EVENT

Present for Disneyland's invitation-only Grand Opening on July 17, 1955.

See also Visited Disneyland.

Location:
Anaheim, CA

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eve Arden	Actor	30-Apr-1908	12-Nov-1990	The Eve Arden Show
Lex Barker	Actor	8-May-1919	11-May-1973	The tenth to play Tarzan
William Bendix	Actor	14-Jan-1906	14-Dec-1964	The Life of Riley
Jeff Chandler	Actor	15-Dec-1918	17-Jun-1961	Broken Arrow
Bob Cummings	Actor	10-Jun-1908	2-Dec-1990	The Bob Cummings Show
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Singer	8-Dec-1925	16-May-1990	Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack
Roy O. Disney	Business	24-Jun-1893	20-Dec-1971	Walt Disney's brother
Walt Disney	Business	5-Dec-1901	15-Dec-1966	Founder of Disney empire
Kirk Douglas	Actor	9-Dec-1916		Spartacus
Buddy Ebsen	Actor	2-Apr-1908	6-Jul-2003	Jed Clampett
Dale Evans	Country Musician	31-Oct-1912	7-Feb-2001	Singer and leading lady to Roy Rogers
Eddie Fisher	Singer	10-Aug-1928	22-Sep-2010	Crooner, top RCA/Victor vocalist
George Gobel	Comic	20-May-1919	24-Feb-1991	Hollywood Square
Charlton Heston	Actor	4-Oct-1923	5-Apr-2008	The Ten Commandments
Harriet Hilliard	Actor	18-Jul-1909	2-Oct-1994	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Goodwin Knight	Politician	9-Dec-1896	22-May-1970	Governor of California, 1953-59
Art Linkletter	TV Personality	17-Jul-1912	26-May-2010	Kids Say the Darndest Things
Marilyn Maxwell	Actor	3-Aug-1921	20-Mar-1972	Stand by for Action
Ozzie Nelson	Actor	20-Mar-1906	3-Jun-1975	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Donald O'Connor	Actor	28-Aug-1925	27-Sep-2003	Singin' in the Rain
Maureen O'Hara	Actor	17-Aug-1920	24-Oct-2015	Miracle on 34th Street
Fess Parker	Actor	16-Aug-1925	18-Mar-2010	Daniel Boone
Thurl Ravenscroft	Actor	6-Feb-1914	22-May-2005	Voice of Tony The Tiger
Ronald Reagan	Head of State	6-Feb-1911	5-Jun-2004	40th US President, 1981-89
George Reeves	Actor	5-Jan-1914	16-Jun-1959	Television's first Superman
Debbie Reynolds	Actor	1-Apr-1932		Dancer, actress
Roy Rogers	Actor	5-Nov-1911	6-Jul-1998	Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger
Frank Sinatra	Singer	12-Dec-1915	14-May-1998	It's Frank's world, we just live in it
Gale Storm	Actor	5-Apr-1922	27-Jun-2009	The Gale Storm Show
Danny Thomas	Actor	6-Jan-1914	6-Feb-1991	Make Room For Daddy
Lana Turner	Actor	8-Feb-1920	29-Jun-1995	The Postman Always Rings Twice
Margaret Whiting	Singer	22-Jul-1924	10-Jan-2011	That Old Black Magic
Ed Wynn	Actor	9-Nov-1886	19-Jun-1966	Requiem for a Heavyweight

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