Eddie Bracken 100/Pinocchio 75 -- February 7, 2015

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Comic actor Eddie Bracken was born 100 years ago today, on 07-February-1915.  He was a member of director Preston Sturges' stock company, appearing in The Miracle of Morgan Creek and Hail the Conquering Hero.  I remember being surprised to see him in Baby's Day Out in 1994. 

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75 years ago today, Walt Disney released his second animated feature, loosely based on Carlo Collodi's  Pinocchio.  Notice that the poster mentions the Multiplane, developed at the Disney studios.