For D23's Disney Fanniversary, Disney reached deep into their vault, way past the old racist stuff, and pulled out "Harem Scarem," a classic Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon. You know... Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's signature character. Before founding his eponymous animation studio, Disney worked as an animator for Universal. He and Ub Iwerks made 26 Oswald cartoons for Universal in the 1920s and '30s, but his relationship with producer Charles Mintz soured over creative differences. Disney was devastated when he realized that his contract gave Mintz ownership of the character.
Of course, our boy Walt left Universal and went on to create his own animation empire, built on the back of Mickey Mouse, who seems to share some similarities with Oswald. The lucky rabbit languished forgotten at Universal until 2006, when Disney CEO traded sportscaster Al Michaels in exchange for the rights to Oswald. This year is Oswald's 85th birthday,...
- 6/21/2012
- by milykane
- GeekTyrant
Only hardcore Disney fans, animation history die-hards, and some observant videogamers likely know about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The floppy-eared black-and-white character was a young Walt Disney’s first major success as an animator-for-hire at Universal. Disney created 26 cartoons featuring Oswald, before parting ways with the studio after realizing his contract meant he could not control the character. This year, Disney is celebrating the 85th anniversary of the character, releasing the earliest known animation by Walt Disney of Oswald to Yahoo! News.
After leaving Universal, the 27-year-old Disney went on to create Mickey Mouse, but it wasn’t until some...
After leaving Universal, the 27-year-old Disney went on to create Mickey Mouse, but it wasn’t until some...
- 6/19/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
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