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  2. Smooth Criminal - Wikipedia

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    The music video for "Smooth Criminal", which premiered internationally on MTV on October 13, 1988, [4] is the centerpiece of the 1988 film Moonwalker. The 1930s setting and Jackson's white suit and fedora pay tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon .

  3. Disney's most controversial movie, 'Song of the South ... - AOL

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    Even as controversy clung to Song of the South, it took Disney decades to fully reckon with its legacy.The movie was re-released in theaters multiple times, most recently on its 40th anniversary ...

  4. Song of the South - Wikipedia

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    Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, produced by Walt Disney, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris , stars James Baskett in his final film role, and features the voices of Johnny ...

  5. Navi (impersonator) - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, following the death of Michael Jackson, Navi was invited to attend the UK premiere of Michael Jackson's This Is It in London's Leicester Square. Navi created his own Michael Jackson tribute concert, King of Pop – The Legend Continues, starring himself, backed by a 4-piece live band and 4 dancers.

  6. James Baskett - Wikipedia

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    James Franklin Baskett [citation needed] (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948. [1]

  7. Song of the South (song) - Wikipedia

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    The video turns to color during the chorus, showing a large crowd fronted by the band members marching down the street of a small town. At the end, the video is also in color and shows Alabama playing at a concert, at the end of which random people come onto the stage - including fellow RCA recording artists Baillie & the Boys and Jo-El Sonnier ...

  8. Johnny Lee (actor) - Wikipedia

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    John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 - December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer and actor known for voicing the role of Br'er Rabbit in Disney's Song of the South (1946) [1] and as Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS TV and radio comedy series Amos 'n' Andy [2] in the early 1950s.

  9. Dalton S. Reymond - Wikipedia

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    The Hays Office reviewed Reymond's outline of Song of the South, and demanded that some terminology, such as characters referring to Remus as an "old darkie" be removed from Reymond's treatment. [17] Reymond's depiction of African Americans in the original treatment of the screenplay was considered controversial at the time and caused multiple ...