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    James Franklin Baskett (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the...
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  • the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus in his final film role. The film takes place in the U...
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  • professional football player James Baskett (1904–1948), American actor; portrayed Uncle Remus in the Disney film Song of the South John Baskett (died 1742), English...
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    the South (1946), a live action/animated musical drama with James Baskett as Remus Baskett won an Academy Award for his performance. Ralph Bakshi's film...
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    James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for...
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    Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, songwriter, and playwright. With a career spanning over...
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    James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona...
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    father, David, who worked in construction. He is the second cousin of James Baskett.[citation needed] Cobbs served in the U.S. Air Force as a radar technician...
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  • Disney 1946 live action and animated movie Song of the South, sung by James Baskett. For "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", the film won the Academy Award for Best Original...
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    Bear is his unintelligent accomplice. Br'er Fox was voiced by actor James Baskett, who also portrayed the live-action character Uncle Remus, while Brer...
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  • Becomes Electra, but Loretta Young won instead for The Farmer's Daughter. James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus...
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    star, James Baskett, describing him in a letter to his sister Ruth as "the best actor, I believe, to be discovered in years." Disney and Baskett stayed...
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    First Black person (and non-Caucasian) to receive an Honorary Award James Baskett received a special Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in...
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    March 29, 1955, she gave birth to son Joey Luft. Garland appeared with James Mason in the Warner Bros. film A Star Is Born (1954), the first remake of...
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  • in the Lake First African-American man to receive an Academy Award: James Baskett (Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of "Uncle Remus" in Song of...
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    with her father, The Truth About Spring (1965), co-starring Disney regular James MacArthur as her love interest. It was mildly popular. However The Trouble...
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    Lantern, a DC Comics superhero whose original design was based on Poitier James Baskett won an Academy Honorary Award for Song of the South (1946); it was not...
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    and the picture resumed filming as Move Over, Darling, with Doris Day and James Garner in the leads. Released in 1963, the film was a hit. The unfinished...
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    including many black comedy professionals, such as Eddie Green and James Baskett, were recruited for the cast. Many of the half-hour programs were written...
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    Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022. White, James (November 29, 2010). "Angela Basset Says This Means War". Empire. Archived...
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  • The Hall Johnson Choir as Crow Chorus Hall Johnson as Deacon Crow James Baskett as Fats Crow Nick Stewart as Specks Crow Jim Carmichael as Dopey Crow...
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    nominated for several awards, including two Golden Globes. Peter O'Toole and James Coco were nominated for two NBR awards, in addition the NBR listed Man of...
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    Records from the Leeds General Register Office confirm he was born at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, on 2 August 1932. O'Toole...
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  • Russell / Laurence Olivier / Ernst Lubitsch / Claude Jarman Jr. (1946) James Baskett / Thomas Armat, William Nicholas Selig, Albert E. Smith, and George...
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    dated classmate Kirk Douglas. She worked as a theatre usher at the St. James Theatre and as a fashion model in department stores. She made her acting...
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    Russell / Laurence Olivier / Ernst Lubitsch / Claude Jarman Jr. (1946) James Baskett / Thomas Armat, William Nicholas Selig, Albert E. Smith, and George...
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    Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting...
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    Carroll (née Shelton), a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician and composer. Lee has five younger siblings...
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    Retrieved April 15, 2021. "James Redford, filmmaker and son of Robert Redford, dies at 58". Entertainment Weekly. "James Redford Dead: Filmmaker and...
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  • Jule Styne, Bob Merrill 47 "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Song of the South 1946 James Baskett Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert 48 "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will...
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