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1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians movie poster — *One Hundred and One Dalmatians*

MagicasDebut — Magica De Spell debuts in "The Midas Touch" (*Uncle Scrooge* #36).

WaltLudwigPeacock — Ludwig Von Drake debuts in the season premiere ofWalt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.

Babe in Toyland Movie Poster — *Babes in Toyland*

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1961.

Theatrical releases[]

Feature films[]

January 25 -One Hundred and One Dalmatians
March 16 -The Absent-Minded Professor
June 12 -The Parent Trap (premiere)
June 21 -The Parent Trap
July 12 -Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (Los Angeles,California)
July 17 -Greyfriars Bobby
October 11 -Greyfriars Bobby (New York City,New York)
December 14 -Babes in Toyland

Shorts[]

Theme parks and resorts[]

TheDisneyland Monorail System extends to theDisneyland Hotel.

Events[]

TheCalifornia Institute of the Arts is founded.

Character debuts[]

Television[]

January 22 - TheWalt Disney Presents episode "A Salute to Father" airs onABC.
September 24 - The first episode ofWalt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: "An Adventure in Color/Mathmagicland", airs on a new network,NBC.

People[]

Births[]

January 4 -Graham McTavish (actor and voice actor)
January 9 -Candi Milo (voice actress and singer)
January 13 -Julia Louis-Dreyfus (actress, comedian, and producer)
January 14 -Bob Walker (animator, storyboard artist, producer, and director)
January 18 -Bob Peterson (animator, screenwriter, director, producer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
February 5 -Tim Meadows (actor and comedian)
March 4 -Steven Weber (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
March 8
- Camryn Manheim (actress and voice actress)
- Jess Winfield (novelist, author, screenwriter, and voice actor)
March 21 -Kathy Zielinski (animator)
March 29 -Amy Sedaris (actress, voice actress, comedian, author, and writer)
April 3 -Eddie Murphy (actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director)
April 13 -Liz Callaway (actress, singer, and recording artist)
April 18 -Jane Leeves (actress, comedian, producer, singer, and dancer)
April 21 -Cathy Cavadini (actress, voice actress, and singer)
April 23 -George Lopez (comedian, actor, voice actor, and talk show host)
May 6
- George Clooney (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- Wally Wingert (actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, and former radio personality)
May 14 -Tim Roth (actor and director)
May 16 -Kevin McDonald (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
May 31 -Lea Thompson (actress, dancer, director, and producer)
June 5 -Mary Kay Bergman (voice actress and voice-over teacher)
June 7 -Kym Whitley (comedian and actress)
June 9 -Michael J. Fox (actor, author, film producer, and activist)
June 15 -Jim Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, producer, cinematographer, and camera operator)
June 25 -Ricky Gervais (comedian, actor, voice actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter)
July 4 -Ted Elliott (screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist)
July 15
- Forest Whitaker (actor, voice actor, producer, and director)
- Lolita Davidovich (actress)
July 23
- Woody Harrelson (actor, voice actor, comedian, activist, director, and playwright)
- David Kaufman (actor and voice actor)
July 30
- Elio (Italian musician and singer)
- Laurence Fishburne (actor, voice actor, playwright, director, and producer)
August 2 -Mark Moseley (actor, voice actor, radio personality, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer)
August 4
- Lauren Tom (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Barack Obama (44th President of the United States)
August 7 -Maggie Wheeler (actress and voice actress)
August 13 -Dawnn Lewis (actress, voice actress, singer, and presenter)
August 17 -Takashi Aoyagi (Japanese literature scholar, college professor, and voice actor)
August 22 -Stephen Stanton (actor, voice actor, voice-match artist, and visual effects artist)
August 23 -Nik Ranieri (animator)
August 25 -Billy Ray Cyrus (country music singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist)
August 28 -Jennifer Coolidge (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
September 1 -Bob Schooley (screenwriter, television writer, television producer)
September 2 -Eugenio Derbez (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and author)
September 6 -Bruce W. Smith (animator, director, producer, and storyboard artist)
September 11 -Elizabeth Daily (comedian, actress, voice actress, and singer)
September 15 -Noel MacNeal (puppeteer, writer, actor, singer, performer, and director)
September 18 -James Gandolfini (actor)
September 22 -Bonnie Hunt (comedian, actress, voice actress, director, producer, writer, and host)
September 23 -Chi McBride (actor and voice actor)
September 25 -Heather Locklear (actress)
October 1 -Steve Purcell (cartoonist, animator, director, game designer, and voice actor)
October 10
- Jodi Benson (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- Thomas Baker (cinematographer)
October 11 -Russ Edmonds (animator)
October 30 -Larry Wilmore (comedian, writer, producer, and actor)
November 8 -Dorothy McKim (producer, production manager, director of production, and co-producer)
November 14 -D.B. Sweeney (actor and voice actor)
November 19 -Meg Ryan (actress, director, and producer)
November 21 -Ruben Procopio (animation artist, comic book artist, animator, clean up supervisor, lead key assistant animator, and sculptor)
November 28 -Alfonso Cuarón (filmmaker)
December 10 -Nia Peeples (actress and singer)
December 13 -Harry Gregson-Williams (composer and songwriter)
December 16 -Shane Black (screenwriter, director, producer, and actor)