1957

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1957.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• February 14 - Cinderella (re-issue)
• June 19 - Johnny Tremain
• July 3 - Bambi (re-issue)
• July 10
  • Johnny Tremain (Los Angeles, California)
  • Johnny Tremain (New York City, New York)
• August 28 - Perri
• December 25
  • Old Yeller (Los Angeles, California)
  • Old Yeller (New York City, New York)

Shorts

• January 18 - Donald's Gold Mine (re-issue)
• February 8 - T-Bone for Two (re-issue)
• March 1 - Dumb Bell of the Yukon (re-issue)
• March 22 - Bone Trouble (re-issue)
• April 12 - Window Cleaners (re-issue)
• May 3 - The Sleep Walker (re-issue)
• May 24 - Trombone Trouble (re-issue)
• June 14 - In Dutch (re-issue)
• June 19 - The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A.
• July 5 - Squatter's Rights (re-issue)
• July 26 - Rescue Dog (re-issue)
• August 28
  • Niok
  • The Truth About Mother Goose

Television

• January 23 - The Disneyland episode "Our Friend the Atom" airs on ABC.
• February 13 - The Disneyland episode "Tricks of Our Trade" airs on ABC.
• March 20 - The Disneyland episode "The Adventure Story" airs on ABC.
• May 29 - The Disneyland episode "The Liberty Story" airs on ABC.
• September 11 - The fourth season of Disneyland opens with "The Fourth Anniversary Show."
• October 10 - Zorro begins airing.
• November 27 - The Disneyland episode "How to Relax" airs on ABC.
• December 4 - The Disneyland episode "Mars and Beyond" airs on ABC.

Theme park happenings

• April 29 - The Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland opens.
• June 10 - The Viewliner Train of Tomorrow attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland opens.
• October 8 - The Maxwell House Coffee House restaurant at Disneyland closes.

Character debuts

• August - Grandpa Beagle
• October 10 - Zorro, Sergeant Garcia
• December 4 - Martian Robot, Martian Mastermind
• December 25 - Katie Coates, Travis Coates, Arliss Coates, Old Yeller, Bud Searcy, Lisbeth Searcy, Burn Sanderson, Savage Sam, the Wolf, Jumper
• Fresh-Up Freddie
• Gray Sorceress

People

Births

• January 1 - Terri Minsky (television writer and producer)
• January 8 - Ron Cephas Jones (actor)
• January 12 - John Lasseter (animator, director, executive producer, and former CEO at Disney and Pixar)
• January 15 - David Pruiksma (animator)
• January 17 - Steve Harvey (comedian, television host, radio personality, actor, and author)
• January 25 - Jenifer Lewis (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and activist)
• January 29 - Diane Delano (actress and voice actress)
• February 6 - Kathy Najimy (actress, voice actress, comedian, director, writer, producer, and activist)
• February 16 - LeVar Burton (actor, voice actor, presenter, director, producer, and author)
• February 19 - Ray Winstone (actor, voice actor, and producer)
• February 27 - Timothy Spall (actor and occasional presenter)
• February 28 - John Turturro (actor, writer, and filmmaker)
• March 6 - Eddie Deezen (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• March 9 - Mark Mancina (composer)
• March 20 - Chris Wedge (film director, film producer, screenwriter, cartoonist, actor, and voice actor)
• March 23
  • Teresa Ganzel (actress, comedian, and voice-over artist)
  • Amanda Plummer (actress and voice actress)
• March 28 - Paul Eiding (voice actor and voice director)
• April 1 - Andreas Deja (animator)
• April 9 - Kathryn Hunter (actress)
• April 13 - Clark Middleton (actor)
• April 14 - Marc Platt (film, TV, and theatre producer)
• May 3 - John Sachs (actor, voice actor, television presenter, voiceover, and commentator)
• May 5 - Richard E. Grant (actor, screenwriter, and director)
• May 21 - Judge Reinhold (actor)
• May 29 - Ted Levine (actor)
• June 14 - Jay Roach (director, producer, and screenwriter)
• June 21 - Terri Hardin (puppeteer, artist, and former Imagineer)
• June 23 - Frances McDormand (actress)
• July 21 - Jon Lovitz (actor, comedian, and singer)
• August 1 - Taylor Negron (actor, comedian, and playwright)
• August 4 - Rupert Farley (actor and voice actor)
• August 7 - David Shaughnessy (director, producer, actor, and voice actor)
• August 9 - Melanie Griffith (actress)
• August 18 - Denis Leary (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, writer, director, and producer)
• August 24 - Stephen Fry (actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television and radio presenter, film director, activist, and board member of Norwich City F.C.)
• August 28 - Daniel Stern (actor, voice actor, artist, director, screenwriter)
• September 12 - Hans Zimmer (composer)
• September 24 - Brad Bird (director, screenwriter, animator, producer, and occasional voice actor)
• October 4 - Bill Fagerbakke (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• October 24 - John Kassir (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• October 25 - Nancy Cartwright (actress and voice actress)
• October 29 - Dan Castellaneta (actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
• October 30 - Kevin Pollak (actor, voice actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian)
• November 6 - Cam Clarke (voice actor and singer)
• November 19 - Tom Virtue (actor)
• December 1 - Deep Roy (actor, stuntman, puppeteer, and comedian)
• December 5 - Thomas Schumacher (theatrical producer)
• December 9 - Donny Osmond (singer-songwriter, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol)
• December 10 - Michael Clarke Duncan (actor)
• December 13 - Steve Buscemi (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director)

Deaths

• November 4 - Norman Ferguson (animator)
• November 21 - Bob Amsberry (actor)