Events in 1932 in animation.
Events
February February 26: The Fleischer Studios release the Betty Boop cartoon Minnie the Moocher, which has jazz musician Cab Calloway as a special guest voice.
April April 16: Harman and Ising's Merrie Melodies cartoon Goopy Geer produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions premieres, It marks the debut of the title character Goopy Geer.
May May 25: Wilfred Jackson's Mickey Mouse cartoon Mickey's Revue, premieres. Goofy makes his debut in this short film.
July July 30: Walt Disney releases the studio's first animated short in color: Flowers and Trees. While not the historical first, it will lead to other animation studios also gradually switching to color in the following years.
November November 18: 5th Academy Awards: Walt Disney produces a special animated reel to announce some of the nominees for Best Actor, Parade of the Award Nominees. During the same ceremony, Disney receives an Honorary Academy Award for the creation of Mickey Mouse, marking the first time an Oscar is given to an animator and his animated cartoon star. The first Academy Award for Best Animated Short is handed out. The winner is Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees. November 25: The Fleischer Studios release the Betty Boop cartoon I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You, which has jazz musician Louis Armstrong as a special guest voice.
Films released 4 January: Any Rags? (United States) Chinatown Mystery (United States) Piano Mover (United States) 9 January: Bosko at the Zoo (United States) Sweet Jennie Lee (United States) 10 January – The Villain's Curse (United States) 16 January: The Bird Store (United States) Boop-Oop-a-Doop (United States) 24 January – Noah's Outing (United States) 30 January: Love Krazy (United States) Rocketeers (United States) Show Me the Way to Go Home (United States) 31 January – Pagan Moon (United States) 6 February – Battling Bosko (United States) 7 February – The Spider Talks (United States) 13 February – Hollywood Goes Krazy (United States) 19 February – When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (United States) 20 February: Freddy the Freshman (United States) The Milkman (United States) 21 February – Peg Leg Pete (United States) 25 February – Treasure Runt (United States) 26 February – Minnie the Moocher (United States) 27 February – Rabid Hunters (United States) 4 March – Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (United States) 5 March: Big-Hearted Bosko (United States) Fire-Fire (United States) 6 March – Play Ball (United States) 11 March – Swim or Sink (United States) 14 March – What a Knight (United States) 19 March – Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee (United States) 20 March – Ye Olde Songs (United States) 25 March – Crazy Town (United States) 26 March: In the Bag (United States) What A Life (United States) 31 March – Railroad Wretch (United States) 1 April – Just One More Chance (United States) 2 April – Soldier Old Man (United States) 3 April – Bull-ero (United States) 8 April – The Dancing Fool (United States) 13 April: Birth of Jazz (United States) Chess-Nuts (United States) 16 April – Goopy Geer (United States) 17 April – Radio Girl (United States) 22 April – Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (United States) 23 April – Joint Wipers (United States) 28 April – The Pet Shop (United States) 30 April – Puppy Love (United States) 1 May – Woodland (United States) 6 May – Shine On Harvest Moon (United States) 9 May – Ritzy Hotel (United States) 14 May: It's Got Me Again! (United States) Pots and Pans (United States) School Days (United States) 15 May – Romance (United States) 17 May – Stepping Stones (United States) 20 May – Let Me Call You Sweetheart (United States) 25 May – Mickey's Revue (United States) 28 May – Hic-Cups the Champ (United States) 29 May – Bluebeard's Brother (United States) 31 May – Battle of the Barn (United States) 4 June: Plane Dumb (United States) The Tuba Tooter (United States) 11 June – Moonlight for Two (United States) 12 June – Farmer Al Falfa's Bedtime Story (United States) 17 June – I Ain't Got Nobody (United States) 18 June – The Bully (United States) 21 June – Paper Hanger (United States) 26 June – The Mad King (United States) 2 July – Fare-Play (United States) 9 July – The Bears and the Bees (United States) 10 July – Cocky Cock Roach (United States) 16 July – The Office Boy (United States) 18 July – Mickey in Arabia (United States) 23 July – Redskin Blues (United States) 24 July – Spring Is Here (United States) 29 July – You Try Somebody Else (United States) 30 July: Flowers and Trees (United States) Just Dogs (United States) 5 August – Rudy Vallee Melodies (United States) 7 August – Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl (United States) 10 August – Camping Out (United States) 12 August – Stopping the Show (United States) 13 August: Bosko's Store (United States) Mickey's Nightmare (United States) Room Runners (United States) 15 August – Lighthouse Keeping (United States) 19 August: Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee (United States) Jolly Fish (United States) 21 August – Sherman Was Right (United States) 22 August – Stormy Seas (United States) 26 August – Down Among the Sugar Cane (United States) 27 August – Circus (United States) 2 September – Betty Boop, M.D. (United States) 3 September – Bosko the Lumberjack (United States) 4 September – Burlesque (United States) 9 September – Just a Gigolo (United States) 10 September: King Neptune (United States) Southern Rhythm (United States) 12 September – Seeing Stars (United States) 16 September – Barnyard Bunk (United States) 17 September: Ride Him, Bosko! (United States) The Black Sheep (United States) The Whoopee Party (United States) 23 September – Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (United States) 30 September – School Days (United States) 1 October – Bugs in Love (United States) 2 October – Farmer Al Falfa's Birthday Party (United States) 3 October – The Goal Rush (United States) 7 October – A Spanish Twist (United States) 8 October – Prosperity Blues (United States) 14 October – Betty Boop's Ups and Downs (United States) 16 October – College Spirit (United States) 20 October – The Great Bird Mystery (United States) 21 October – Romantic Melodies (United States) 27 October – The Pony Express (United States) 29 October – The Music Lesson (United States) 30 October – Hook and Ladder No. 1 (United States) 4 November – Betty Boop for President (United States) 7 November – The Crystal Gazebo (United States) 9 November – Flop House (United States) 11 November: Piano Tooners (United States) Sleepy Time Down South (United States) 12 November – A Great Big Bunch of You (United States) 13 November – The Forty Thieves (United States) 18 November – Parade of the Award Nominees (United States) 19 November – Babes in the Woods (United States) 21 November – The Minstrel Show (United States) 25 November – I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (United States) 26 November – Nurse Maid (United States) 27 November – Toyland (United States) 30 November – Snow Time (United States) 1 December – The Bad Genius (United States) 2 December – Sing a Song (United States) 9 December – Pencil Mania (United States) 10 December: Santa's Workshop (United States) Three's a Crowd (United States) 11 December – Hollywood Diet (United States) 16 December – Betty Boop's Museum (United States) 17 December – Mickey's Good Deed (United States) 23 December – Time on My Hands (United States) 24 December – Funny Face (United States) 25 December – Ireland Or Bust (United States) 29 December – The Wolf at the Door (United States)
Births January January 3: Dabney Coleman, American actor (portrayed Dr. Beechwood in Stuart Little, voice of Monsieur Fox in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunit Musical", Principal Prickly in Recess, Ashton Phillips in Jumanji, Mayor Jerry in Pound Puppies, Thomas Boyle in The Zeta Project episode "Hunt in the Hub", Horace Scope in The Magic School Bus episode "Sees Stars"), (d. 2024). January 11: Tadanari Okamoto, Japanese film director and producer (Echo Incorporated), (d. 1990). Alfonso Arau, Mexican filmmaker, actor, and singer (voice of Papá Julio in Coco). January 13: Jon Cypher, American actor (voice of Ira Billings / Spellbinder in Batman Beyond, Administrator in the Pinky and the Brain episode "Bah, Wilderness"), (d. 2026). January 14: Gloria Rocha, Mexican voice actress (Latin American dub voice of Olive Oyl in Popeye, Sorceress in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, Tweety in Looney Tunes, Melody in Josie and the Pussycats, Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo), and voice director (Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon), (d. 2026). January 24: Julie Bennett, American voice actress (voice of Penelope Pussycat in Louvre Come Back to Me!, Cindy Bear in The Yogi Bear Show, Aunt May in seasons 4 and 5 of Spider-Man), (d. 2020). January 30: Gino Conforti, American character actor (voice of Jacquimo in Thumbelina, Ollie Oilslick and Reggie Unicycle in Galaxy High, Benzino Gasolinl in DuckTales).
February February 10: Barrie Ingham, English actor (voice of Basil in The Great Mouse Detective), (d. 2015). February 11: Bob Yerkes, American stuntman (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), (d. 2024). February 16: Harry Goz, American actor (voice of Mayor Huffenmeier in Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night, Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy in Sealab 2021), (d. 2003). February 22: Ted Kennedy, American lawyer and politician (guest starred in the Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman episode "Mr. Ruffman Goes to Washington"), (d. 2009). February 23: Majel Barrett, American actress (voice of Christine Chapel and Lt. M'Ress in Star Trek: The Animated Series, Anna Watson in Spider-Man), (d. 2008). Gerrianne Raphael, American former actress (voice of Pumyra, Jagara, Chilla, Soundora, Snake, Octopus, Pilot and Thunderean in ThunderCats, Pad in the A Little Curious episode "Push Pull Rock", additional voices in The Comic Strip, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Kenny the Shark). February 24: Michel Legrand, French composer (The Smurfs and the Magic Flute), (d. 2019). John Vernon, Canadian actor (voice of Rupert Thorne in Batman: The Animated Series, Iron Man and Namor in The Marvel Super Heroes, Thunderbolt Ross in The Incredible Hulk, Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Prosecutor in Heavy Metal, the title character in Wildfire, Warden Toadblatt in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Nohrin Judge in Delgo, Doctor Strange in the Spider-Man episode of the same name, Principal Dinkler in the Duckman episode "From Brad to Worse"), (d. 2005). February 26: Johnny Cash, American country singer (voice of the Space Coyote in The Simpsons episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)"), (d. 2003). February 27: Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (voice of Mrs. Andrews in the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "A Formula for Hate", Sarah in the God, the Devil and Bob episode "God's Girlfriend", Maggie Simpson and herself in The Simpsons episodes "Lisa's First Word" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled"), (d. 2011). February 28: Don Francks, Canadian actor (voice of Mok in Rock & Rule, Boba Fett in Star Wars: Droids, Umwak in Star Wars: Ewoks, Dr. Fright and The Vizier in Care Bears, Sabretooth in X-Men, second voice of Dr. Claw in Inspector Gadget), (d. 2016). February 29: Edward Faulkner, American actor (voice of Elf Ziggy in Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse, Chef Best in Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress) and director (Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress), (d. 2025).
March March 4: Ian Freebairn-Smith, American composer (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), (d. 2025). Frank Wells, American businessman (president and chief operating officer of The Walt Disney Company), (d. 1994). March 6: Tatsuo Yoshida, Japanese manga artist and animator (Speed Racer), (d. 1977). March 14: