May 26, 1963 – Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color Wins Two Emmys
On May 26, 1963, the 15th Primetime Emmy Awards were presented, hosted by Annette Funicello and Don Knotts. That night, the Disney anthology series Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color walked away with two awards: Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design for Carrol Clark and Marvin Aubrey Davis, and Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children’s Programming. These would be the 5th and 6th Emmy Awards that the Disney anthology series would receive.
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