Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Roo respectively. Ralph Wright, one of two voice actors who appeared in all four theatrical releases, became the third principal "Winnie the Pooh" featurette voice to pass away shortly after the release of the film; he died of a heart attack on December 31, 1983. He has since been followed in the deaths by Sterling Holloway (1992), Hal Smith (1994), and finally Paul Winchell and John Fiedler, who had also died on consecutive days in June 2005. On DVD and Blu-ray releases of "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", the short carries different voice credits than those on previous
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day December 1966, the animation department was finishing work on "The Jungle Book" and preparing for "The Aristocats". In late summer 1967, before "The Aristocats" went into production, it was decided to go ahead with a featurette-length sequel to "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree". Because "The Honey Tree" was popular with American audiences, it was decided "Blustery Day" would be the first animation project without Walt. Under the circumstances, "Nine Old Men" animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Milt Kahl were brought onto the project. Wolfgang Reitherman remained as director, but he decided to feel more faithful to the