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	James Baskett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Baskett (February 16, 1904–July 9, 1948) was an African American actor best known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film, Song of the South for which he was given an Honorary Academy Award, making him the first male performer of African descent to receive an Oscar.
		Walt Disney himself was so impressed with Baskett's talent, that he hired him on the spot for the lead role of Uncle Remus.
		Baskett was so admired by Disney that he was also given the voice role of Brer Fox, one of the film's animated protagonists, and even filled in as the other main animated protagonist, Brer Rabbit, in one sequence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Baskett (371 words)

	James Baskett
		James Baskett (1904-1948) was an African American actor best known for his portrayal of Uncle Remus[?] in the 1946 Disney feature film, Song of the South.
		After abandoning his studies of pharmacology for financial reasons, Baskett supported himself as an actor, moving to New York and joining the company of Bill Robinson[?], better known as Mr.
		In some way, this was rectified in 1948, when Baskett was given an honorary Academy Award for his performance as Uncle Remus.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/James_Baskett.html (270 words)

	Descendants of RICHARD BASKETT
		BASKETT was born in England, and died Unknown.
		It was divided among James Martin's children and somehow, one share went to John Baskett which leaves a person to think that he was married to a female Martin.
		Baskett, born 1814 in Washington County, Tennessee; died Bef.
	peternellfamilyplace.com /rbaskett.htm (1680 words)

	Song of the South - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Baskett was the first live actor to be hired by Disney.
		Additionally, Baskett filled in as the voice of Br'er Rabbit for Johnny Lee in the "Laughing Place" scene after Lee was called away to do promotion for the picture.
		Baskett was reportedly unable to attend the premiere as no hotel within reach of the theater would rent him a room.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Song_of_the_South (2564 words)

	Song of the South Biographies - James Baskett as Uncle Remus
		Baskett's role as the fast-talking lawyer Gabby Gibson earned him a national reputation and roles in such B-rated movies as Harlem in Heaven (1932), Straight to Heaven, Policy Man (1938), Comes Midnight (1940), and Revenge of the Zombies (1943).
		James' vocal talent was so extensive he even filled in for Johnny Lee, the voice of Brer Rabbit, in the Laughing Place sequence, when he was called away on a USO tour.
		Baskett is remembered fondly by the Disney animators for his vitality and enormous talent.
	www.songofthesouth.net /movie/biographies/baskett.html (414 words)

	What A Character! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Despite being best known for his portrayal of the elderly “Uncle Remus” in Disney’s Song of the South, James Baskett was only 44 when he died of a heart attack in 1948, and only 41 when he filmed the popular film role.
		Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Baskett originally studied pharmacology, but he was forced to quit for lack of money.
		Baskett originally inquired about voicing an animated butterfly, but Walt Disney was so taken with the actor that he cast him not only as the butterfly, but as “Brer Fox” and the on-screen role of storyteller “Uncle Remus.” The latter role brought Baskett an honorary Academy Award in 1948.
	www.what-a-character.com /cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=983192676 (268 words)

	African American Registry: Walt Disney's first live actor, James Baskett!
		Baskett's role as the fast-talking lawyer Gabby Gibson earned him a national reputation and roles in such B-rated movies such as Harlem in Heaven 1932, Straight to Heaven and Policy Man 1938, Comes Midnight 1940, and Revenge of the Zombies 1943.
		Baskett’s vocal talent was so extensive he even filled in for Johnny Lee, the voice of Brer Rabbit, in the Laughing Place sequence, when he was called away on a USO tour.
		James Baskett died: July 9, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA., that same year an honorary Academy Award for his role as Uncle Remus was given to him
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/709/Walt_Disneys_first_live_actor_James_Baskett (301 words)

	WoKJ's Black History Month Coverage
		Though James Baskett is delightful as Uncle Remus, the character lives to please the white people to whom he owes his livelihood.
		James Baskett was the first actor to be signed by Walt Disney for a role in one of his studio’s films.
		When James Baskett’s Uncle Remus walks down the road celebrating a “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” kind of day, the woods are filled with animated creatures and the sky is alive with cartoon birds and butterflies.
	www.worldofkj.com /coverage/BlackHistoryMonth/songofsouth.php (4115 words)

