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Uncle and Wiggily
Adapted from J. D. Salinger's 1948 short story " Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut ", this remains the only authorized film adaptation of Salinger's work ; the filmmakers ' infidelity to his story famously precluded any possibility of film versions of other Salinger works, including The Catcher in the Rye.
After being disappointed, according to biographer Ian Hamilton, when " rumblings from Hollywood " over his 1943 short story " The Varioni Brothers " came to nothing, J. D. Salinger did not hesitate when independent producer Samuel Goldwyn offered to buy the film rights to " Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut.
He also produced a series of stories based on the Our Gang film series, provided covers for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, illustrated the aforementioned adaptations of two Disney animated features, drew stories featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy and Uncle Wiggily, wrote and drew a lengthy series of comic books promoting a bread company and featuring a character called " Peter Wheat ", and did a series of pantomime ( i. e. without dialogue ) two-page stories featuring Roald Dahl's Gremlins for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories # 34 – 41.
Howard Roger Garis, ( – ) was an American author, best known for a series of books, published under his own name, that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit.
For almost four decades, the newspaper published an Uncle Wiggily story by Garis every day except Sunday, and the series was eventually nationally syndicated.
By the time Garis retired from the newspaper in 1947, he had written more than 15, 000 Uncle Wiggily stories.
Many of his books, especially the Uncle Wiggily books, are still widely read and are readily available over the internet.
Garis ' son, Roger Garis, penned a biography of the writing Garis family My Father Was Uncle Wiggily ( McGraw-Hill, 1966 ), as well as writing several books under his own name, and pseudonyms.
Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis.
Garis penned an Uncle Wiggily story every day ( except Sundays ) for more than 30 years, and published 79 books within the author's lifetime.
For example, Uncle Wiggily once used an umbrella to foil the Skillery Skallery Alligator by thrusting it into the creature's mouth and opening it, thus preventing his biting the old gentleman rabbit.
Uncle Wiggily also encounters amicable animal characters from his neighborhood, such as Sammie and Susie Littletail ( Uncle Wiggily's young nephew and niece ), Lulu, Alice, and Jimmie Wibblewobble ( duck children ), Dr. Possum ( local physician ), Uncle Butter ( goat ), Charlie and Arabella Chick, Jackie and Peetie Bow-Wow, Billie and Johnnie Bushytail ( squirrel boys ), Joie, Tommie, and Kittie Kat, Jennie Chipmunk, Munchie Trot ( pony boy ), Dottie and Willie Lambkin, Neddie and Beckie Stubtail ( friendly bear cubs ), as well as many others.
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