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  • July 2008

    • 'Bozo the Clown' Dead at 83

      Associated Press  |  Jul 4, 08 2:30 AM CDT

      'Bozo the Clown' Dead at 83

      (Newser) - Entertainer Larry Harmon, who became known to millions as Bozo the Clown, has died of congestive heart failure at the age of 83. Harmon licensed the character from its creator and built a multi-million dollar business around him, AP reports. He embellished Bozo's signature look—orange-tufted hair, bulbous nose, outlandish red-white-and-blue costume. More »

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      Walt Disney  • Capitol Records

  • April 2008

    • Pioneering Disney Animator Dead at 95

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 16, 08 2:40 AM CDT

      Pioneering Disney Animator Dead at 95

      (Newser) - The last surviving member of Disney's legendary "Nine Old Men," who pioneered character animation, has died at the age of 95, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ollie Johnston's many creations, often in collaboration with Frank Thomas, included sequences and characters in Pinocchio, the Jungle Book, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians and many more. More »

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      obituary  • Disney  • Frank Thomas  • animation  • Walt Disney  • Bambi

  • February 2008
  • November 2007

    • Walt's Pad at Disneyland Will Be Open to Visitors

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 22, 07 5:06 AM CST

      Walt's Pad at Disneyland Will Be Open to Visitors

      (Newser) - Disneyland has decided to allow select members of the public to tour Walt Disney's private residence tucked away over the Main Street Fire Department, starting in January. The 500-square-foot apartment was home to the park's creator during his frequent stays at the amusement park. After he died in 1966, his family used it until 1983, when they passed it on to company executives. More »

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      entertainment industry  • Walt Disney  • Disney World

  • September 2007

    • Mattel Plans 3rd Recall of Toys Made in China

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 4, 07 7:58 PM CDT

      Mattel Plans 3rd Recall of Toys Made in China

      (Newser) - Barbie accessories will be reined in by the hundreds of thousands by Mattel, which plans to recall another three quarters of a million Chinese-made toys due to dangerously high lead paint levels, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company's third recall this summer will also affect about 100,000 “GeoTrax” train toys and musical instruments for preschool children. More »

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      China  • recall  • Mattel  • product safety  • Barbie  • Walt Disney

  • August 2007

    • NBC Content Will Disappear From iTunes

      New York Times  |  Aug 31, 07 3:23 PM CDT

      NBC Content Will Disappear From iTunes

      (Newser) - In a move that could hurt both companies, NBC Universal has decided to pull its popular digital videos from Apple’s iTunes store. NBC, Apple’s top supplier of digital video, said it wanted more control over the pricing of its products and greater piracy protection, echoing complaints from other media companies—but Apple won’t budge, the Times reports. More »

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      television  • Apple  • NBC  • News Corp  • CBS  • Steve Jobs  • iPod  • iTunes  • digital video  • Walt Disney  • Jeff Zucker

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