1956

Scrooge confront Glomgold — Scrooge meetsFlintheart Glomgold inThe Second-Richest Duck.

Westward Ho, the Wagons Poster — *Westward Ho, the Wagons!*

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1956.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

March 29 -Fantasia (re-issue)
June 8 -The Great Locomotive Chase
June 16 -3D Jamboree
June 22 -Song of the South (re-issue)
July 18 -Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
November 6 -Secrets of Life
December 20 -Westward Ho, the Wagons!

Shorts[]

January 16 -Cow Dog
February 24 -Chips Ahoy
April 27 -Hooked Bear
May -You, The Human Animal
July 8 -How to Have an Accident in the Home
July 18 -Man in Space (theatrical release; edited version)
July 20 -Jack and Old Mac
July 27 -In the Bag
August 3 -The Hockey Champ (re-issue)
August 24 -Pluto at the Zoo (re-issue)
September 14 -Donald's Tire Trouble (re-issue)
October 5 -The Purloined Pup (re-issue)
October 26 -Billposters (re-issue)
November 6 -A Cowboy Needs a Horse
November 16 -Pluto's Playmate (re-issue)
December 7 -Donald's Snow Fight (re-issue)
December 20 -Disneyland, U.S.A.
December 25 -Samoa
December 28 -Society Dog Show (re-issue)

Television[]

February 15 - TheDisneyland episode "Our Unsung Villains" airs on ABC.
October 31 - TheDisneyland episode "The Plausible Impossible" airs on ABC.

Character debuts[]

People[]

Births[]

January 3 -Mel Gibson (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
January 9 -Imelda Staunton (actress)
January 21
- Robby Benson (actor, singer, musician, director, producer, writer, composer, and educator)
- Geena Davis (actress, producer, model, and athlete)
January 26 -Pat Musick (voice actress)
January 27 -Susanne Blakeslee (voice actress and stage actress)
February 3 -Nathan Lane (actor, voice actor, and writer)
February 12 -Arsenio Hall (actor, comedian, and former talk show host)
February 28 -Lloyd Sherr (comedian, voice actor, and actor)
March 7 -Bryan Cranston (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
March 11 -Rob Paulsen (actor, singer, voice actor, and voice director)
March 13 -Dana Delany (actress, producer, presenter, and health activist)
March 25 -Matthew Garber † (actor)
April 2 -Martin Olson (comedy writer, television producer, author, stage director, composer, playwright, and poet)
April 8 -Diane Michelle (voice actress)
April 12 -Andy García (actor and director)
April 27 -Kevin McNally (actor)
May 7
- S. Scott Bullock (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- Dariusz Wolski (cinematographer)
May 9 -Wendy Crewson (actress and producer)
May 10
- Paige O'Hara (actress, voice actress, singer, and painter)
- Jonathan Roberts (writer, producer, and author)
May 13
- Fred Melamed (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
- Kirk Thornton (actor, voice actor, voice director, and script writer)
May 17 -Bob Saget (stand-up comedian, actor, and television host)
May 19 -Tom Sito (animator, writer, historian, and educator)
June 4 -Keith David (actor and voice actor)
June 30 -David Alan Grier (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
July 1 -Alan Ruck (actor and voice actor)
July 4 -Chuck Williams (animator and producer)
July 9 -Tom Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
August 12 -Bruce Greenwood (actor and musician)
August 14 -Jackée Harry (actress and comedian)
August 18 -John Debney (composer and conductor)
August 28 -Luis Guzmán (actor)
August 30 -Julian Richings (actor)
September 20 -Gary Cole (actor and voice actor)
September 26 -Linda Hamilton (actress and voice actress)
October 2 -Charlie Adler (voice actor and voice director)
October 4 -Christoph Waltz (actor and director)
October 8 -Danny Jacob (composer, songwriter, and guitarist)
October 21 -Carrie Fisher (actress, writer, and humorist)
October 29 -Darrell Van Citters (director, animator, and author)
November 6 -Rob LaDuca (screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, producer, and writer)
November 10 -Sinbad (actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian)
November 15 -Jerry Rees (director, screenwriter, and animator)
November 21 -Timothy Stack (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer)
November 22 -Richard Kind (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
November 26 -Don Lake (actor, writer, and producer)
November 27 -William Fichtner (actor)
December 3 -Michael Gough (voice actor, singer, and musician)
December 24 -Stephanie Hodge (actress and stand-up comedian)
December 28 -Rick Farmiloe (animator and sequence director)