Vor 80 Jahren wurde in Potsdam-Babelsberg die DEFA gegründet, die staatliche Filmgesellschaft der DDR, die zwischen 1946 und 1992 zahlreiche Dokumentar-, Animations- und rund 750 Spielfilme herstellte. Anlässlich dieses Jubiläums entstehen in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Förderverein des Filmmuseums und der DEFA-Stiftung zwei Ausstellungen, die von einer umfassenden Film- und Veranstaltungsreihe begleitet werden.

He won his Oscar in 1996 for Braveheart and died on March 2, 2022, at age 84. His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones made the documentary Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies about his career. And more.....James Lott Jr is the host.Follow Forgotten Hollywood on Facebook!

On October 11, 1955, Disneyland introduced its first ticket books, the 'A Day at Disneyland' coupon system that created the legendary E ticket. Alex and Jordan tell how Walt's pay-per-ride headache led to the A-through-E lettered coupons, why the 1959 Matterhorn, Submarine Voyage, and Monorail needed a brand-new top tier, and how the phrase 'E ticket ride' escaped the parks and entered everyday English.

On October 10, 1998, the original Journey Into Imagination closed at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, ending the Dreamfinder and Figment dark ride that opened in 1983 with the Sherman Brothers' One Little Spark. Alex and Jordan also revisit the Trick or Treat cartoon premiere (1952) and the Zorro TV debut (1957).

On October 9, 2003, Mission: SPACE celebrated its grand opening at EPCOT in Walt Disney World with Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, and Wally Schirra, and Alex and Jordan also revisit the Main Street Electrical Parade's final Walt Disney World performance on October 9, 2016.

On October 8, 2003, Mickey's PhilharMagic opened at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World on a 150-foot wraparound screen, and that night Julie Andrews introduced the Wishes fireworks spectacular narrated by Jiminy Cricket. Alex and Jordan also look back at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe farewell and the final flight of Walt Disney's own airplane.

People Like Us was a two-part NBC miniseries that aired May 13–14, 1990, based on the bestselling novel by Dominick Dunne. It was a glossy, sometimes vicious drama about the secrets, scandals, marriages and social maneuvering of wealthy New York society.Eva Marie Saint played Lil Van Degan Altemus, an extremely wealthy, socially prominent and emotionally cold matriarch. It was quite different from the warm or elegant characters audiences often associated with her.One of Lil's most dramatic

On October 7, 1998, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin soft-opened in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, the park's first interactive dark ride pitting guests against Emperor Zurg. Plus the October 7, 1971 London premiere of Bedknobs and Broomsticks with Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson.

On October 6, 1989, Disneyland unveiled its towering new Harbor Boulevard marquee in Anaheim - the fiber-optic sign John Stamos later bought at auction - and on October 6, 2014, the Haunted Mansion shop Memento Mori opened at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.

On October 5, 1955, the Disneyland Hotel opened beside Disneyland in Anaheim, California, as the first hotel to carry the Disney name, built by Jack Wrather and later acquired by Disney in 1988. Alex and Jordan revisit its seven-room opening day, its family-first ideas, and its monorail and tower growth, plus the October 5, 1949 release of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

On October 4, 1993, Mission to Mars flew its final mission from Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, ending a Disney space voyage that began with Disneyland's Rocket to the Moon in 1955 — with Mission Control host Mr. Johnson (voiced by George Walsh) and in-flight narrator Third Officer Collins (Pete Renoudet), later replaced by the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. Plus: Alice in the Wooly West, the 34th Alice Comedy starring Margie Gay and Julius the Cat, turns 100 (released...

Engel in geteiltem Berlin... Alles, was du wissen musst, kurz und knapp in wenigen Minuten. Dieser Podcast wird durch Werbung finanziert. Weitere Podcasts, Infos und Angebote unserer Werbepartner: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia-Artikel: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Himmel_über_Berlin Dieser Inhalt wurde mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt oder bearbeitet. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland opened on October 3, 2001, bringing Jack Skellington and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas into the Haunted Mansion. Alex and Jordan celebrate the 25th season of the beloved overlay in New Orleans Square, from its gingerbread house tradition to the Tokyo Disneyland version.

Verwandlung einer Blumenverkäuferin zur Dame... Alles, was du wissen musst, kurz und knapp in wenigen Minuten. Dieser Podcast wird durch Werbung finanziert. Weitere Podcasts, Infos und Angebote unserer Werbepartner: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia-Artikel: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Fair_Lady_(Film) Dieser Inhalt wurde mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt oder bearbeitet. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Splash Mountain officially opened at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on October 2, 1992. Alex and Jordan look back at the beloved log flume's dedication day, its Disneyland roots, and its three-decade run in Frontierland.

Horrorklassiker über unerklärliche Vogelattacken... Alles, was du wissen musst, kurz und knapp in wenigen Minuten. Dieser Podcast wird durch Werbung finanziert. Weitere Podcasts, Infos und Angebote unserer Werbepartner: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia-Artikel: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Vögel_(Film) Dieser Inhalt wurde mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt oder bearbeitet. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices

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Alex and Jordan celebrate October 1 — the shared birthday of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, which opened in 1971 under Roy O. Disney after Walt Disney's death, and EPCOT Center, Walt's futurist dream park that opened in 1982 with Spaceship Earth, Future World, and World Showcase.

Aufstieg eines armen Waisenmädchens... Alles, was du wissen musst, kurz und knapp in wenigen Minuten. Dieser Podcast wird durch Werbung finanziert. Weitere Podcasts, Infos und Angebote unserer Werbepartner: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia-Artikel: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(1950) Dieser Inhalt wurde mithilfe künstlicher Intelligenz erstellt oder bearbeitet. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

On September 30, 2005, Michael Eisner resigned as CEO of the Walt Disney Company after 21 years, ending the era of the Disney Renaissance, Disney-MGM Studios, and the ABC network acquisition — and handing the company to Bob Iger. Plus: IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth gives its final performance at Epcot in 2019 after a 20-year run, and Pepsi ends its 27-year Golden Horseshoe Revue sponsorship at Disneyland in 1982.