Celebrating Sterling Holloway for a Happy Pooh Year
In which we note that Sterling Holloway would be 115 this Saturday and look at a Grammy-nominated grab-bag of eclectic music, strange casting and a few Mouseketeers.
In which we note that Sterling Holloway would be 115 this Saturday and look at a Grammy-nominated grab-bag of eclectic music, strange casting and a few Mouseketeers.
Thanks to Boris Zakhoder and Fyodor Khitruk, a Russian twist on A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh made its way into animation film history.
The last Pooh featurette to be released during Disneyland Records’ original vinyl era was also the only one to feature Paul Winchell as Tigger—and win a Grammy.
It wasn’t a Hubley independent Windy Day that took home an Oscar this year – it was a Disney Blustery Day instead.
This is as political as I think we ever need to get here at Cartoon Research, but have you ever considered how many cartoon characters that have “run” for President?
Sears as well as Disney gave the tubby little cubby their support with this little record package featuring members of the film cast and a special campaign song.
The first installment of Walt Disney’s Pooh short trilogy was released 50 years ago, so let’s take a Spin with Pooh and his friends on his first Disneyland vinyl releases.
The second featurette in the Pooh series made its debut on vinyl before the film’s release with several cast changes and a different musical approach.
Disney had acquired certain rights to Winnie The Pooh in 1961 and made a featurette released in 1966. However, it turned out that author A.A. Milne had granted some of his rights to more than one entity.