1956

An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1956.
==Theatrical releases==
===Feature films===
*March 29 - Fantasia (re-issue)
*June 8 - The Great Locomotive Chase
*June 16 - 3D Jamboree
*June 22 - Song of the South (re-issue)
*July 18 - Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
*November 6 - Secrets of Life
*December 20 - Westward Ho, the Wagons!
===Shorts===
*January 16 - Cow Dog
*February 24 - Chips Ahoy
*April 27 - Hooked Bear
*May - You, The Human Animal
*July 8 - How to Have an Accident in the Home
*July 18 - Man in Space (theatrical release; edited version)
*July 20 - Jack and Old Mac
*July 27 - In the Bag
*August 3 - The Hockey Champ (re-issue)
*August 24 - Pluto at the Zoo (re-issue)
*September 14 - Donald's Tire Trouble (re-issue)
*October 5 - The Purloined Pup (re-issue)
*October 26 - Billposters (re-issue)
*November 9 - A Cowboy Needs a Horse
*November 16 - Pluto's Playmate (re-issue)
*December 7 - Donald's Snow Fight (re-issue)
*December 20 - Disneyland, U.S.A.
*December 25 - Samoa
*December 28 - Society Dog Show (re-issue)
==Television==
*February 15 - The Disneyland episode "Our Unsung Villains" airs on ABC.
*October 31 - The Disneyland episode "The Plausible Impossible" airs on ABC.
==Character debuts==
*February 10 - Gideon McDuck
*July 16 - Tom Sawyer
*September - Little Helper
*October - Flintheart Glomgold
==People==
===Births===
*January 3 - Mel Gibson (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
*January 9 - Imelda Staunton (actress)
*January 21
**Robby Benson (actor, singer, musician, director, producer, writer, composer, and educator)
**Geena Davis (actress, producer, model, and athlete)
*January 26 - Pat Musick (voice actress)
*January 27 - Susanne Blakeslee (voice actress and stage actress)
*February 3 - Nathan Lane (actor, voice actor, and writer)
*February 12 - Arsenio Hall (actor, comedian, and former talk show host)
*February 28 - Lloyd Sherr (comedian, voice actor, and actor)
*March 7 - Bryan Cranston (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
*March 11 - Rob Paulsen (actor, singer, voice actor, and voice director)
*March 13 - Dana Delany (actress, producer, presenter, and health activist)
*March 25 - Matthew Garber † (actor)
*April 2 - Martin Olson (comedy writer, television producer, author, stage director, composer, playwright, and poet)
*April 8 - Diane Michelle (voice actress)
*April 12 - Andy García (actor and director)
*April 27 - Kevin McNally (actor)
*May 7
**S. Scott Bullock (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
**Dariusz Wolski (cinematographer)
*May 9 - Wendy Crewson (actress and producer)
*May 10
**Paige O'Hara (actress, voice actress, singer, and painter)
**Jonathan Roberts (writer, producer, and author)
*May 13
**Fred Melamed (actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer)
**Kirk Thornton (actor, voice actor, voice director, and script writer)
*May 17 - Bob Saget (stand-up comedian, actor, and television host)
*May 19 - Tom Sito (animator, writer, historian, and educator)
*June 4 - Keith David (actor and voice actor)
*June 30 - David Alan Grier (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*July 1 - Alan Ruck (actor and voice actor)
*July 4 - Chuck Williams (animator and producer)
*July 9 - Tom Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
*August 12 - Bruce Greenwood (actor and musician)
*August 14 - Jackée Harry (actress and comedian)
*August 18 - John Debney (composer and conductor)
*August 28 - Luis Guzmán (actor)
*August 30 - Julian Richings (actor)
*September 20 - Gary Cole (actor and voice actor)
*September 26 - Linda Hamilton (actress and voice actress)
*October 2 - Charlie Adler (voice actor and voice director)
*October 4 - Christoph Waltz (actor and director)
*October 8 - Danny Jacob (composer, songwriter, and guitarist)
*October 21 - Carrie Fisher (actress, writer, and humorist)
*October 29 - Darrell Van Citters (director, animator, and author)
*November 6 - Rob LaDuca (screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, producer, and writer)
*November 10 - Sinbad (actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian)
*November 15 - Jerry Rees (director, screenwriter, and animator)
*November 21 - Timothy Stack (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer)
*November 22 - Richard Kind (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
*November 26 - Don Lake (actor, writer, and producer)
*November 27 - William Fichtner (actor)
*December 3 - Michael Gough (voice actor, singer, and musician)
*December 24 - Stephanie Hodge (actress and stand-up comedian)
*December 28 - Rick Farmiloe (animator and sequence director)
===Deaths===
*March 25 - Robert Newton (actor)
*November 10 - Erdman Penner (screenwriter and songwriter)
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