include The Lion King 1 1/2, House of Mouse, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and Underdog. (You may recognize his voice as the narrator of TV's Flip That House.)

1959 - The TV series Walt Disney Presents airs the episode "Perilous Assignment."

1960 - Walt Disney Presents airs the episode "Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo."

1999 - The Annie Awards are presented at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. Winners include Eric Daniels for his work on Disney's Tarzan and Walt Disney Television Animation for The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Among the 3 winners for the Winsor McCay Award is Ernie Con Pederson, a pioneer who worked on many projects including Disney's Man in Space 1955 television episode. Beating out Disney in many categories is the winning animated feature The Iron Giant by Brad Bird (who in a few years will have great success as creator of Disney/Pixar's The Incredibles).

2001 - Disney releases the animated Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, the live-action comedy Santa Who? (starring Leslie Nielsen) and the animated Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street all on video and DVD.

2001 - Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Robert A. Iger announces that The Walt Disney Company has acquired The Baby Einstein Company, the award-winning creator of highly innovative media products, toys and books for babies and toddlers.

2004 - Disney World workers spend the morning cleaning seven miles of Florida's Canaveral National Seashore. The beach cleanup, sponsored by the Ocean Conservatory and Keep Brevard Beautiful, involves more than 350 Disney employees wearing "volunt-EARS" T-shirts.

2006 - Actress Lisa O'Hare returns to the London production of Mary Poppins assuming the role of Mary. She replaces Scarlett Strallen, making her the third actress to hold the West End title role.

2007 - Bruce Gordon, Disney Imagineer (who spent 25 years working in a variety of top creative capacities for the Disney theme parks) and author, passes away suddenly at his home in Glendale, California. The 56-year-old's career included the production of Disneyland's Splash Mountain, the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tarzan's Treehouse and most recently, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage. Gordon also wrote and created such books as Disneyland: The Nickel Tour, The Art of Disneyland, Disneyland: Then, Now and Forever, Walt Disney World: Then, Now and Forever, and The Art of Walt Disney World.

2008 - Disney's stage production of High School Musical 2 premieres in Atlanta's Theater of the Stars. Running through November 16, High School Musical 2 features Anderson Davis as Troy Bolton opposite Arielle Jacobs, who reprises her role as Gabriella Montez, a part she originated in the 2007 Atlanta stage premiere of High School Musical.

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