In substance they lie somewhere between the Southern dialect animal stories of Joel Chandler Harris ( Uncle Remus ) and the polished, witty fables of James Thurber.

Joel Chandler Harris's ' Br ' er Rabbit ' of the Uncle Remus stories is said to be patterned after High John the Conqueror.

The Brer Rabbit stories of Joel Chandler Harris had been family favourites and she later studied his Uncle Remus stories and illustrated them.

* July 9 – James Baskett, American actor ( Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South ) ( d. 1948 ) ( b. 1904 )

** James Baskett, African-American actor ( Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South ) ( d. 1948 )

Variations of the tale appeared in Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings in 1881.

The story also made an appearance in Nights with Uncle Remus in 1883, both by Joel Chandler Harris, in which the pigs were replaced by Brer Rabbit.

* Uncle Remus ( disambiguation )

James Baskett ( February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948 ) was an American actor known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus, singing the song " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah " in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South.

Uncle Remus as portrayed by James Baskett in Song of the South

In 1945, he auditioned for a bit part voicing one of the animals in the new Disney feature film Song of the South ( 1946 ), based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris.

Walt Disney was impressed with Baskett's talent and hired him on the spot for the lead role of Uncle Remus.

On March 20, 1948, Baskett received an Honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus.

The film is based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris.

The live actors provide a sentimental frame story, in which Uncle Remus relates the folk tales of the adventures of Br ' er Rabbit and his friends.

Harris ' original Uncle Remus stories were all set after the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery ( Harris himself, born in 1845, was a racial reconciliation activist writer and journalist of the Reconstruction era ).

The film makes several indirect references to the Reconstruction era: clothing is in the newer late-Victorian style ; Uncle Remus is free to leave the plantation at will ; black field hands are sharecroppers, etc.

As Johnny sneaks away from the plantation, he is attracted by the voice of Uncle Remus ( the main character of the film ), telling tales " in his old-timey way " of a character named Br ' er Rabbit.

By this time, word has gotten out that Johnny is gone and some plantation residents, who are sent out to find him, ask if Uncle Remus has seen the boy.

Uncle Remus replies that he's with him.

As Uncle Remus cooks, he mentions Br ' er Rabbit again and the boy, curious, asks him to tell him more.

After Uncle Remus tells a tale about Br ' er Rabbit's attempt to run away from home, Johnny takes the advice and changes his mind about leaving the plantation, letting Uncle Remus take him back to his mother.

In 1975 and 1976 he appeared in well-received pantomimes of Gulliver ’ s Travels ; in 1981 in Eric Idle ’ s Pass the Butler ; and in 1988 as Peter Tinniswood ’ s irascible Uncle Mort in Tales from a Long Room.

As had been done earlier with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney produced a Sunday strip titled Uncle Remus & His Tales of Br ' er Rabbit to give the film pre-release publicity.

As early as October, 1945, a newspaper strip named Walt Disney Presents " Uncle Remus " and His Tales of Brer Rabbit appeared in the United States, and this production continued until 1972.

Among the artists working on the Disney comic strips were Floyd Gottfredson ( Mickey Mouse, Treasury of Classic Tales, holiday ), Roman Arambula ( Mickey Mouse ), Rick Hoover ( Mickey Mouse, Gummy Bears ), Manuel Gonzales ( Mickey Mouse ), Bill Wright ( Mickey Mouse, Uncle Remus ), Ted Thwaites ( Mickey Mouse ), Riley Thomson ( Uncle Remus ), Chuck Fuson ( Uncle Remus ), John Ushler ( Treasury of Classic Tales, Scamp, Uncle Remus, holiday ), Carson Van Osten ( Mickey Mouse ), Al Taliaferro ( Donald Duck ), Frank Grundeen ( Donald Duck ), Al Hubbard ( Donald Duck ), Kay Wright ( Donald Duck ), Ellis Eringer ( Donald Duck ), Dick Moores ( Uncle Remus ), Paul Murry ( Jose Carioca, Uncle Remus ), Daan Jippes ( Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse ), Tony Strobl ( Donald Duck, holiday ), Jim Engel ( Mickey Mouse ), Ken Hultgren ( Mickey Mouse and His Friends ), Julius Svendsen ( Mickey Mouse and His Friends, Treasury of Classic Tales ), George Wheeler ( True Life Adventures ), Jesse Marsh ( Treasury of Classic Tales ), Richard Moore ( Winnie the Pooh ) and Bob Grant ( Merry Menagerie ).

featured songs adapted from the stories of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit.

* Brer Rabbit Makes a Fool of Brer Fox, an Uncle Remus story, read by George Browne

* Brer Rabbit Steals the Peas, an Uncle Remus story, read by George Browne

* Brer Rabbit Goes Calling on Mrs. Goose, an Uncle Remus story, read by George Browne

* Brer Rabbit Does Some Shopping, an Uncle Remus story, read by George Browne

* Theodore Roosevelt autobiography on Brer Rabbit and his Uncle

In the 1940s, Murry worked on Disney newspaper strips, including the Sunday Uncle Remus and His Tales of Brer Rabbit strip from the first installment on October 14, 1945 through July 14, 1946.

Murry also drew such characters as Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Brer Rabbit, The Sleuth, and others.

* In Song of the South ( 1946 ), Uncle Remus sings " Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah " in an animated field, and tells the stories of Brer Rabbit through the animated sequences.

* Cosmo Allegretti as Mr. Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose ( both of which he also created ), Dennis the Apprentice, Miss Frog, Mr. Whispers, Dancing Bear, Grandfather Clock, Uncle Ralph, was the voice of Aniforms puppet TV Fred ( a live-action on-screen puppet that appeared behind the blackboard in the Treasure House ), and was the artist behind the Magic Drawing Board.

Uncle Remus takes the dog in and delights Johnny and his friends with the fable of Br ' er Rabbit and the Tar Baby, stressing that people shouldn't go messing around with something they have no business with in the first place.

Uncle Remus discovers the two dejected children and cheers them by telling the story of Br ' er Rabbit and his " Laughing Place.

Uncle Remus begins telling a tale of Br ' er Rabbit and the Laughing Place, and the boy miraculously survives.

Uncle Remus is also in the vicinity, and he is shocked when Br ' er Rabbit and several of the other characters from his stories appear in front of them and interact with the children.

A number of animated cartoons were produced, including the Bugs Bunny cartoon Southern Fried Rabbit ( 1953 ), in which Bugs disguises himself as Uncle Tom and sings My Old Kentucky Home in order to cross the Mason-Dixon line ; Uncle Tom's Bungalow ( 1937 ), a Warner Brothers cartoon supervised by Tex Avery ; Eliza on Ice ( 1944 ), one of the earliest Mighty Mouse cartoons produced by Paul Terry ; and Uncle Tom's Cabaña ( 1947 ), an eight-minute cartoon directed by Tex Avery.

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The first issue had Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, and Duck Tales, and the second issue had all Roger Rabbit stories.