Donald's Diary is a

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which was produced in Technicolor and released February 13, 1954 by

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Plot

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, Donald meets

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and the two fall in love. They date, get engaged, and finally marry. After the honeymoon, Donald and Daisy's marriage turns sour. Daisy takes his money and burns his meals. Daisy invites her whole family for dinner leaving Donald nothing. As Daisy piles more and more chores on him, Donald gets exhausted and explodes like a bomb. The whole thing turns out to have been a dream. Daisy gently awakens Donald, who screams in horror and runs out to join the

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. Donald records the whole episode in his diary.

Voice cast

* Clarence Nash as

and

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* Vivi Janiss as

and Daisy's Mother * Leslie Denison as Donald's Internal Monologue/Narrator

Home media

The short was released on November 11, 2008 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961''.

References

External links

* {{Donald Duck 1954 films 1954 short films 1954 comedy films 1954 animated films 1950s English-language films 1950s Disney animated short films American animated short films Donald Duck short films Animated films about families Films about memory Films about weddings Films about weddings in the United States Films set in San Francisco French Foreign Legion in popular culture Films directed by Jack Kinney Films produced by Walt Disney