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Article: DONALD DUCK PREPARES FOR SENIOR CITIZENSHIP
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- PR Newswire
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- June 1, 1994
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BURBANK, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's orneriest, most cantankerous and yet still endearing duck is about to -- believe it or not -- become a senior citizen.
Donald Duck will turn 60 on June 9.
The irascible duckling was "hatched" on June 9, 1934, with the release of Walt Disney's Silly Symphony, "The Wise Little Hen," in which the sailor-suited duck performed a dance.
The web-footed wonder seems the incarnation of every man, facing life boldly against all odds. His quack is imitated the world around, in dozens of languages, though few can really understand the words -- which is perhaps just as well, given Donald's predilection for complaining.
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