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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Legion sent Curley a silver-plated twig and a miniature American flag. When a cinema short on Curley was released, during a time of blizzards and rainstorms, Variety headlined: BLIZ AND DRIZ FAIL TO FIZZLE BIZ AS BUG WOWS B. 0. [box office] FROM N. Y. TO L. A. Walt Disney gave $100,000 for Curley. For Curley was a caterpillar, discovered by a boy named Stinky, which danced whenever it heard Yes, Sir, That's My Baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Curley the Caterpillar | 4/15/1940 | See Source »

...turn the spotlight upon the Charles for a while, there has been a hitch in the Bolles schedule this week owing to Walt Kernan's coming down with a cold that may keep him from workouts for a while. In his place today was Ironman Behn Riggs, who took a year off from crew last year to build up his studies a little. Riggs was one of the best oarsmen in the 1941 Yardling eight and is really good Varsity material...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 4/12/1940 | See Source »

...first man to arrive at the scene of a subway accident, the booted and helmeted director at every big fire, and the first male to dare express his disapproval of women's hats. Speaking over a nation-wide radio hook-up, he claimed to be the living inspiration of Walt Disney's little dwarf Grumpy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 4/10/1940 | See Source »

Otherwise the Varsity stands with Bob Stevens, the captain, at seven; Sherm Gray, six; Walt Kernan, five; Bob Fowler, four; Jack Richards, two; and Bruce Pirnie...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: Crimson Sweepswingers Prime For Opening Race on April 27 | 4/9/1940 | See Source »

Compared to the Piccoli's mechanical perfection, a puppet Pinocchio which also opened on Broadway last week merely strings along. But as a children's show (which the Piccoli primarily is not) it has its own naive, storybook charm. Unlike the Walt Disney cinema, it does not play ducks & drakes with the Collodi story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Old Show in Manhattan | 4/1/1940 | See Source »

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