The following is an overview of Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1944.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 22 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-issue)
- December 22 - The Three Caballeros makes its world premiere in Mexico City, Mexico
Shorts[]
- January 7 - The Pelican and the Snipe
- January 28 - How to Be a Sailor
- February 18 - Trombone Trouble
- March 10 - How to Play Golf
- March 31 - Donald Duck and the Gorilla
- April 21 - Contrary Condor
- May 29 - The Amazon Awakens
- June 2 - Commando Duck
- July 23 - Springtime for Pluto
- September 1 - The Plastics Inventor
- September 15 - How to Play Football
- September 22 - First Aiders
- December 8 - Donald's Off Day
Character debuts[]
- April 21 - Mother Condor
- July 23 - Singing Caterpillar/Butterfly Woman
- December 21 - Panchito Pistoles, Aracuan Bird, Pablo, Flying Gauchito, Burrito, Yaya, Penguins, Toy Bull
- Grandma Goofy
People[]
Births[]
- January 27 - Nick Mason (musician, composer, record producer, author, and auto racer)
- February 13 - Michael Ensign (actor)
- March 14 - R. Lee Ermey (actor and military drill instructor)
- March 21 - Timothy Dalton (actor and voice actor)
- April 4 - Craig T. Nelson (actor and voice actor)
- April 14 - Harald Mæle (television presenter, voice actor, dubber, and translator)
- May 4 - Russi Taylor (voice actress)
- May 5
- John Rhys-Davies (actor, voice actor, and producer)
- Roger Rees (actor, voice actor, and director)
- May 14 - George Lucas (producer, screenwriter, director, entrepreneur, and former chairman of CEO and Lucasfilm)
- May 16 - Danny Trejo (actor and voice actor)
- May 19 - Peter Mayhew (actor)
- May 25 - Frank Oz (actor, puppeteer, director, and producer)
- May 26 - Andre Stojka (voice actor)
- May 28 - Gladys Knight (singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author)
- June 20 - Cheryl Holdridge (actress and Mousekeeter)
- July 8 - Jeffrey Tambor (actor and voice actor)
- July 18 - Bonnie Lynn Fields (actress and Mouseketeer)
- July 30 - Frances de la Tour (actress)
- August 7 - John Glover (actor and voice actor)
- August 9 - Sam Elliott (actor and voice actor)
- August 11 - Ian McDiarmid (actor and theatre director)
- August 27 - G.W. Bailey (actor and voice actor)
- September 16 - B.J. Ward (actress, voice actress, and singer)
- September 25 - Michael Douglas (actor and producer)
- October 8 - Dale Dye (marine, actor, and radio host)
- November 4 - Linda Gary (voice actress and voice-over artist)
- November 10 - Tim Rice (lyricist and author)
- November 17
- Danny DeVito (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and filmmaker)
- Gary Goldman (film producer, director, animator, screenwriter, writer, and voice actor)
- November 25 - Ben Stein (actor, voice actor, writer, lawyer, and commentator on political and economic issues)
- November 27 - Bruce Adler (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- November 30 - John Pasquin (director and producer)
- December 31 - Neil Ross (voice actor)
Artists joined[]
- Sylvia Roemer