Today in {DISNEY} History...2/8
1932-Composer, conductor & pianist John Williams is born in Floral Park, New York.He has composed many of the most famous film scores in Hollywood history including Star Wars and Indiana Jones (whose music can be heard in Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Paris). With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated individual after Walt Disney!
1952-The 8 minute animated short Lambert, the Sheepish Lion is released. Lambert, a lion that is mistakenly left with a flock of sheep by a stork, lives his life thinking he is a sheep - until he is forced to defend the flock from an attack by a wolf! (The short will win an Oscar for Best Animation.)
(WE LOVE THIS SWEET, SILLY SHORT)
1960-Walt Disney receives 2 stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1965-Julie Andrews receives a Golden Globe Award for her role in Mary Poppins
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2001-Disney's California Adventure Opens
2015-Frozen picks up 2 Grammy Awards
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