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John James "Jimmy" MacDonald (19 May 1906 – 1 February 1991) was a British voice actor and the original head of the Disney sound effects department. He was also the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1946 to 1977. It is a popular misconception that MacDonald was born in Dundee, Scotland. He was, however, born at the family home in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, on May 19, 1906. His parents were Richard William MacDonald and Minnie Hall. The family emigrated to America when MacDonald was six months old. They travelled via the SS Haverford from Liverpool, arriving in Pennsylvania 15 days later. As a... MORE

John James "Jimmy" MacDonald (19 May 1906 – 1 February 1991) was a British voice actor and the original head of the Disney sound effects department. He was also the voice of Mickey Mouse from 1946 to 1977. It is a popular misconception that MacDonald was born in Dundee, Scotland. He was, however, born at the family home in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, on May 19, 1906. His parents were Richard William MacDonald and Minnie Hall. The family emigrated to America when MacDonald was six months old. They travelled via the SS Haverford from Liverpool, arriving in Pennsylvania 15 days later. As a young man MacDonald landed a job as a musician on the Dollar Steam Ship Lines, which in 1934 led to an opportunity to record music for a Disney cartoon. He went on to secure a permanent contract with Disney, becoming head of the sound department. In addition to directing sounds for animated shorts as aurally complicated as Mickey's Trailer (1938), he developed many original inventions and contraptions to achieve expressive sounds for characters like Casey Jr., the circus train engine from Dumbo (1941); Evinrude the dragonfly from The Rescuers (1977); the bees in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree LESS