Gerald McBoing-Boing

1950 short film
Movie animated_short_film Q1509967
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Gerald McBoing-Boing

Summary

Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gerald McBoing-Boing received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's director is recorded as Robert Cannon[5].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's director is recorded as John Hubley[6].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's screenwriter is recorded as Dr. Seuss[7].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's composer is recorded as Gail Kubik[8].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's genre is recorded as adventure film[10].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's genre is recorded as family film[11].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's producer is recorded as Stephen Bosustow[12].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176352235[13].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2004148102[14].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's production company is recorded as UPA[15].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0043581[16].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[17].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 907609[20].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jsbs[23].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[24].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/gerald_mcboing_boing_1950[25].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[26].
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gerald McBoing-Boing'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Gerald McBoing-Boing's producer is recorded as Stephen Bosustow[12]. Directors include Robert Cannon[5] and John Hubley[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Dr. Seuss[7].

Publication

Gerald McBoing-Boing's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[22]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18]. Genres include comedy film[9], adventure film[10], and family film[11]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[17].

Reception

Gerald McBoing-Boing received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

Gerald McBoing-Boing ranks in the top 2% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Gerald McBoing-Boing receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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