Donald Duck Makes First Appearance in The Wise Little Hen (1934) | First Appearances | Jun 9, 1934
Donald Fauntleroy Duck made his first screen debut on June 9, 1934, in The Wise Little Hen. The origins of the character began when voice performer Clarence Nash auditioned for Walt Disney Studios when he learned that Disney was looking for people to create animal sounds for his cartoons. Disney was particularly impressed with Nash’s ….