1960

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1960.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 21 - Toby Tyler
• February 24 - Kidnapped
• May 19 - Pollyanna
• June 11 - The Sign of Zorro
• August 10 - Jungle Cat (Los Angeles, California)
• August 17 - Jungle Cat (New York City, New York)
• October 18 - Ten Who Dared (premiere)
• November 1 - Ten Who Dared
• December 10 - Swiss Family Robinson (premiere)
• December 20 - Swiss Family Robinson

Shorts

• January 21
  • Gala Day at Disneyland
  • Goliath II
• February 13 - Donald's Double Trouble (re-issue)
• March 16 - Islands of the Sea
• April 22 - Contrary Condor (re-issue)
• June 21 - Mickey and the Seal (re-issue)
• July 4 - Donald's Dilemma (re-issue)
• August 10 - The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon
• August 27 - Pantry Pirate (re-issue)
• September 29 - Fathers Are People (re-issue)
• November 18 - Corn Chips (re-issue)
• December 16 - Toy Tinkers (re-issue)
• December 20 - The Horse with the Flying Tail

Events

• Walt Disney begins negotiations with P.L. Travers to make a movie based on her book Mary Poppins.
• Gene Autry appoints Walt Disney to the Board of Directors of his Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball team, which would begin play in 1961. Walt would later play a role in convincing Autry to move the team from Los Angeles to Anaheim, the home of Disneyland, in 1966. The Walt Disney Company would later own the team from 1996 to 2003, under which the team would win the World Series in 2002. A fictional version of the team was featured in the films Angels in the Outfield and Angels in the Infield.
• The Sherman Brothers songwriting team are hired by Disney.
• Disney purchases the story rights to The Small One; it won't be made into a movie until 1978.

Theme parks

• Disneyland welcomes its 20 millionth guest, which is celebrated on its 5th anniversary.

Character debuts

• January 21 - Goliath II, Goliath II's mother, Goliath I, Mouse, Eloise
• March - Titus McDuck
• July 24 - Brigitta MacBridge
• August 12 - Sis Bunny
• December 23 - Father Robinson, Mother Robinson, Fritz Robinson, Ernst Robinson, Francis Robinson, Duke and Turk, Roberta, Captain Moreland, Captain Wilhelm, Kuala, Rocky, Lightning, Clementine, Duchess, Tiger
• Trudy Van Tubb
• Breezy
• Mrs. Frog, Doc Crane

Television

• Zorro and The Mickey Mouse Club are canceled.
• March 11 - The Walt Disney Presents episode "This is Your Life, Donald Duck" airs on ABC.
• October 16 - For its seventh season, ABC moves Walt Disney Presents from Friday nights to Sunday nights.

People

Births

• January 4 - April Winchell (actress, voice actress, writer, talk radio host, and commentator)
• January 12 - Oliver Platt (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• January 15 - Kelly Asbury (story supervisor)
• February 7 - James Spader (actor)
• February 17 - Thom Adcox-Hernandez (actor and voice actor)
• February 18 - Tony Anselmo (voice actor and animator)
• March 12 - Courtney B. Vance (actor)
• March 13 - Joe Ranft (voice artist and animator)
• March 17 - Vicki Lewis (actress, voice actress, and singer)
• March 26 - Jennifer Grey (actress)
• March 29 - Annabella Sciorra (actress)
• April 4 - Lorraine Toussaint (actress)
• April 7 - Sandy Powell (costume designer)
• April 11 - Jeremy Clarkson (broadcaster, journalist, writer, and talk show host)
• April 14 - Brad Garrett (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and professional poker player)
• April 28 - Steve Blum (voice actor)
• May 20 - Tony Goldwyn (actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and political activist)
• May 24 - Doug Jones (actor, contortionist, and mime)
• May 31
  • Chris Elliott (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and author)
  • Mark Dindal (film director, screenwriter, effects animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
• June 2 - Pip Torrens (actor)
• June 8 - Gary Trousdale (film director, animator, and screenwriter)
• June 17 - Thomas Haden Church (actor, voice actor, director, and writer)
• June 27 - Jeremy Swift (actor)
• July 2 - Terry Rossio (screenwriter, producer, and storyboard artist)
• July 5 - Bruce Lanoil (actor, voice actor, and puppeteer)
• July 10 - Jeff Bergman (voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
• July 14 - Jane Lynch (actress, voice actress, comedian, singer, and author)
• July 22 - John Leguizamo (actor, voice actor, producer, stand-up comedian, playwright, and screenwriter)
• July 24 - Bradley Raymond (director, animator, screenwriter, and storyboard artist)
• August 7 - David Duchovny (actor, writer, producer, director, and singer-songwriter)
• August 10 - Antonio Banderas (actor, director, and producer)
• August 21 - Bob Chapek (former chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products and CEO of The Walt Disney Company)
• September 1 - Joseph Williams (singer, songwriter, and film composer)
• September 10 - Colin Firth (actor and voice actor)
• September 13 - Greg Baldwin (actor and voice actor)
• September 17 - Kevin Clash (puppeteer, producer, director, and actor)
• October 12 - Hiroyuki Sanada (actor)
• October 17 - Rob Marshall (director, producer, and choreographer)
• October 21 - Paul Rugg (screenwriter, producer, puppeteer, actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• October 24 - BD Wong (actor and voice actor)
• November 4 - Kathy Griffin (actress and comedian)
• November 5 - Tilda Swinton (actress)
• November 6 - Eddie Korbich (actor, singer, and dancer)
• November 7 - RuPaul (drag queen, actor, model, singer, television personality, and author)
• November 11 - Stanley Tucci (actor, writer, film producer, and film director)
• November 13 - Neil Flynn (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
• November 18 - Elizabeth Perkins (actress and voice actress)
• November 26 - Greg Berg (voice actor)
• November 27 - Michael Rispoli (actor)
• November 29 - Cathy Moriarty (actress and voice actress)
• December 3
  • Daryl Hannah (actress)
  • Julianne Moore (actress and children's book author)
• December 9 - Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (director, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor)
• December 10 - Kenneth Branagh (actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
• December 12 - David Metzger (composer, orchestrator, and arranger)
• December 22 - David Pasquesi (actor and comedian)
• December 24 - Glenn McQueen (animator)
• December 26 - Temuera Morrison (actor)

Deaths

• January 26 - Riley Thomson (animator, director, writer, and comics artist)
• July 21 - Al Hoffman (composer and songwriter)
• December 30 - Charlotte Clark (seamstress)