Tag: Jim Hawkins
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt | DISNEY THIS DAY | February 17, 1981
On this day in 1981, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt was born. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in Disney’s ‘Angels in the Outfield’ in 1994. That role earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. Gordon-Levitt went on to voice Jim Hawkins in ‘Treasure Planet’ and Jiminy Cricket in the…
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Treasure Island | DISNEY THIS DAY | January 29, 1951
On this day in 1951, the Lux Radio Theater presented a one-hour dramatization of Disney’s ‘Treasure Island’ about a year after the film’s release. The Lux live radio show aired every Sunday afternoon between 1934 and 1955, turning recent film and Broadway releases into three-act audio dramas. For ‘Treasure Island,’ Bobby Driscoll reprised his role…