1944

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1944.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*February 22 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-issue)
*December 22 - The Three Caballeros makes its world premiere in Mexico City, Mexico
===Shorts===
*January 7 - The Pelican and the Snipe
*January 28 - How to Be a Sailor
*February 18 - Trombone Trouble
*March 10 - How to Play Golf
*March 31 - Donald Duck and the Gorilla
*April 21 - Contrary Condor
*May 29 - The Amazon Awakens
*June 2 - Commando Duck
*July 23 - Springtime for Pluto
*September 1 - The Plastics Inventor
*September 15 - How to Play Football
*September 22 - First Aiders
*December 8 - Donald's Off Day
==Character debuts==
*January 7 - Monte the Pelican, Vidi the Snipe
*April 21 - Mother Condor
*July 23 - Singing Caterpillar/Butterfly Woman
*December 21 - Panchito Pistoles, Aracuan Bird, Pablo, Flying Gauchito, Burrito, Yaya, Penguins, Toy Bull
*Grandma Goofy
==People==
===Births===
*January 27 - Nick Mason (musician, composer, record producer, author, and auto racer)
*February 13 - Michael Ensign (actor)
*March 14 - R. Lee Ermey † (actor and military drill instructor)
*March 21 - Timothy Dalton (actor and voice actor)
*April 4 - Craig T. Nelson (actor and voice actor)
*April 14 - Harald Mæle (television presenter, voice actor, dubber, and translator)
*May 4 - Russi Taylor † (voice actress)
*May 5
**John Rhys-Davies (actor, voice actor, and producer)
**Roger Rees † (actor, voice actor, and director)
*May 14 - George Lucas (producer, screenwriter, director, entrepreneur, and former chairman of CEO and Lucasfilm)
*May 16 - Danny Trejo (actor and voice actor)
*May 19 - Peter Mayhew † (actor)
*May 25 - Frank Oz (actor, puppeteer, director, and producer)
*May 26 - Andre Stojka (voice actor)
*May 28 - Gladys Knight (singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author)
*June 8 - Don Grady † (actor, composer, and musician)
*June 20 - Cheryl Holdridge † (actress and Mousekeeter)
*July 8 - Jeffrey Tambor (actor and voice actor)
*July 18 - Bonnie Lynn Fields † (actress and Mouseketeer)
*July 30 - Frances de la Tour (actress)
*August 7 - John Glover (actor and voice actor)
*August 9 - Sam Elliott (actor and voice actor)
*August 11 - Ian McDiarmid (actor and theatre director)
*August 27 - G.W. Bailey (actor and voice actor)
*September 12 - B.J. Ward (actress, voice actress, and singer)
*September 25 - Michael Douglas (actor and producer)
*September 27 - Angélica María (actress and singer)
*November 4 - Linda Gary † (voice actress and voice-over artist)
*November 10 - Tim Rice (lyricist and author)
*November 17
**Danny DeVito (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter)
**Gary Goldman (film producer, director, animator, screenwriter, writer, and voice actor)
*November 25 - Ben Stein (actor, voice actor, writer, lawyer, and commentator on political and economic issues)
*November 27 - Bruce Adler † (actor, voice actor, and singer)
*November 30 - John Pasquin (director and producer)
*December 31 - Neil Ross (voice actor)
==Artists joined==
*Sylvia Roemer
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