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November 13: Fantasia and Van Gogh

On 13 November 1940, Walt Disney Productions released Fantasia. The production started with a cartoon version of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, staring Mickey Mouse. Disney decided to use the conductor Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, to conduct the music for the short. Walt Disney’s ultimate goal had become to release The Sorcerer’s Apprentice as a feature film, […]