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DISNEY FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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A live-action remake of the same name directed by Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet,
Henry V
, Thor) and starring Lily James as Cinderella and Cate Blanchett as
Lady Tremaine is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2015.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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The film “Pinocchio” was released to theaters by RKO Radio
Pictures
and was the second animated feature film produced
by Disney. The film won the Academy Awards for Best Original
Song
and Best Original Score, the first Disney film to win either.

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A DISNEY DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1937

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Walt Disney debuted “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, the first, full-length,
animated feature at the Carthay Theatre in Hollywood, CA. A nationwide release
followed on February 4, 1938.

With international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly assumed
the record of highest grossing sound film at the time.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1887

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Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt in England)
(November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) 

Actor Boris Karloff played the monster in the 1931 film, Frankenstein. He
also starred in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Son of Frankenstein
(1939). He is the main character of the 1957 animated Christmas story
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Prior to becoming an actor, he was
employed as a farm laborer.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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Fantasia is widely acclaimed, and in 1998 the American Film
Institute
ranked it as the 58th greatest American film in their
100 Years…100 Movies and the fifth greatest animated film
in their 10 Top 10 list. The film’s first of thirteen theatrical
roadshow engagements opened at the Broadway Theatre
in New York City. 

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