ON THIS DATE (47 YEARS AGO) October 18, 1967 - The animated film The Jungle Book, featuring the voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, Louis Prima, and J. Pat OMalley, had its world premiere in Los Angeles. The Jungle Book is a 1967 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Released on October 18, 1967, it is the 19th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was inspired by the stories about the feral child Mowgli from the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was the last to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production. The Jungle Book was released to positive reviews, with much acclaim to its soundtrack, featuring five songs by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson, The Bare Necessities. The film grossed over $73 million in the United States in its first release, and as much again from two re-releases. The Jungle Book
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