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1942

Saludos Amigos poster — *Saludos Amigos*

Pluto saves the ship — Carl Barks begins his career as a comic book writer with "Pluto Saves the Ship".

1942-anniverssaire-01 — *Mickey's Birthday Party*

*Four Color Comics* #9 features "Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold", the first Donald Duck comic story to feature the work ofCarl Barks (who provided partial artwork).

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1942.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

January 6 -Fantasia (severely edited version)
August 9 -Bambi makes its world premiere inLondon,England
August 13 -Bambi (New York City,New York)
August 14 -Bambi (Salt Lake City,Utah)
August 21 -Bambi
August 24 -Saludos Amigos makes its world premiere in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
October 29 -Bambi (Hollywood,California)

Shorts[]

January 11 -Donald's Decision
January 13 -All Together
January 16 -The Village Smithy
January 23 -The New Spirit
February 6 -Mickey's Birthday Party
February 27 -Pluto Junior
March -Stop That Tank!
March 20 -Symphony Hour
April 10 -Donald's Snow Fight
May 1 -Donald Gets Drafted
May 22 -The Army Mascot
June 12 -Donald's Garden
July 3 -The Sleep Walker
July 14 -Four Methods of Flush Riveting
July 21 -Food Will Win the War
July 24 -Donald's Gold Mine
July 30 -Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
August 14 -T-Bone for Two
September 4 -How to Play Baseball
September 25 -The Vanishing Private
October 9 -The Olympic Champ
October 23 -How to Swim
November 6 -Sky Trooper
November 20 -Pluto at the Zoo
November 23 -South of the Border with Disney
December 4 -How to Fish
December 18 -Bellboy Donald

Character debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

January 11 -Joel Zwick (director, screenwriter, and producer)
January 27 -John Witherspoon (actor and comedian)
March 7 -Michael Eisner (businessman, entertainment executive, and former CEO ofThe Walt Disney Company)
March 25 -Richard O'Brien (actor, voice actor, writer, and musician)
March 27 -Michael York (actor and voice actor)
May 11 -Terry McGovern (actor, voice actor, television broadcaster, radio personality, and acting instructor)
June 18
- Roger Ebert (journalist, film critic, and screenwriter)
- Paul McCartney (singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer)
June 20 -Brian Wilson (musician, singer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and artist)
June 27 -Bruce Johnston (musician, singer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and artist)
July 9 -Richard Roundtree † (actor and model)
July 12 -Dennis Day † (actor, singer, dancer, theater director, andMouseketeer)
July 13 -Harrison Ford (actor and producer)
July 24 -Chris Sarandon (actor and voice actor)
July 27 -Susan Silo (actress and voice actress)
August 28 -Peter Bartlett (actor)
September 3 -Alan Jardine (musician, singer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and artist)
September 18 -Marco Rota (comic artist)
September 29
- Ian McShane (actor)
- Madeline Kahn (actress, comedian, singer, and voice-over artist)
October 20 -Robert Costanzo (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
October 22 -Annette Funicello (actress, singer, andMouseketeer)
October 26 -Bob Hoskins (actor and film director)
October 31 -David Ogden Stiers (actor, voice actor, and conductor)
November 1 -Marcia Wallace (actress and comedian)
November 18 -Susan Sullivan (actress and voice actress)
November 20 -Joe Biden (politician, lawyer, and author)
November 24 -Billy Connolly (actor, comedian, writer, musician, and television personality)