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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Walt Disney

Walt Disney stories: 13 news summaries

(Newser) - Sadly, Mickey Mouse will need a new voice. Wayne Allwine, who has voiced the character for the past three decades in movies and at Disney parks, died Monday from diabetes at age 62, the Los Angeles Times reports. Allwine is only the third person to voice Mickey, following Walt Disney... More »

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obituary • Mickey Mouse • Walt Disney • Wayne Allwine

MARKETS

 Banks Spur Gains; Dow Up 102 

Some institutions gain despite poor stress test results

May 6, 09 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were up today as investors digested the stress tests results, the Wall Street Journal reports. Regions Financial and Bank of America were higher, despite results that say they will need additional capital. JP Morgan Chase, which can meet its capital needs, also gained. The Dow gained 101.63 to... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Walt Disney • S&P 500 • JPMorgan Chase • stress tests

Disney to Buy Hulu Stake, Upload ABC Shows

Lost, Grey's Anatomy to join Hulu roster

Apr 30, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disney and Hulu have a deal to allow the web-video site to show episodes from ABC properties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Disney’s approximately 30% stake in Hulu will be comparable to that of NBC and News Corp, which bankrolled the site initially. Disney said popular shows like Lost... More »

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Lost • ABC • Grey's Anatomy • Disney • Walt Disney • Hulu • News Corp

 Disney Under Fire for 
 Black Princess's 
 White Prince 

Why isn't first black princess with black prince?

Mar 18, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has unveiled its first black princess—but her prince appears to be white, and the criticism is pouring in, the Mail reports. In the upcoming The Princess and the Frog, New Orleans’ Princess Tiana is voiced by Dreamgirls actress Anika Noni Rose—and while her prince hails from “... More »

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race • film • Disney • Walt Disney • movies • animated movie • controversy

DreamWorks Nails Down
Disney Deal

Spielberg's studio to get financing, distribution for six films a year

Feb 9, 09 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks has secured a distribution deal with Disney, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, Disney will handle marketing and distribution for six live-action DreamWorks films per year and give Spielberg’s studio access to $150 million in financing. More »

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Steven Spielberg • Walt Disney Co. • Universal Studios • Disney • DreamWorks • Walt Disney • movie financing • financing

MARKET Open

 Dow Ticks Up Despite Job Woes 

522K lost last month, fewer than analysts predicted

Feb 4, 09 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed at today’s open after a report estimating that 522,000 private-sector jobs were lost last month, the Wall Street Journal notes. The Dow started down but was recently up 41 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were marginally higher. Dragging on the Dow were... More »

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stock market • Kraft Foods • unemployment • Nasdaq • corporate earnings • Dow • Walt Disney • ADP • S&P 500

Disney Takes Aim at
Family-Friendly Mideast

Company seeks to tap into Arabic appetite for family-friendly films

Nov 12, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Disney has decided it's a big world after all, the Financial Times reports. The company is making its first Arabic-language movie, aiming to tap into demand for family-friendly fare in the Middle East. The Last Storyteller will be produced somewhere in the Middle East and distributed in Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon,... More »

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Middle East • Disney • Walt Disney • Arabic • Arab • animated movie • Disney Studios

 'Bozo the Clown' Dead at 83 

Larry Harmon popularized legendary character

Jul 4, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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Walt Disney • Capitol Records • Bozo the Clown • Larry Harmon • Pinto Colvig • Alan W. Livingston • Goofy

OBIT

Pioneering Disney Animator Dead at 95

Bambi's creator Johnston was last of   Disney's 'Nine Old Men'

Apr 16, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Scribes, Studios Close to Accord

Advance in contract talks may mean tentative deal next week

Feb 2, 08 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood writers and studios made a breakthrough in contract talks yesterday and may forge an agreement to end the 4-month-old writers strike next week, the New York Times reports. The sides agreed on tricky issues regarding Internet compensation, but still need to work out details and let the guild's 10,... More »

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television • Internet • Hollywood • CBS • Walt Disney • contract negotiations • Hollywood writers' strike • movies

Walt's Pad at Disneyland
Will Be Open
to Visitors

Main St. hideaway
is well preserved

Nov 22, 07 5:06 AM CST
(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... More »

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Disney World • Walt Disney • entertainment industry

Mattel Plans 3rd Recall of Toys Made in China

Will affect about 675,000 Barbie accessories

Sep 4, 07 7:58 PM CDT
(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 “... More »

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

NBC Content Will Disappear From iTunes

Standoff over pricing, piracy leaves TV fans caught in the middle

Aug 31, 07 3:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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