Gertie the Dinosaur
Gertie the Dinosaur is an animated short film released in 1914 by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the first animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay initially presented the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie performed tricks at her master's command. McCay's employer William Randolph Hearst curtailed his vaudeville activities, prompting McCay to add a live-action introductory sequence to the film for its theatrical release, which was renamed Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist, and Gertie. McCay abandoned a sequel, Gertie on Tour, after producing about a minute of footage.
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author | John Randolph Bray Winsor McCay |
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contentLocation | American Museum of Natural History |
director | Winsor McCay |
events | dinosaur |
genre | action animation live-action |
publisher | Box Office Attractions Company |
theme | animated animated short cartoon short silent |