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Song of the South
Song of the South
is a 1946 American
live-action/animated
musical film
produced by
Walt Disney
and released by
RKO Radio Pictures
, based on the
Uncle Remus
stories collected by
Joel Chandler Harris
. It was Disney's first film to feature live actors, who provide a sentimental
frame story
for the animated segments. The film depicts the character Uncle Remus, presumably a former slave, cheerfully relating to several children, including the film's
protagonist
, the
folk tale
s of the adventures of
anthropomorphic
Br'er Rabbit
and his enemies,
Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
. The film's song "
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
" won the 1947
Academy Award for Best Song
, is frequently used as part of Disney's
montage
themes, and has become widely used in popular culture.
James Baskett
was given an honorary Academy Award in 1948 for his portrayal of Uncle Remus; the first Oscar (although an honorary one) to a male African-American actor. The film inspired the Disney theme park attraction
Splash Mountain
.
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