




An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year1970.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 11 -King of the Grizzlies
- March 18 -In Search of the Castaways (re-issue)
- March 25 -King of the Grizzlies (Boston,Massachusetts)
- June 10 -Sleeping Beauty (re-issue)
- June 19 -The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
- July 1 -The Boatniks
- September 30 -Son of Flubber (re-issue)
- December 11 -The Aristocats premieres inLos Angeles,California.
- December 15 -The Wild Country
- December 24 -The Aristocats
Shorts[]
- September 30 -Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?
- December 24 -Niok (re-issue)
Theme parks and resorts[]
- July 17 -Disneyland andDisneyland Resort celebrates its 15th anniversary.
Events[]
- This is the last Disney animated film to use the RCA Sound Recording logo.
- The staff of Walt Disney Productions are switched to RCA Photophone Sound Recording after the deal with RCA Sound Recording ended.
Character debuts[]
- Orange Bird
- February 11 -Colonel Pierson,Wahb,Moki,Shorty Russell
- February 22 -Fantomallard,Dolly Paprika
- December 24 -Duchess,Thomas O'Malley,Toulouse,Marie,Berlioz,Roquefort,Frou-Frou,Edgar,Madame Adelaide Bonfamille,Georges Hautecourt,The Milkman,Napoleon and Lafayette,Abigail and Amelia Gabble,Uncle Waldo,Scat Cat,Alley cats
- December 20 -Jeeves
- Fergus McDuck,Downy McDuck
People[]
Births[]
- January 7 -Doug E. Doug (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and film director)
- January 20 -Kerri Kenney (actress, voice actress, comedian, and writer)
- January 24 -Matthew Lillard (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- January 29 -Heather Graham (actress)
- January 31 -Minnie Driver (actress, singer, and songwriter)
- February 3
- Warwick Davis (actor and television presenter)
- Anthony Russo (director and producer)
- February 14 -Simon Pegg (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, and director)
- February 18 -Susan Egan (actress, singer, and dancer)
- February 23 -Niecy Nash (comedian and actress)
- February 24 -Stephen McFeely (screenwriter and producer)
- March 3 -Julie Bowen (actress and comedian)
- March 7 -Rachel Weisz (actress)
- March 14 -Meredith Salenger (actress and voice actress)
- March 18 -Queen Latifah (singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedian, and talk show hostess)
- March 20
- Linda Larkin (actress and voice actress)
- Andrew Kishino (actor, voice actor, and rapper)
- March 27 -Elizabeth Mitchell (actress)
- March 28 -Vince Vaughn (actor, screenwriter, producer, comedian, and activist)
- April 4 -Barry Pepper (actor)
- April 6 -Serena Valentino (author and writer)
- April 13 -Ricky Schroder (actor, screenwriter, director, and producer)
- April 21
- Nicole Sullivan (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Rob Riggle (actor, voice actor, comedian, and U.S. Marine)
- April 22 -Leslie Iwerks (director, producer, and writer)
- April 25 -Jason Lee (actor, voice actor, comedian, photographer, producer, and professional skateboarder)
- April 29 -Uma Thurman (actress and model)
- May 3 -Bobby Cannavale (actor and voice actor)
- May 4 -Will Arnett (actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer)
- May 18 -Tina Fey (actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
- May 25
- Jamie Kennedy (comedian, producer, screenwriter, and actor)
- Octavia Spencer (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- June 2 -Karen Mok (singer, actress, voice actress, composer, producer, and designer)
- June 5 -Stephen J. Anderson (animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor)
- June 7 -Dean DeBlois (film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, and film editor)
- June 15 -Leah Remini (actress, voice actress, producer, author, and comedian)
- June 17 -Will Forte (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
- June 19 -David Croft (British sports commentator)
- June 26
- Sean Hayes (actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer)
- Chris O'Donnell (actor)
- Nick Offerman (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
- June 27 -Jo Frost (nanny, television personality, author, and television producer)
- June 28 -Steve Burton (actor and voice actor)
- June 30 -Brian Bloom (actor, voice actor, and screenwriter)
- July 1 -Henry Simmons (actor)
- July 3 -Audra McDonald (actress and singer)
- July 8 -Matt Nolan (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- July 10 -Gary LeVox (singer-songwriter and musician)
- July 15 -Amber Hood (actress and voice actress)
- August 2 -Kevin Smith (filmmaker, actor, comedian, director, producer, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster)
- August 9 -Thomas Lennon (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director)
- August 10 -Charlie Bean (animator, director, storyboard artist, and writer)
- August 15 -Anthony Anderson (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
- August 17 -Tammy Townsend (actress and singer)
- August 20 -Ke Huy Quan (actor and stunt choreographer)
- August 23 -Jay Mohr (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host)
- August 26 -Melissa McCarthy (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
- September 3 -Maria Bamford (comedian, actress, and voice actress)
- September 7 -Tom Everett Scott (actor)
- September 11 -Taraji P. Henson (actress, voice actress, singer, and author)
- September 14 -Robert Ben Garant (screenwriter, producer, director, and actor)
- September 17 -Jim Conroy (actor and voice actor)
- September 18 -Aisha Tyler (actress, voice actress, talk show host, and game show host)
- September 24 -Bob Roth (producer, screenwriter, story editor, and designer)
- September 30 -Tony Hale (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- October 1 -Michael Wilkinson (costume designer)
- October 2 -Kelly Ripa (actress, talk show host, and television producer)
- October 6 -Matt Vogel (puppeteer, director, and singer)
- October 8 -Tetsuya Nomura (video game director, character designer, andKingdom Hearts creator)
- October 11 -Constance Zimmer (actress)
- October 12 -Kirk Cameron (actor, evangelist, television and documentary host, and producer)
- October 15 -Kevin Kliesch (composer and songwriter)
- October 31 -Nolan North (actor and voice actor)
- November 6 -Ethan Hawke (actor, writer, and director)
- November 16 -Martha Plimpton (actress, voice actress, singer, and model)
- November 20 -Melissa Disney (actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, writer, and film producer)
- November 23 -Oded Fehr (actor)
- November 29 -Larry Joe Campbell (actor)
- December 1 -Sarah Silverman (stand-up comedian, actress, voice actress, producer, and writer)
- December 2 -Joe Lo Truglio (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 12 -Jennifer Connelly (actress)
- December 13 -Bart Johnson (actor)
- December 21 -Jamie Theakston (presenter, producer, actor, and voice actor)
- December 24 -Keith Silverstein (actor and voice actor)
- December 25 -Andy Fickman (director, producer, and screenwriter)
- December 28 -Elaine Hendrix (actress, model, producer, singer, dancer, and activist)
- December 29 -Kevin Weisman (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
Deaths[]
- April 9 -Gustaf Tenggren (children's book illustrator and inspirational sketch artist)
- October 31 -Grant Simmons (animator, director, and writer)
- December 23 -Charlie Ruggles (actor)
1970