“Gertie the Dinosaur” (1914)
McCay's “Gertie the Dinosaur” was the first character ever created specifically for animated film.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; thumbnail © LanKS/Shutterstock.comAnd why are they also called the Oscars?
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Down the yellow brick road...Media Editor: Kira Helm
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Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)A discussion of the origins of the blues, from the documentary The Blues Lives On!: The Delta Blues Museum.
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Public DomainOpening scene of the Warner Brothers cartoon Porky's Midnight Matinee, 1941.
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The Walt Disney CompanyThe animated Steamboat Willie (1928) was the first Mickey Mouse film to include sound.
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Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.Video clips from Winsor McCay's The Centaurs (1921).
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Public DomainExcerpt from the Warner Brothers cartoon Fresh Hare (1942), featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, both voiced by Mel Blanc.
