1954

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1954.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*February 3 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (New York City, New York)
*February 10 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (Los Angeles, California)
*February 18 - Pinocchio (re-issue)
*February 27 - Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
*August 16 - The Vanishing Prairie (New York City, New York)
*December 23 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (New York City, New York)
===Shorts===
*January 15 - Spare the Rod
*February 19 - Pecos Bill (re-issue)
*March 5 - Donald's Diary
*March 12 - Stormy, the Thoroughbred
*April 7 - The Lone Chipmunks
*April 23 - Two for the Record
*May 21
**Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet (re-issue)
**Pigs Is Pigs
*June 18
**Casey Bats Again
**The Martins and the Coys (re-issue)
*July 16
**Casey at the Bat (re-issue)
**Dragon Around
*August 13
**Grin and Bear It
**Little Toot (re-issue)
*August 17 - Willie the Operatic Whale (re-issue)
*September 17 - Once Upon a Wintertime (re-issue)
*October 15 - Social Lion
*November 12 - The Flying Squirrel
*December 23 - Grand Canyonscope
*December 24 - Siam
==Events==
*May 9 - Walt's daughter, Diane marries future Disney CEO Ron W. Miller
==Character debuts==
*March 5 - Daisy's parents
*May - Gilbert Goof
*June 18 - The Caseyettes
*August 13 - J. Audubon Woodlore, Brownstone National Park Bears
*November 7 - Witch of Potions, King Claw, Queen Yunaka, Woozy Wizard, Sir Frido
*November 12 - Flying Squirrel
*December 23 - Ned Land, Pierre Aronnax, Conseil, Captain Nemo, Giant Squid
==Television==
*October 27 - Disneyland premieres on ABC with the episode "The Disneyland Story." Under various titles and on various networks, this show ran regularly until 2005 and still airs sporadically today.
*December 8 - The Disneyland episode "Operation Undersea" airs on ABC.
*December 15 - The Disneyland episode "Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter" airs on ABC, spawning a pop culture sensation in the United States.
==People==
===Births===
*January 19 - Katey Sagal (actress, singer, and songwriter)
*January 20 - Ken Page (actor, voice actor, and singer)
*January 24 - William Allen Young (actor)
*January 29 - Oprah Winfrey (media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist)
*February 1 - Bill Mumy (actor, comedian, writer, and musician)
*February 17 - Rene Russo (actress and former model)
*February 18 - John Travolta (actor, voice actor, dancer, and singer)
*March 1 - Ron Howard (actor, director, and producer)
*March 4 - Catherine O'Hara (actress, comedian, singer, screenwriter, and television personality)
*March 8 - Susan Arnold (chairwoman of The Walt Disney Company)
*March 11 - David Newman (composer)
*March 24 - Robert Carradine (actor)
*April 7 - Jackie Chan (actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer)
*April 8 - Jeanne Sakata (actress and voice actress)
*April 9 - Dennis Quaid (actor)
*April 10 - Peter MacNicol (actor and voice actor)
*April 11 - Michael Giaimo (animator and character designer)
*April 13 - Glen Keane (animator)
*April 26 - Sindy McKay (actress, voice actress, and television writer)
*April 27 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*May 8 - Stephen Furst (actor, voice actor, comedian, and director)
*May 10 - Mike Hagerty (actor and comedian)
*May 17 - David Zippel (lyricist and songwriter)
*May 28 - Townsend Coleman (voice actor and DJ)
*June 2
**Dennis Haysbert (actor and voice actor)
**Leslie Pope (set decorator)
*June 6 - Harvey Fierstein (actor, voice actor, and playwright)
*June 14 - Jan Rabson (actor and voice actor)
*June 15 - Jim Belushi (actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, and musician)
*June 19 - Kathleen Turner (actress, voice actress, and director)
*July 6 - Allyce Beasley (actress and voice actress)
*August 16 - James Cameron (film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist, and editor)
*August 20 - Al Roker (journalist, television personality, weather forecaster, actor, comedian, and author)
*August 23 - Jeannie Elias (voice actress)
*August 24 - Joe Ochman (actor, voice actor, and stage director)
*August 30 - David Paymer (actor, comedian, and director)
*August 31 - Julie Brown (actress, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, and director)
*September 13 - Isiah Whitlock Jr. (actor, voice actor, writer, and director)
*September 29 - Cindy Morgan (actress)
*October 9
**John O'Hurley (actor, voice actor, comedian, author, and television personality)
*October 10 - Patric Zimmerman (retired actor and voice actor)
*October 22 - Ellen Gerstell (voice actress)
*November 5 - Mike Gabriel (animator, director, and storyboard artist)
*November 16 - Scott Wittman (composer, lyricist, songwriter, and writer)
*November 27 - Kimmy Robertson (actress and voice actress)
*December 14 - James Horan (actor and voice actor)
*December 18 - Ray Liotta (actor)
*December 28 - Denzel Washington (actor, director, and producer)
===Deaths===
*November 22 - Moroni Olsen (actor)
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