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The images were made of sand. π¦ Caroline Leaf animated The Owl Who Married a Goose (NFB, 1974) by drawing in sand on lit glass, frame by frame. The voices came from older Inuit performers who remembered mimicking animal calls for hunting.
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Mary Blair was born Oct 21, 1911, 115 years ago this week. Her color and styling shaped Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan, and her designs shaped "It's a Small World." She built the worlds characters live in. π¨
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The first animated feature ever made is missing. π¬ El ApΓ³stol (Argentina, 1917) by Quirino Cristiani is believed lost, likely to fire. If one lost film could be found tomorrow, which should it be?
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Foghorn Leghorn hatched an ostrich and called himself its mother. ππ₯ Mother Was a Rooster (Robert McKimson) premiered Oct 20, 1962, and ends in a boxing match under a water tower. Best cartoon parent ever?
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π Dumbo was only 64 minutes long when it premiered in 1941. RKO wanted it longer; Walt said no, and the little elephant paid off big. Would you have cut it or kept it?
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Halloween week pick: UPA's The Tell-Tale Heart (1953), Poe's story narrated by James Mason. Widely cited as the first cartoon given Britain's adults-only X certificate, Oscar-nominated, and in the National Film Registry. π€
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Charles Schulz did not want a beagle speaking English. So animator Bill Melendez recorded gibberish, sped it up, and that became Snoopy's voice. He voiced Woodstock too. ποΈ Sometimes a rule is the best creative prompt.
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Oct 19, 1978: Watership Down opens in UK cinemas rated U. Snares, shotguns, rabbit warfareβ¦ for all ages. The BBFC got complaints almost every year until it finally went PG in 2022. π
π Orangeburg, SC
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