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It's Tough to Be a Bird

1969 film by Ward Kimball
Movie short_film Q1161881
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It's Tough to Be a Bird

Summary

It's Tough to Be a Bird is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's Tough to Be a Bird received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's director is recorded as Ward Kimball[6].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's screenwriter is recorded as Ted Berman[7].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's composer is recorded as George Bruns[8].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's genre is recorded as live-action/animated film[10].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's cast member is recorded as Walter Perkins[11].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[12].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[13].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0064504[14].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's color is recorded as color[16].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 785951[17].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's country of origin is recorded as United States[18].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's publication date is recorded as +1969-12-10T00:00:00Z[19].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ct8pw[20].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's voice actor is recorded as Ruth Buzzi[21].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's voice actor is recorded as Richard Bakalyan[22].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's distributed by is recorded as Cinema International Corporation[23].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[24].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's nominated for is recorded as BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film[25].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It's Tough to Be a Bird"}[26].
  • It's Tough to Be a Bird's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+21'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It's Tough to Be a Bird's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[12]. Its director is recorded as Ward Kimball[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ted Berman[7]. Its cast member is recorded as Walter Perkins[11].

Publication

It's Tough to Be a Bird's publication date is recorded as +1969-12-10T00:00:00Z[19]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15]. Genres include comedy film[9] and live-action/animated film[10].

Reception

It's Tough to Be a Bird received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

It's Tough to Be a Bird ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 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 It's Tough to Be a Bird receive?

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

Related Entities

film Ruth Buzzi The Walt Disney Company United States Walt Disney

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . bcdb.com. bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 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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