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Cavalcade of Songs (television)

Cavalcade of Songs (television) Television show; aired on February 16, 1955. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Peter Godfrey. Walt Disney discusses the importance of music in the movies, re-enacting with some of his current artists the story meeting which came up with “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” for Three Little Pigs and promoting the …

Cavin

Cavin Courageous young page boy hero in the Gummi Bears television series; voiced by Jason Marsden.

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Cel

Cel The clear celluloid on which the characters were painted during the animation process. The painted celluloid, or cel, was placed over a background and photographed, becoming one frame of the animated film. There are 24 frames per second in an animated film, but most cels containing characters are often held for two frames. If …

Cavemen (television)

Cavemen (television) ABC television series premiering on October 2, 2007, and ending November 13, 2007. Three cavemen struggle with prejudice as they strive to live normal lives in 2007 Atlanta. Based on characters from a group of seven popular Geico Insurance television commercials which were introduced in 2004. Stars Bill English (Joel), Nick Kroll (Nick), …

production still from animated movie Alice in Wonderland

Caterpillar

Caterpillar Reclining on a toadstool and punctuating his speech with puffs of smoke, this Alice in Wonderland character was voiced by Richard Haydn.

Catlett, Walter

Catlett, Walter (1889-1960) Voice of J. Worthington Foulfellow in Pinocchio.

Catmull, Ed

Catmull, Ed President of Pixar Animation Studios, he was named president of Walt Disney Animation Studios when Disney acquired Pixar in 2006. He received the Gordon E. Sawyer Oscar for technical contributions to the industry in 2009. Before Disney’s acquisition, Catmull had received four scientific and technical Academy Awards. He retired in 2018.

Cat’s Nightmare, The

Cat’s Nightmare, The Copyright title of The Cat’s Out.

Cat Nap Pluto (film)

Cat Nap Pluto (film) Pluto cartoon, released on August 13, 1948. Directed by Charles Nichols. Pluto, tired and sleepy from being out all night, tries to sleep despite Figaro’s attempts to keep him awake. Pluto’s sandman enlists the help of Figaro’s sandman so both Pluto and Figaro can sleep.

Cat that Looked at a King, The (film)

Cat that Looked at a King, The (film) Julie Andrews and two kids leap into a chalk painting on the sidewalk and find themselves in the kingdom of King Cole. The king thinks he knows all the facts in the world, but is bested by a cat who teaches him that he is not the …