Disney

More On Disney's 'Dia De Los Muertos' Debacle

Crystal Chavez — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:01:13 +0000

Fronteras: Disney reacts to public outcry by withdrawing its effort to trademark ‘Dia De Los Muertos.’ Also on the show: It is widely reported that the nation has 11 million people living here without authorization, we take a closer look at that number. Young people in the Mormon Church are called to serve a 2-year mission, but what happens if you're sent on a mission, and you have no immigration papers? The changing face of Native American health programs under the federal healthcare overhaul.

Remembering Annette Funicello, America's Mouseketeer

editor — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:28:00 +0000

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TERRY GROSS, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. We're going to remember Annette Funicello. She died yesterday at the age of 70 from complications of multiple sclerosis, which she had had for more than 25 years.

For anyone growing up in the 1950s, Annette Funicello was a huge celebrity, one of the original Mouseketeers on Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse Club." The show premiered in 1955. After it ended in '58, Annette had pop hits and starred Beach Blanket movies, then she left the business to raise her children.

Interview: Author J.B. Kaufman on "The Fairest One of All"

Nathan Cone — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:57:30 +0000

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” may not have been the first animated film, but as author and film historian J.B. Kaufman points out, Walt Disney “completely redefined the concept of what an animated feature could be” with his 1937 film, celebrating 75 years this December.

A Jolly Holiday with Disney Songwriter Richard Sherman

Nathan Cone — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:56:57 +0000

In the late 1930s, still fresh off the success of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Walt Disney came across a story by the English writer P.L. Travers about a magical nanny that visits the Banks family — young Jane, Michael, and baby twins John and Barbara. Disney became fascinated with the stories, and felt they’d make an ideal setting for a motion picture. He pursued Travers for some 20 years until she finally relented and allowed Disney to adapt her books.

DVD Review: Santa Buddies

Ryan Steans — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:37:48 +0000