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The cartoon entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024, as the work was published in 1928.
Jan 2, 2024 · When Steamboat Willie was released in 1928, Walt Disney was facing ruin. In History reflects on the moment that transformed Disney's life and fortunes. British Broadcasting Corporation
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Steamboat Willie is a Mickey Mouse cartoon that premiered on November 18, 1928, at the Colony Theater in New York, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Ub Iwerks.
Jan 24, 2024 · Well, the mouse finally escaped its owners’ trap: Steamboat Willie entered the public domain at last on January 1, 2024.
Nov 17, 2023 · That mouse—as you probably have guessed—was named Mickey and on November 18, 1928, the character—alongside his partner Minnie—debuted in the touchstone animated short, Steamboat Willie.
Steamboat Willie. By Dave Smith, Chief Archivist Emeritus, The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney, who would become the best-known producer in animation history, had very humble beginnings. Starting his fledgling company in Hollywood in 1923, he began by making two uninspired animated series, the “Alice Come-dies,” and “Oswald the Lucky ...
Mar 20, 2010 · On a winter evening in 1928, a group of cinema-goers filed into New York’s 79th Street Theater to watch a gangster film. But first they saw – and heard – a cartoon featuring a rotund mouse ...
