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Uncle Remus begins telling a tale of Br ' er Rabbit and the Laughing Place, and the boy miraculously survives.
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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.
Uncle and begins
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Uncle Remus breaks up the fight and while Johnny goes to comfort Ginny, Uncle Remus scolds Joe and Jake, telling them not to pester Johnny and Ginny anymore.
Uncle Remus discovers the two dejected children and cheers them by telling the story of Br ' er Rabbit and his " Laughing Place.
Unlike the Snow White comic strip, which only adapted the film, Uncle Remus ran for decades, telling one story after another about the characters, some based on the legends and others new, until it ended on December 31, 1972.
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