The History Of The Mickey Mouse

Everybody knows and loves Mickey Mouse, Ever since Walt Disney sparked life into his most beloved character, children all over the world have been mesmerized by Mickey Mouse’s iconic red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. Created in 1928, the desperation to save his business and name probably was the necessary inspiration for Disney to create the bold and iconic mouse that would dominate the entertainment industry for decades. However that desperation manifested out of another character’s short lived fame, for more than six decades Oswald the Lucky rabbit has lingered in the shadows of obscurity. Playing a crucial part in Disney’s history, bridging the gap between the Alice films and the all famous Mickey Mouse. The sudden reappearance of Oswald was a big influence on my interest in animation when I was younger, always having the desire to dig deeper into his history stick around in the back of my so-called

On March 19, 1927, The Winkler Film Corporation, upon seeing the first sketches for Oswald, offered Disney a contract for twenty-six episodes “featuring a rabbit character”, Universal and Mintz, who needed up marrying Winkler, were enthusiastic about the promising Oswald sketches, however the enthousiasm was “Short lived”. After sending his first Oswald film, Poor Papa, It received a disappointing response, stating that Oswald was getting lost in the chaos of all the characters and that he seemed too old, “Oswald Arrived today and am disappointed. I thought it was understood between us that the early pictures particularly would show more of the rabbit than this one does. There are so many other characters that no time is Oswald outstanding..” (Mintz, Bossert 15) Taking the criticism well Disney and his crew went back to work to start on Trolley Troubles, Arguably the most remembered Oswald film and the first to go to