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Kurt Russell's 75th birthday, please enjoy him jamming C. C. R. with The Osmonds at Disneyland. (Original Post) underpants 20 hrs ago OP
Happy Birthday Kurt Russell 🎂 Clouds Passing 20 hrs ago #1
Wow enid602 20 hrs ago #2
The note found in Walt Disney's desk underpants 20 hrs ago #4
Uncle enid602 19 hrs ago #6
That's very interesting underpants 18 hrs ago #7
Gibeaut enid602 18 hrs ago #8
Happy birthday Kurt 🎈🎉 MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #3
Happy Birthday to The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes! Solly Mack 19 hrs ago #5
And then there's this: Floyd R. Turbo 18 hrs ago #9

underpants

(196,246 posts)
4. The note found in Walt Disney's desk
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:03 PM
20 hrs ago

Context of the Note: The note was found on Disney's desk and contained several items, including "Ron Miller," "2 Way Down Cellar," "Kirt Russell," and "CIA—Mobley".

The Misspelling: Disney wrote the name as "Kirt," according to MousePlanet and Encyclopedia Britannica.

Significance: Kurt Russell, who had recently starred in Follow Me, Boys!, became a successful star in Disney's live-action films, such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

Legacy: While not literally his "last words" spoken, it was one of the last things he wrote, and according to a Reddit thread, Kurt Russell confirmed this story later in life.

enid602

(9,661 posts)
6. Uncle
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 07:20 PM
19 hrs ago

My uncle was VP of Films at Disney until 1977. He always landed on his feet. He spent WWII as the photographer assigned to Eleanor Roosevelt, and criticized her constantly.
At Disney, Walt and Roy discovered early on that my uncle had a flair for handling layoffs. Some years ago there was a blog by ex Disney employees. They spoke of my uncle, and one employee remembered his famous ‘week before Christmas’ layoffs. He said that uncle told him “You didn’t buy into all that ‘family’ shit, did you? Fuck, I’m trying to run a business here.’ My uncle claims that flubber was all his idea.

underpants

(196,246 posts)
7. That's very interesting
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:15 PM
18 hrs ago

I have sort of a relative who’s grandfather or great grandfather was Walt’s #2.

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