| Gerald McBoing-Boing | |
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 A scene from UPA's Gerald McBoing-Boing. | |
| Directed by | Main: Robert Cannon Supervising director: John Hubley |
| Story by | Dr. Seuss (original story) Phil Eastman Bill Scott (story adaptation) |
| Produced by | Stephen Bosustow (executive producer) John Hubley (producer) |
| Narrated by | Marvin Miller |
| Music by | Gail Kubik |
| Animation by | Character animation: Rudy Larriva Pat Matthews Bill Melendez Willis Pyle Frank Smith |
| Layouts by | William T. Hurtz |
| Backgrounds by | Jules Engel Herbert Klynn |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 7 min |
| Language | English |
| Related | 2005 TV series |
Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. It was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. It was adapted by Phil Eastman and Bill Scott from a story by Dr. Seuss, directed by Robert Cannon, and produced by John Hubley.
Gerald McBoing-Boing won the 1950 Oscar for Best Animated Short.[1] In 1994, it was voted #9 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked UPA cartoon on the list.[2] In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4]
- ^ Brody, Martin (2014-01-01). Music and Musical Composition at the American Academy in Rome. Boydell & Brewer. p. 53. ISBN 9781580462457.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "The 25 Films for '95 (February 5, 1996) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-05.