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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Mickey
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November 19, 2008
But were afraid to ask...
"The world famous clothes-wearing-rodent, Mickey Mouse, has turned 80.
Mickey was first introduced to the world 80 years ago on the screens at the Colony Theater in New York in a clip titled "Steamboat Willie".
Surprisingly, Mickey was created almost by accident. Walt Disney's first cartoon was actually a rabbit named "Oswald". But Walt Disney lost the rights to the rabbit in 1927 and returned to the drawing board where a mouse named "Mortimer" was born.
The name Mortimer was subsequently changed to Mickey as it was his wife's preferred name for the rodent.
Although Mickey was born of the imagination of Walt Disney months before the movie debut, November 18 1928 is still recognised as Mickey's official birthday.
The release of the seven minute cartoon marked an animation landmark.
Despite the flimsy, politically incorrect storyline and minimal dialogue between characters, the cartoon featured a synchronised sound track that includes Mickey whistling and blowing raspberries at the ship's captain, a large tobacco-chewing cat called "Captain Pete".
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"The world famous clothes-wearing-rodent, Mickey Mouse, has turned 80.
Mickey was first introduced to the world 80 years ago on the screens at the Colony Theater in New York in a clip titled "Steamboat Willie".
Surprisingly, Mickey was created almost by accident. Walt Disney's first cartoon was actually a rabbit named "Oswald". But Walt Disney lost the rights to the rabbit in 1927 and returned to the drawing board where a mouse named "Mortimer" was born.
The name Mortimer was subsequently changed to Mickey as it was his wife's preferred name for the rodent.
Although Mickey was born of the imagination of Walt Disney months before the movie debut, November 18 1928 is still recognised as Mickey's official birthday.
The release of the seven minute cartoon marked an animation landmark.
Despite the flimsy, politically incorrect storyline and minimal dialogue between characters, the cartoon featured a synchronised sound track that includes Mickey whistling and blowing raspberries at the ship's captain, a large tobacco-chewing cat called "Captain Pete".
more at BBPark
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No resemblance whatsoever!
Yes, it's amazing!
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