Today in Disney History 8/20
Aug. 20, 1933 – United States political leader George Mitchell was born in Waterville, Me. A member since 1995 of the Walt Disney Company board of directors, he became Disney’s board chairman in 2004.
Aug. 20, 1974 – Actress Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Italy to American parents. She appeared as Princess Giselle in the Walt Disney Pictures Fanatsy animated/live-action film “Enchanted.”
Aug. 20, 1989 – Lionel Hampton and his Big Band performed at Disneyland for the first of a 7-day engagement.
Aug. 20, 1992 – Actress and singer/songwriter Demi Lovato was born in Dallas, Tx. Best known to Disney Channel fans as Mitchie Torres in “Camp Rock,” she also appeared in the series “As The Bell Rings” (as Charolette Adams).
Aug. 20, 2000 – “Lucky the Dinosaur,” the standalone Animatronic Dinosaur premiered at Disney’s California Adventure.
Aug. 20, 2000 – The Disney Channel Original half-hour series “In a Heartbeat” began airing. (Ended Mar. 25, 2001)
Aug. 20, 2003 – Disney released the CD Disney’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3, which includes performances by Elton John, Sarah McLachlan, and Randy Newman.
Aug. 20, 2005 – Conductor John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra pay tribute to Walt Disney with a performance of “Walt Disney: 75 Years of Music.” Special guests include Dick Van Dyke, Jodi Benson, Paige O’Hara, and Alan Menken.
Aug. 20, 2005 – Conductor John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra paid tribute to Walt Disney with a performance of “Walt Disney: 75 Years of Music.” Special guests include Dick Van Dyke, Jodi Benson, Paige O’Hara, and Alan Menken.
Aug. 20, 2006 – The evening performance of Disney’s “Tarzan” (at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in N.Y.C.) benefits the Actors’ Fund of America. (The Actors’ Fund, which was founded in 1882, is a non-profit organization that provides for the social welfare of all entertainment professionals.)
