June 9 is Donald Duck's birthday. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with film historian J.B. Kaufman about how the Disney character has changed since his debut 90 years ago.

In the film, Donald Duck finds himself working "48 hours a day for the Fuehrer" in a munitions factory in Nazi Germany. His job involves endlessly screwing tops onto artillery shells, ...

Donald Duck had a thing for human women in the 1940s, ... Each film uses Donald as an American avatar learning about those cultures, embracing them during a time of world war.

Donald Duck's first appearance on screen was in the animated short film "The Wise Hen" on June 9, 1934. Although Donald's birthday is said to be on March 13 in the 1949 short film "Donald's Happy ...

For years, a rumor has spread online that a Disney short film featured Donald Duck dreaming of working in a factory in Nazi Germany. For instance, in late August 2024, one X user mentioned Donald Duck ...

A new book by TASCHEN — 'Donald Duck. The Ultimate History' — offers an expansive look at the character, who was first introduced in 1934.

Donald Duck's first appearance on screen was in the animated short film "The Wise Little Hen," on June 9, 1934. In a 1941 biography of Donald Duck, Walt Disney's The Life of Donald Duck , it says ...