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1934

Donald-duck-1st-02 — Donald Duck debuts inThe Wise Little Hen.

02101934 WDA TDIDGrasshopper — *The Grasshopper and the Ants*

Orphan's-benefit-1934 — *Orphan's Benefit*

Ss-goddessofspring — *The Goddess of Spring*

''The Flying Mouse'' — *The Flying Mouse*

Mickey's-steamroller — *Mickey's Steam-Roller*

*Shanghaied*, the first short to haveBilly Bletcher as the voice ofPete.

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1934.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

May 24 -Hollywood Party (withThe Hot Chocolate Soldiers; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Shorts[]

January 13
- The China Shop
- Shanghaied
February 10 -The Grasshopper and the Ants
February 17 -Camping Out
March 3 -Playful Pluto
March 24 -Funny Little Bunnies
April 13 -The Big Bad Wolf
May 19 -Gulliver Mickey
June 9 -The Wise Little Hen
June 16 -Mickey's Steam-Roller
July 14 -The Flying Mouse
August 11 -Orphan's Benefit
September 1 -Peculiar Penguins
September 29 -Mickey Plays Papa
November 3 -The Goddess of Spring
November 17 -The Dognapper
December 15 -Two-Gun Mickey

Character debuts[]

Production[]

After dinner one evening,Walt Disney reveals his plan to makeSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs to his key animators, acting out every part in front of them and estimating the budget (incorrectly) at $250,000.
August 9 - The first outline forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs is prepared.
September -Adriana Caselotti first auditions for the voice ofSnow White inSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
October 3 - Story meeting forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- "Music in Your Soup"
- The bed building sequence
- Snow White teaching the Dwarfs how to say their prayers
- ThePrince being taken to the Dungeon ofThe Queen's Castle
- Sleepy traps the fly in Snow White's glass coffin
- The final chase of theWitch is planned out more or less as it will appear in the final film
- Title cards will be used to show the passage of time.
October 9 - Story meeting forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- The Seven Dwarfs are named Wheezy, Jumpy, Baldy,Grumpy,Happy,Doc, and Sleepy - other dwarfs are also suggested, including Hickey, Gabby, Nifty, Sniffy, Lazy, Puffy, Stuffy, Shorty, Wheezy, Burpy, Dizzy, andDopey
- The seven dwarfs' discovery of Snow White intheir cottage
- The scene in which theraven falls into the skull after seeing the Witch
- The poisoned comb is included in the story at this point; when it fails the Witch captures the Prince
- Snow White kissing the dwarfs goodbye
- The Prince's escape fromThe Queen's Castle
October 13 - Story meeting forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- Discussion as to whether the Queen should be fat and comical or beautiful and sinister
- Running gag with Sleepy and the fly
- Huntsman's attempt to kill Snow White to be treated as a shadow effect against a large rock
October 15 - Story meeting forSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs:
- Grumpy's reaction to the poisoned comb.
- The dwarfs singing to Snow White a song they haven't sung in years
- The Queen's capture of the Prince
November 2 - A memo is circulated at the studio offering $5 for every gag submitted and ultimately used inSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

People[]

Births[]

January 8 -Roy Kinnear † (actor)
January 26 -Bob Uecker † (former baseball player, sports commentator, comedian, and actor)
February 6 -Marty Sklar † (Imagineer)
February 14 -Florence Henderson † (actress, voice actress, singer, and talk show host)
March 26 -Alan Arkin † (actor, director, musician, and singer)
March 31 -Shirley Jones (singer and actress)
April 24 -Shirley MacLaine (actress, singer, dancer, activist, and author)
May 10 -Gary Owens † (voice actor, disk jockey, radio announcer, and personality)
May 25 -Robert Jani (creative director ofWalt Disney Productions)
June 16
- Bill Cobbs † (actor)
- Jane Henson † (puppeteer and wife ofJim Henson)
July 1 -Jean Marsh (writer and retired actress)
July 10 -Jerry Nelson † (puppeteer, singer, and musician)
July 28 -Bud Luckey † (story artist and voice actor)
August 24 -Kenny Baker † (actor and musician)
September 2 -Chuck McCann † (actor, voice actor, comedian, and television personality)
September 11 -Ian Abercrombie † (actor)
September 28 -Janet Munro † (actress)
October 30
- Hamilton Camp † (singer, songwriter, actor, and voice actor)
- Jane Baer (animator)
November 13 -Garry Marshall † (film director, film producer, screenwriter, comedian, and actor)
November 15 -Joanna Barnes † (actress and writer)
December 9 -Judi Dench (actress, voice actress, occasional singer, and author)