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CARTOON RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1933

three little pigs


Three Little Pigs
is an animated short film released by United Artists,
produced by
Walt Disney and directed by Burt Gillett. It is based on
the
fairy tale of the same name, the Silly Symphony won the 1934
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 1994, it was voted
#11 of the
50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by those in the animation
field. In 2007, Three Little Pigs was selected for preservation in the
United States
National Film Registry by the Library of Congress
as being "culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant".


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VOICE ACTOR HAS DIED AT 64

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Lee Marshall (Marshall Aaron Mayer) (November 28, 1949 – April 26, 2014)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Lee Marshall, one of the actors who supplied the
voice of Tony the Tiger in commercials, died on Saturday, April 26 at a Santa 
Monica hospital of esophageal cancer.

Marshall began voicing the Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for
the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft. His career included radio newsman, rock ‘n’
roll disc jockey, sports broadcaster, and a pro wrestling ring interviewer.

  

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ACTOR BOB HOSKINS HAS DIED AT 71

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Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr.  (October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014)

LONDON (AP) – British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir
drama "Mona Lisa" to animated fantasy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has died. A  
family statement released Wednesday by publicist Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died
in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease in 2012.

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THE VOICE OF PINOCCHIO IS 87 TODAY

dickie jones

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Dickie Jones

As a child and young adult, Jones achieved success especially in
B-Westerns and television. He was an accomplished horseman
from infancy, billed at the age of four as the World’s Youngest
Trick Rider and Trick Roper. At the age of six, he was hired to
perform riding and lariat tricks in the rodeo owned by western
film star Hoot Gibson. Dickie Jones is best remembered as the
voice of the lead character in the 1940 Walt Disney animated
film ”Pinocchio”.

Jones starred as Dick West, sidekick to the Western hero known as 
The Range Rider (1951), in a TV series that ran for 76 episodes
(and for decades in syndication). He was given his own series in
1955, Buffalo Bill, Jr. which ran for 40 episodes. Jones continued
working in films throughout the 1950s, then retired and entered the
business world.

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TV SHOW CREATOR IS 60 TODAY

matt groening hs

Matthew Abram
"Matt" Groening, High School Yearbook

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Groening was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended
Ainsworth Elementary School and Lincoln High School. He went
on to Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where he
served as the editor of the campus newspaper.

Matt Groening is the creator of two successful animated television
shows, The Simpsons (1989-present) and Futurama (1999-2003,
2008-2013).

Groening’s first cousin, Laurie Monnes Anderson, is a member of
the Oregon State Senate representing eastern Multnomah County.

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