1958

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An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1958.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

February 7 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-issue; with new credits replacing the original RKO credits)
May 14 - Peter Pan (re-issue)
July 8 - The Light in the Forest
July 9 - The Light in the Forest premiered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
July 10 - The Light in the Forest (New York City, New York)
July 23 - The Light in the Forest (Los Angeles, California)
August 12 - White Wilderness
December 25 - Tonka

Shorts

August 1 - Paul Bunyan
November 26 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (re-issue)
December 17 - Grand Canyon
December 25 - Seven Cities of Antarctica

Character debuts

Theme parks

June 14 - The Alice in Wonderland attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
September 30 - The Viewliner Train of Tomorrow attraction closes Tomorrowland at Disneyland.

Television

April 16 - The Disneyland episode "Four Tales on a Mouse" airs on ABC.
May 14 - The Disneyland episode "Magic Highway, U.S.A." airs on ABC.
October 3 - The fifth season of the Disney anthology series, now Walt Disney Presents, premieres with "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" on ABC.
December 19 - The Walt Disney Presents episode "From All of Us to All of You" airs on ABC. Later on, it will become an annual Christmas tradition in Scandinavia.

People

Births

January 1 - Peter de Sève (artist, illustrator, and character designer)
January 4 - Matt Frewer (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
January 21 - Michael Wincott (actor and voice actor)
January 26 - Ellen DeGeneres (voice actress and comedian)
February 7 - Kevin Schon (actor, voice actor, producer, and energy entrepreneur)
February 21 - Jack Coleman (actor and screenwriter)
February 24 - Chris Buck (animator, producer, director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist)
February 26
- Chris Phillips (voice actor, singer, songwriter, and producer)
- Greg Germann (actor, voice actor, comedian, and TV personality)
March 10 - Sharon Stone (actress, film producer, and fashion model)
March 14 - Eddie Sotto (Imagineer)
March 20 - Holly Hunter (actress and producer)
March 21 - Gary Oldman (actor, voice actor, filmmaker, and musician)
March 30 - Maurice LaMarche (voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
March 31 - Tony Cox (actor, singer, and voice artist)
April 3 - Alec Baldwin (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, writer, director, and political activist)
April 4 - Constance Shulman (actress and voice actress)
April 6
- Mark Henn (animator)
- Peter Del Vecho (film producer and stage manager)
April 14
- John D'Aquino (actor)
- Peter Capaldi (actor, director, and screenwriter)
April 21 - Andie MacDowell (model and actress)
April 26 - Giancarlo Esposito (actor, director, and producer)
April 29 - Michelle Pfeiffer (actress)
May 20 - Judy Kuhn (singer and actress)
May 23
- Drew Carey (actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host)
- Lea DeLaria (comedian, actress, and jazz musician)
May 29 - Annette Bening (actress)
June 22 - Bruce Campbell (film and television actor, voice actor, director, comedian, writer, producer, and author)
June 24 - Tommy "Tiny" Lister (actor, voice actor, and professional wrestler)
July 8 - Kevin Bacon (actor, director, producer, and musician)
July 10 - Fiona Shaw (actress and director)
July 13 - Roger L. Jackson (voice actor and comedian)
July 20 - Billy Mays (television actor)
August 12 - Barry Cook (effects animator and director)
August 15 - Roger Rose (voice actor)
August 16 - Angela Bassett (actress and voice actress)
August 24 - Steve Guttenberg (actor, author, businessman, comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter)
August 25 - Tim Burton (film director, film producer, animator, writer, and artist)
August 29 - Michael Jackson (singer and actor)
August 31 - Julie Brown (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, singer-songwriter, and television director)
September 6 - Jeff Foxworthy (stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio personality, author, and voice artist)
September 10 - Chris Columbus (director, producer, and screenwriter)
September 16 - Jennifer Tilly (actress, voice actress, and poker player)
September 20 - Mychael Danna (composer)
October 5 - Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator)
October 7 - Rosalyn Landor (film, television, and stage actress and audio book narrator)
October 16 - Tim Robbins (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, activist, and musician)
November 1 - Will Finn (animator, writer, director, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
November 8 - Phil Fondacaro (actor and voice actor)
November 12 - Megan Mullally (actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer)
November 18 - Oscar Nuñez (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
November 22 - Jamie Lee Curtis (actress and author)
December 4 - Steve Blanchard (actor and singer)
December 9 - Raja Gosnell (director, producer, and editor)
December 15 - Hendel Butoy (director, animator, and storyboard artist)
December 16 - Katie Leigh (actress and voice actress)
December 31 - Bebe Neuwirth (actress, singer, and dancer)

Deaths

April 18 - Edward H. Plumb (composer and orchestrator)
August 22
- Ted Sears (animator, writer, and lyricist)
- Jack Cutting (animator, director, content supervisor, and Head of Disney's Foreign Department)
October 4 - Jack King (animator)

1958