	Warren
		The father of James Baskett of Waren County, North Carolina may be this William Baskett, however, the dates cover over one hundred years.
		Baskette) was born 1766 in Granville Co., NC., and died 1836 in Warren Co., NC.
		Also, note that Rebecca Baskett referenced Pleasant Baskett's children as "daughters in law" and "sons in law." It can be reasoned this was in error and she meant to say "step daughter" and "step sons."
	members.fortunecity.com /jrichardson/Warren.html (1091 words)

	Screen & Stage
		At this time, Baskett quickly established himself as one of the leading fl performers in New York and appeared in several of Lew Leslie's annual Blackbird productions.
		Baskett's role as the fast-talking lawyer Gabby Gibson earned him a national reputation.
		Not only did he get the part of the butterfly's voice, but also the voice of Brer Fox and as actor the part of Uncle Remus, becoming the first live actor to be hired by Walt Disney.
	www.sis.pitt.edu /resources/diversity/naa/screen.html (491 words)

	Essex
		Therefore, this John Baskett came to New York from Bristol, England and was sold as an Indentured Servant to a Thomas Symons for a period of six years.
		This may be the John Baskett, or father of the John Baskett, we find in the Christ Church Parish Register who married Eliz and was the father of Elizabeth, Thomas and Henry.
		Edward Baskett (son of Daniel Baskett and Mary) baptized at Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA 4 Dec. 1736.
	members.fortunecity.com /jrichardson/Essex.html (597 words)

	GAC Forums - How many of you have seen "Song of the South" ?
		The character portrayed by James Baskett (Uncle Remus) is marvellous.
		James Baskett turns in a terrfic performance both as Uncle Remus and as all the voices in the animated segment.
		James Baskett is such a joy to watch, and Uncle Remus' relationship with Johnny is charming and rings so true.
	forums.goldenagecartoons.com /showthread.php?t=6235 (1363 words)

	Deed Records - Warren Co., North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		James Baskett acknowledged a deed to William Earles and, on motion, the same is ordered to be registered.
		The foregoing deed from James Baskett to William Earles having been acknowledged in Bute Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Session and ordered to be Registered, the same is duly Registered this 3
		Bute County February Court 1772: This deed was proved by the oath of James Baskett, a witness thereof and, On Motion, is ordered to be registered.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ncwarren/deeds/earles-dd.htm (411 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		GREENSBORO - Helen Angerline Baskett, 50, of Greensboro, died Oct. 9, 2006, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro.
		She was born in Vance County to Flora Mae Baskett and the late Christopher “Kit” Baskett.
		Survivors include her mother, Flora Mae Baskett of Warrenton; five sisters, Yvonne Gregory of Henderson, Jacqueline Baskett, Ruby Emam, Laura Hargrove and Lucy Baskett, all of Warrenton; and three brothers, George Baskett of Middleburg, James Baskett and Christopher Baskett Jr., both of Warrenton.
	www.hendersondispatch.com /articles/2006/10/13/obits/obit01.txt (267 words)

	karimbenamor.com - page de Ronnie James Dio
		Ronnie James Dio was part of the legendary Rainbow and Black Sabbath line-ups of the Seventies and early Eighties, started his solo career in 1982 and has released albums on a regular basis with this his own band ever since.
		Ronnie James Dio made the decisive step in his career in 1975, when Ritchie Blackmore, who had just left Deep Purple, reformed most of the members of Dio’s previous band, Elf, in a new project called Rainbow.
		His tendency towards mythical themes with lyrics about elves, demons and fire-spewing dragons had been replaced by a more realistic concept – which didn’t seem to have any effect on his fans’ affections, as his 1998 live cut The Last In Live proved.
	www.karimbenamor.com /page/index.asp?NID=1384/Ronnie-James-Dio.asp (595 words)

	African-Americans in Motion Pictures
		James Weldon Johnson, African-American novelist and poet, published his The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.
		The controversy of dealing with racism and bigotry and the fl soldier of World War II and a plot that ended with a healing process was a box office success.
		These two movies broke grounds, for they dealt with light-skinned Blacks "passing for white." The implications and privilege of a Black crossing the line and working and socializing with whites were the "must see" movies at the box office in 1949.
	www.liu.edu /cwis/cwp/library/african/movies.htm (7219 words)

	Sacred Scrolls
		The sequences of James Baskett interacting with the animated environment, particularly when he sits down to fish with Brer Frog, are still impressive today.
		In James Baskett’s Oscar-winning performance, Uncle Remus is portrayed as an old man who tells great stories and is seen as just that, with no regard to his skin color.
		Keep in mind, also, James Baskett won an Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus and also did the voice of Brer Fox (the speed at which he delivered his lines for Brer Fox posed quite a challenge for the animators).
	www.theforbidden-zone.com /scrolls/songofthesouth.shtml (3313 words)

