An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1947.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- September 27 - Fun and Fancy Free (New York City, New York)
- October 22 - Fun and Fancy Free (Los Angeles, California)
- December 25 - Bambi (re-issue)
Shorts
- February 12 - Pluto's Housewarming
- March 21 - Rescue Dog
- April 18 - Straight Shooters
- May 9 - Sleepy Time Donald
- May 30 - Figaro and Frankie
- June 20 - Clown of the Jungle
- July 11 - Donald's Dilemma
- August 1 - Crazy with the Heat
- August 22 - Bootle Beetle
- September 12 - Wide Open Spaces
- September 27
- October 3 - Mickey's Delayed Date
- October 17 - Hawaiian Holiday (re-issue)
- October 31 - Foul Hunting
- November 14 - Mail Dog
- November 28 - Chip an' Dale
- December 12 - Clock Cleaners (re-issue)
- December 26 - Pluto's Blue Note
Events
- September 20 - The House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas Walt Disney and 39 others to testify on Communist influence in motion pictures. Walt's day is on October 24.
Character debuts
- Izzy Wolf
- August 22 - Bootle Beetle
- September 26 - Eega Beeva
- September 27 - Bongo, Lulubelle, Lumpjaw, Bears, Willie the Giant, Golden Harp
- November - Scrooge McDuck
- Annie and Fannie Cottontail, Kauppias
People
Births
- January 8 - David Bowie (singer, songwriter, and actor)
- January 15 - Andrea Martin (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and author)
- January 31
- Jonathan Banks (actor)
- Glynn Turman (actor, writer, and director)
- February 1 - Tony Baxter (senior vice president, creative development, Walt Disney Imagineering)
- February 2 - Farrah Fawcett (actress and artist)
- February 5 - Darrell Waltrip (motorsports analyst, author, national television broadcaster, and former racing driver)
- February 7 - Wayne Allwine (voice actor, sound effects editor, and foley artist)
- February 24 - Edward James Olmos (actor and director)
- March 5 - Eddie Hodges (actor, singer, and mental-health counselor)
- March 18
- Susan Sheridan (actress and voice actress)
- Drew Struzan (poster artist and illustrator)
- March 19 - Glenn Close (actress, producer, and singer)
- March 22 - Tony Pope (voice actor)
- March 25 - Elton John (singer-songwriter and composer)
- April 6 - John Ratzenberger (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, entrepreneur, voice artist, and comedian)
- April 18 - James Woods (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- June 1 - Jonathan Pryce (actor and singer)
- June 10 - Randy Edelman (composer)
- June 22 - David Lander (actor, voice actor, comedian, composer, and musician)
- July 19 - Brian May (musician)
- July 22 - Albert Brooks (actor, voice artist, comedian, author, screenwriter, and director)
- July 28 - Sally Struthers (actress, voice actress, spokesperson, and activist)
- July 30 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician)
- July 31 - Richard Griffiths (actor)
- August 20 - Ray Wise (actor)
- August 29 - Arthur Burghardt (actor and voice actor)
- August 31 - Mona Marshall (voice actress)
- September 6
- Jane Curtin (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
- Keone Young (actor and voice actor)
- September 14 - Sam Neill (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
- September 28 - Sean Scully (actor)
- October 17 - Michael McKean (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, musician, composer, and screenwriter)
- October 19 - Giorgio Cavazzano (comic strip artist)
- October 24 - Kevin Kline (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
- October 29 - Richard Dreyfuss (actor and voice actor)
- November 13 - Joe Mantegna (actor, producer, writer, director, and voice actor)
- November 24 - Dwight Schultz (actor and voice actor)
- December 17 - Wes Studi (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- December 29 - Ted Danson (actor, author, and producer)
- December 30 - Jeff Lynne (musician)
- December 31 - Tim Matheson (actor and television director)
Artists joined
1947