In celebration of the 97th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, meet 5 curiosities hidden in the story of the almost centenary character of Disney
This Thursday, 15, Mickey Mouse completes 97 years of creation! The character was one of the first of Walt Disney Company, having debuted on the same day in 1928 through the title ‘The Crazy of the Plane’ (Plane Crazy), a short film in which the world’s most famous rat builds a plane (inspired by the historical flight of Charles Lindbergh1927), while trying to conquer Minnie.
Almost a centenary figure, Mickey hides several curiosities, including the first person to give the character voice was none other than his own Walt Disney – But there is much more to be discovered. Therefore, Recreio has gathered a list of 5 more curious facts about the rodent that wears gloves and shoes that are worth checking out; look:
1. Mickey appeared on TV 22 years after his creation
Mickey’s debut was great: in theaters. So much so that, in the same year, he returned to the big screen for what many argue as the character’s official debut, “Steamboat Willie“(The Willie vapor), which was displayed on New York’s Colony Theater, making it the central figure of the first synchronized sound cartoon.
Still, it was only 22 years after the creation that Mickey was able to be seen through the small screen, as the popularization of TV happened only after World War II with the reduction of television prices and the increase in mass production. Thus, the famous rodent debuted in the broadcasts through the “One Hour In Wonderland” Christmas special, aired in 1950 in the United States.
2. Mickey’s original name was another
Did you know what the character’s original name was not Mickey? In fact, when it was created, the rodent was baptized as Mortimer by Walt Disney. However, the wife of Disney, Liliandid not like the choice and made the suggestion of the name by which the rat is known worldwide: Mickey!
3. Mickey has more names around the world
In fact, in some parts of the globe, Mickey is known in other ways. It turns out that, depending on the region, the rodent gets new names to adapt to local language, such as Pigg Museum in Sweden, Mi Lao Shu in China and Topolino in Italy.
4. It is the pioneer between characters with honors on the sidewalk of fame
Yes! Mickey was the first cartoon character to win a star on the Hollywood fame sidewalk. This happened on November 18, 1978, the same year when Mickey’s 50th anniversary was celebrated.
5. Mickey has already introduced the Oscar
Mickey has been in the biggest awards in cinema, the Oscar, several times, and two of them as a presenter. First in 1998, in traditional animation, where it came up delivering the envelope with the name of the winner of the category to the actor Tom Selleckand then 2003, next to the actress Jennifer Garnerthis time in computerized animation.
Source: Recreio
