1938

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1938.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*January 1 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Washington, D.C.)
*January 13
**Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Miami, Florida)
**Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (New York City, New York)
*January 31 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Baltimore, Maryland)
*February 4 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released nationwide.
===Shorts===
*February 11 - Self Control
*February 25 - Boat Builders
*March 11 - Donald's Better Self
*April 1 - The Moth and the Flame
*April 15 - Donald's Nephews
*May 6 - Mickey's Trailer
*May 27 - Wynken, Blynken and Nod
*June 17 - Polar Trappers
*July 8 - Good Scouts
*July 29 - The Fox Hunt
*August 19 - The Whalers
*September 9 - Mickey's Parrot
*September 23 - Brave Little Tailor
*October 14 - Farmyard Symphony
*November 4 - Donald's Golf Game
*November 25 - Ferdinand the Bull
*December 9 - Merbabies
*December 23 - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
==Events==
*The Mickey Mouse Theater of the Air, a musical-variety radio show for children, broadcast on NBC radio stations from January 2 to May 15 to promote the February 1938 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
*September 29 - Subsidiaries of Walt Disney Productions, Ltd. merge with the main company to form Walt Disney Productions.
==Character debuts==
*March 11 - Angel Donald, Devil Donald
*April 1 - Boy Moth, Girl Moth, The Flame, Moth Army
*May 27 - Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Star-fish
*September 9 - Parrot
*September 14 - Detective Casey, Joe Piper
*September 23 - The King, Gustav the Giant
*October 14 - Farmyard Symphony Animals
*November 25 - Ferdinand the Bull, Ferdinand's Mother, Big Bulls, The Matador
*December 9 - Merbabies, Sea Circus Animals, Whale
==People==
===Births===
*January 1 - Frank Langella (actor)
*January 2 - Mickie McGowan (voice actress, casting agent, and ADR director)
*January 9 - Robert F. Brunner (composer and songwriter)
*February 1 - Sherman Hemsley (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*February 22 - Barry Dennen (actor, voice actor, singer, and writer)
*April 28
**Madge Sinclair (actress and voice actress)
**Pete Henderson (comedian)
*May 24 - Tommy Chong (comedian, actor, screenwriter, director, activist, and musician)
*June 27 - Kathryn Beaumont (actress, voice actress, singer, and school teacher)
*June 28 - John Byner (actor, comedian, and impressionist)
*July 6 - Luana Patten (actress and model)
*July 9 - Brian Dennehy (actor and voice actor)
*July 30 - Michael Bell (actor, voice actor, voice director, and animal rights activist)
*August 15 - Lucille Soong (Chinese-American actress)
*August 29 - Elliott Gould (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*August 30 - Don Pedro Colley (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
*September 2 - Mary Jo Catlett (actress and voice actress)
*October 22 - Christopher Lloyd (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*December 29 - Jon Voight (actor)
===Deaths===
*November 11 - Fred Spencer (animator)
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