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Gertie the Dinosaur
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A playful dinosaur obeys (or doesn't) her artist in one of the first cartoons.
A group of friends bets that cartoonist Winsor McCay can't bring a dinosaur to life. He takes the challenge and creates Gertie, a friendly dinosaur who dances, eats trees, plays with a mammoth and sometimes misbehaves. It was one of the first cartoons with a character who had a real personality, and it paved the way for all the animation that followed.
Did you know?
- McCay first presented Gertie live in theaters, giving her orders on stage as if she could hear him.
- Many consider it the first cartoon with a character of true personality.
Piano accompaniment: Frédéric Chopin, recordings by Musopen (public domain).
Director: Winsor McCay
Genre: Cartoon
