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In 1946, a Giant Golden Book entitled Walt Disney's Uncle Remus Stories was published by Simon & Schuster. It featured 23 illustrated stories of Br'er Rabbit's escapades, all told in a Southern dialect based on the original Joel Chandler Harris stories.
The Ugly Duckling (Little Golden Book, 1952, illustrations by Don MacLaughlin; Walt Disney's Treasury: 21 Best-Loved Stories, 1953, illustrations by Dick Kelsey & Dick Moores) Uncle Remus/De Tar Baby (Giant Golden Book, 1946, illustrations by Al Dempster & Bill Justice; Little Golden Book, 1947, illustrations by Bob Grant)
The book was well-received, and Harris published five more Uncle Remus books between 1883 and 1907, with a further three books published posthumously, following his death in 1907. In the books, Uncle Remus, a kindly former slave, tells stories to a group of children, passing on the folktales of his culture.
It was also a passion project for Walt Disney himself, who spent years developing a movie based on the character of Uncle Remus — the Aesop-like Black narrator of 19th century children's stories ...
In the animated sequences of the 1946 Walt Disney-produced film Song of the South, like in the tales, Br'er Fox is the stories' antagonist, while Br'er Bear is his unintelligent accomplice. Br'er Fox was voiced by James Baskett, who also portrayed the live-action character Uncle Remus in the film, while Brer Bear was voiced by Nick Stewart.
Br'er Rabbit's dream, from Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, 1881. The Br'er Rabbit stories can be traced back to trickster figures in Africa, particularly the hare that figures prominently in the storytelling traditions in West, Central, and Southern Africa. [4]
Paul Murry (November 25, 1911 – August 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his Disney comics, which appeared in Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics from 1946 to 1984, particularly the Mickey Mouse and Goofy three-part adventure stories in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories.
Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years, Harris spent most of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at The Atlanta Constitution.
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