by Jim Smith | Apr 6, 2023 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
There have been many celebrity voices cast throughout the history of radio, movies, and television. But every now and then, there is a voice so distinct and unmistakable, you immediately know it the moment you hear it. Sterling Holloway had one of those voices...
by Jim Smith | Oct 26, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place on October 27, 2022.) What does it take to be a Disney Legend? The talents who have been recognized for this exclusive club range from animators, musicians, actors, directors, producers, writers, Imagineers,...
by Jim Smith | Aug 1, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place on July 21, 2022.) They’re creepy, crawly, and crunchy. Small and irritating, nary a friend to you or me. And they’re perhaps the most hated nuisance on the planet – BUGS. Or maybe they’re just a tad...
by Jim Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Ed Wynn. You may know his name, or perhaps you may not. But you definitely know his laugh. That unforgettable, whimsical hoot. Vaudeville comic, radio performer, and comedy legend turned serious actor – the self-dubbed “Perfect Fool” has done a little bit of...
by Jim Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was published for Laughing Place on April 30, 2022.) You’ve heard his laugh. That unforgettable, whimsical hoot. Ed Wynn – vaudeville comic, radio performer, and comedy legend turned serious actor – has done a little bit of...
