Shirley Temple Black is a film and television actress, singer, dancer, and
former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film
film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame
in Bright Eyes, 

Shirley is No.18 on the American Film Institute‘s list of the greatest female
American screen legends of all time, making her the highest-ranked living 
person on the list.

Mills began her acting career as a child, winning the BAFTA Award for Most
Promising Newcomer for Tiger Bay (1959), the Academy Juvenile Award for
Pollyanna (1960) and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year/Actress
in 1961. During her early career, she appeared in several Walt Disney films
and is perhaps best known for her dual role as twins Susan and Sharon in
the Disney production The Parent Trap (1961). Hayley is the daughter of
Sir John Mills and the sister of actress Juliet Mills.

Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013)

(AP) – Legendary Disney Mouseketeer Annette Funicello died on Monday
from complications due to Multiple Sclerosis, a disease she battled for 
more than 25 years. The Disney company said she died peacefully at
Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif. 

 

  Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003)

Fred Rogers was an educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author,
and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting 
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on PBS (1968–2001),

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Mouse cartoons are coming back to TV as Disney attempts to revive one of the world’s most popular characters.

The 19 episodes, hand-drawn and in 2-D, will debut June 28 on the Disney Channel, Disney.com and the Watch Disney Channel app.

In a preview on Disney.com, Mickey and Minnie are working at a Paris cafe when
they face a shortage of croissants. In the 3-minute, 30-second cartoon, Mickey
goes on an adventurous trip through the city to fulfill their orders.

Walt Disney Co.’s CEO Bob Iger told CNBC on Tuesday that the shorts harken
back to the days of founder Walt Disney, highlighting Mickey’s "impish" and
"innocent" qualities.

Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger