An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1945.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- February 3 - The Three Caballeros (New York City, New York)
- February 22 - The Three Caballeros
- August 18 - Pinocchio was shown at the Republic Theatre in New York City.
- October 17 - Pinocchio (general re-issue)
Shorts
- January 5 - Tiger Trouble
- January 26 - The Clock Watcher
- March 16 - Dog Watch
- March 30 - The Eyes Have It
- April 20 - African Diary
- May 28 - The Dawn of Better Living
- June 11 - Something You Didn't Eat
- June 29 - Donald's Crime
- June 30
- July 13 - Californy 'er Bust
- July 27 - Canine Casanova
- August 8 - Hold Your Horsepower
- August 10 - Duck Pimples
- August 13
- August 24 - The Legend of Coyote Rock
- September 7 - No Sail
- September 21 - Hockey Homicide
- October 26 - Cured Duck
- December 7 - Canine Patrol
- December 21 - Old Sequoia
Events
- January - Walt Disney resigns as president of Walt Disney Productions; his brother, Roy O. Disney is appointed as the new president.
- December - Aldous Huxley writes an early draft for Alice in Wonderland.
Character debuts
- January - Li'l Bad Wolf
- January 5 - Raja the Tiger, Dolores the Elephant
- April 20 - Rhinoceros, Titbird
- August 10 - Pauline, J. Harold King, Paddy the Cop, Leslie J. Clark, Dopey Davis, Salesman
- August 24 - Bent-Tail the Coyote, Blackie
- October 14 - Br'er Rabbit
- December 7 - Turtle
People
Births
- January 22 - Steve Vinovich (actor)
- January 29 - Tom Selleck (actor and film producer)
- February 9 - Mia Farrow (actress, singer, humanitarian, and fashion model)
- February 24 - Barry Bostwick (actor and singer)
- March 8 - Bruce Broughton (composer)
- March 31 - Ed Catmull (president for Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios)
- April 2 - Linda Hunt (actress and voice actress)
- June 5 - Bruce Bayley Johnson (voice actor)
- July 3 - Mickey Rooney Jr. (actor and musician)
- July 20 - Harrison Ellenshaw (matte painter)
- July 23 - Edie McClurg (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- July 26 - Helen Mirren (actress and voice actress)
- August 2 - Joanna Cassidy (actress)
- August 14 - Steve Martin (actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician)
- October 7 - Michael Wallis (journalist, popular historian, author, speaker, and voice actor)
- October 14 - Daan Jippes (author and artist)
- October 19 - John Lithgow (actor, voice actor, musician, poet, author, and singer)
- October 30 - Henry Winkler (actor, writer, producer, and comedian)
- October 31 - Brian Doyle-Murray (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
- November 27 - James Avery (actor, voice actor, and poet)
- December 1 - Bette Midler (singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and producer)
- December 17 - Ernie Hudson (actor)
Deaths
- March 4 - Lucille La Verne (actress and voice actress)
- April 12 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)
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