1966 in animation
Events in 1966 in animation.
Events
- December 15 – Walt Disney dies while producing The Jungle Book, the last animated feature under his personal supervision.
Films released
- Go There, Don't Know Where (Soviet Union)
- February 5 – Alice of Wonderland in Paris (United States)
- March 30 – The New Alice in Wonderland (TV film, United States)
- June – The Daydreamer (United States)
- July 21 – Cyborg 009 (Japan)
- July 31 – Jungle Emperor Leo (Japan)
- August 3 – The Man Called Flintstone (United States)
- December 18 – How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV film, United States)
Shorts
- February 4 – Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
Television series
Debuts
- Rocket Robin Hood debuts in syndication (Canada, 1966–1968).
- The New Adventures of Superman debuts on CBS (United States, 1966–1970).
- September 10 –
- The King Kong Show debuts on ABC (Japan, United States, 1966–1969).
- Space Ghost debuts on CBS (United States, 1966–1968).
- December 5 – Sally the Witch debuts on NET (Japan, 1966–1968)
Endings
- April 1 – The Flintstones on ABC (United States, 1960–1966).
Births
- January 5 – Yuri Amano, Japanese voice actress
- June 16 – Phil Vischer, American voice actor, puppeteer,writer, animator, creator of Veggietales.
- July 8 – Mike Nawrocki, American voice actor, writer, animator, director, co-founder of Big Idea Entertainment
- July 29 – Richard Steven Horvitz, American voice actor
Deaths
- December 15 – Walt Disney, American animated film producer and founder of The Walt Disney Company and Disneyland Resort (born 1901)
See also
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