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Donald Duck is a persnickety animated Disney character who first appeared in "The Wise Little Hen" movie in 1934. He is known for his raspy, somewhat unintelligible speaking manner, his temper and his blue sailor outfit. His biggest surge in popularity came during World War II. He starred in more than 100 films between 1941 and 1965, including patriotic "Army shorts" and the anti-Nazi movie "Der Fuehrer's Face" (1941), which won an Academy Award in the animated short film category.
In Donald¿s life: a long-term girlfriend, Daisy Duck, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and a rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck. Donald has appeared in TV shows ("Mickey Mouse Works"), video games (including the Kin...
In Donald¿s life: a long-term girlfriend, Daisy Duck, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and a rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck. Donald has appeared in TV shows ("Mickey Mouse Works"), video games (including the Kin...
Donald Duck is a persnickety animated Disney character who first appeared in "The Wise Little Hen" movie in 1934. He is known for his raspy, somewhat unintelligible speaking manner, his temper and his blue sailor outfit. His biggest surge in popularity came during World War II. He starred in more than 100 films between 1941 and 1965, including patriotic "Army shorts" and the anti-Nazi movie "Der Fuehrer's Face" (1941), which won an Academy Award in the animated short film category.
In Donald¿s life: a long-term girlfriend, Daisy Duck, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and a rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck. Donald has appeared in TV shows ("Mickey Mouse Works"), video games (including the Kingdom Hearts series) and comic books (especially popular in Europe). His name and likeness is tied to a line of orange juice. Through a special, unusual agreement with the Walt Disney Co., Donald is also the longtime mascot for athletic teams of the University of Oregon.
In 2005, Donald was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Donald appears in several incarnations worldwide in Disney theme parks. As a walk-around character, he appears in parades, stage shows and meet-and-greets with visitors. He has prominent roles in the 3-D film "Mickey's PhilHarmonic" at Walt Disney World¿s Magic Kingdom and the "Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros" ride within Epcot's Mexico pavilion.
In Donald¿s life: a long-term girlfriend, Daisy Duck, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and a rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck. Donald has appeared in TV shows ("Mickey Mouse Works"), video games (including the Kingdom Hearts series) and comic books (especially popular in Europe). His name and likeness is tied to a line of orange juice. Through a special, unusual agreement with the Walt Disney Co., Donald is also the longtime mascot for athletic teams of the University of Oregon.
In 2005, Donald was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Donald appears in several incarnations worldwide in Disney theme parks. As a walk-around character, he appears in parades, stage shows and meet-and-greets with visitors. He has prominent roles in the 3-D film "Mickey's PhilHarmonic" at Walt Disney World¿s Magic Kingdom and the "Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros" ride within Epcot's Mexico pavilion.
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Disney's menu change is good for the goose, not the gourmet
Sentinel Staff WriterMaybe Donald Duck squawked about the dish. In a move that thrilled animal-rights activists but disappointed some gourmet diners, Walt Disney World has quietly dropped a controversial delicacy from its menus. Au revoir, foie gras. On Oct. 1, Disney...Tags: New Jersey, Walt Disney World Resort, Metal and Mineral, California, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Early Rockwood Art Pottery Fetches Fancy Prices
Editor's note: Ralph Kovel died Aug. 28 at age 88 of complications from a broken hip. The Kovels' column is written several weeks in advance. Is all art pottery Rookwood? Is all Rookwood art pottery? Does this sound like an exercise in a college logic...Tags: Arts, Illinois, Metal and Mineral, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Ohio
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Bill Melendez, 'Peanuts' animator -- and voice of Snoopy -- dies at 91
Special to The TimesAnimator, director and producer Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez, whose television programs and theatrical films featuring Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" characters earned four Emmy Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards, died Tuesday at St. John'...Tags: Santa Monica, Religious Festivals, Los Angeles, Cinema Industry, Film Festivals
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'Peanuts' animator and voice of Snoopy
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — Animator, director and producer Jose Cuautemoc "Bill" Melendez, whose television programs and theatrical films featuring Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" characters earned four Emmy Awards, an Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards, died...Tags: Santa Monica, Religious Festivals, Cinema Industry, Los Angeles, Film Festivals
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Nine Lines
1. The cure David Duchovny has checked into rehab to treat sex addiction. Unfortunately for him, the road to recovery involves staring at thousands of pictures of Roseanne Barr. 2.Yikes L.A. police say a man rammed his car into the gates of the Playboy...Tags: American Idol, Walt Disney World Resort, Ryan Seacrest, Popular Music, Television
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Walt Disney World for adults
Chicago TribuneWalt Disney World is, after all, a small world. Which means strollers. Baby strollers, toddler strollers, singles, doubles, triples. Some with balloons. (Here's a game: See how many crying urchins you can photograph in an hour. anything less than 20 and...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Country Music, Star Wars, Walt Disney World Resort, Theme Park Vacations
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Know Your Antiques: Sports Figurines Fetch High Prices
Tennis is an ancient game, first played in Greece. It's mentioned in a play in the Middle Ages when a shepherd gives a tennis ball to the baby Jesus. Early tennis games were played without rackets; the ball was hit with a bare hand, then later a glove....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Tennis, Goofy, U.S. Open Tennis
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How to say Mickey Mouse in American Sign Language
Orlando SentinelHow might you say Mickey Mouse in Spanish? Mickey Mouse will do -- after all, it's a proper name. What about in American Sign Language? That's a different challenge. Spelling out Mickey Mouse with finger-spelling gestures gets tedious in a hurry....Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Valencia Community College, Walt Disney, Kissimmee, Mickey Mouse
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At 49, McEnroe is still McEnroe -- or Donald Duck
O, by the WayJohn McEnroe reminds me of my all-time favorite Disney character. John McEnroe is Donald Duck.Think about Donald going into one of his tirades, hopping up and down, fists balled, sputtering a string of unintelligible duck epithets. McEnroe, right?Well,...Tags: John McEnroe, Tennis
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'WALL-E'
rafer.guzman@newsday.comI can admit it: "Wall-E," the new animated film from Pixar, had me a little misty-eyed. Lumpy in the throat, even. Smiling through tears like an audience member at an "Oprah" taping. And that was just in the first five minutes. That's no small feat,...Tags: Movies, Pixar, Animation, Charlie Chaplin, Shia LaBeouf
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Disney sues Lake County business over use of Pooh, other characters
Sentinel Staff WriterStep aside, Cruella De Vil. A federal lawsuit filed by Disney Enterprises Inc. has cast a Clermont couple as villains who exploited the trademarked likenesses of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger, too, to enrich their family business, Kool Klown Party...Tags: Winnie the Pooh, Florida, Film Festivals, Academy Awards, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Sign language is part of Disney's world
Sentinel Staff WriterHow might you say Mickey Mouse in Spanish? Mickey Mouse will do -- after all, it's a proper name. What about in American Sign Language? That's a different challenge. Spelling out M -- i -- c -- k -- e -- y -- M -- o -- u -- s -- e with finger-...Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Valencia Community College, Personal Service, Walt Disney, Kissimmee
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