	James Baskett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Was the first live actor to be hired by Disney (Song of The South).
		Jimmie Baskett / James Baskette / Jimmie Baskette / Jimmy Baskette
		Find where James Baskett is credited alongside another name
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0059934 (124 words)

	James Earl Jones - Harpo's Juke Joint
		In 1998, he was mistakenly reported dead; the actual death was James Earl Ray, the alleged assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
		Similarly, Jones received a plaque with the inscribed name "James Earl Ray" - ironically, at a 2002 Dr. King tribute.
		Winners: James Baskett · Morgan Freeman · Jamie Foxx · Cuba Gooding, Jr.
	itsthejoint.net /James_Earl_Jones (329 words)

	The Final Appropriation of the Tales
		The image of the benign old slave darky--certainly abnormal after the Civil War, and probably also before it--was nothing short of insulting in 1946, a time when fls returning from service in World War II were just beginning to consolidate their hard-fought gains and agitate for their rightful place in American society.
		Baskett had not only brought to life the "immortal folklore character" of Uncle Remus, Disney argued, but was "a very understanding person and very much the gentleman."
		Instead, Disney lobbied and received an award for Baskett not so much on the merit of his portrayal as the fact that he seemed to be a decent fl guy.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~MA99/diller/mammy/song/reading5.html (1094 words)

	disney's song of the south (1946) - Arts and Faith
		Oh, sure, it's an unrealistic, movie-ish depiction of life in the Old South, but there is nothing in James Baskett's performance as Uncle Remus that is any more exaggerated than, say, the exaggerated way that the children smile and speak with glee when they are feeling especially happy.
		And speaking of exaggerated racial mannerisms, the one cartoon character that Baskett himself voices in the Brer Rabbit sequences is Brer Fox, and I swear, he sounds virtually indistinguishable from some of the cartoon characters Eddie Murphy has voiced (like Mushu in Mulan).
		Cook noted that a similar complaint about racial issues was addressed when the studio released World War II material in the Walt Disney Treasures DVD series "through introductions that place the material in context." Cook said that he was "confident" that a similar solution could be found for Song of the South.
	artsandfaith.com /index.php?showtopic=1103 (2730 words)

	Song of the South - Synopsis - Moviefone
		At first disconsolate, the boy is cheered up by African-American handyman Uncle Remus (James Baskett), who tells him many delightful fables concerning the clever trickster Br'er Rabbit, whose adventures are illustrated in cartoon form.
		The film was awarded the Best Song Oscar for "Zip-a-dee Doo Dah," and James Baskett won a special Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus.
		Disney has withheld the movie in the U.S. ever since its last theatrical re-release in 1986, due to controversy over what some (including the NAACP) argue is a sugar-coated depiction of the Reconstruction-era South.
	movies.aol.com /movie/song-of-the-south/1075164/synopsis (263 words)

	Song Of The South
		Br’er Rabbit ~ James Baskett (additional speaking); Johnny Lee
		) ~ James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world, in Walt Disney’s Song Of The South.
		Cast and Character information for James Baskett as Uncle Remus and Br’er Fox, Anita Brown as Maid, Bobby Driscoll as Johnny, Mary Field as Mrs.
	homepage.usask.ca /~jjs142/songofthesouth.htm (215 words)

	James Baskett (1904 - 1948) - Find A Grave Memorial
		James Baskett (1904 - 1948) - Find A Grave Memorial
		Beloved for his portrayal of the character "Uncle Remus" in the Disney film "Song of the South".
		You certainly made many a zip-a-dee-doo-dah days for many people who have either seen the movie or hea...
	www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1566 (71 words)

	Kayode Online
		I'm sure the director thought he was doing fl people a favor by creating the cartoon and using fl voice actors.
		And, like James Baskett and Hattie McDaniel, I doubt the voice actors thought that their roles were particularly subversive.
		I feel better having watched Coal Black and a few of the other Censored Eleven shorts.
	kayode.ultra-gamers.com (1442 words)

	James Baskett Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
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	James Baskett Sheet Music! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Performers, artists: James Baskett, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer.
		Performers, artists: James Baskett, Bing Crosby, Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans.
		Performers, artists: James Baskett, Ray Gilbert, Bing Crosby.
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