Joel Chandler Harris
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Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during
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The Wren's Nest
Joel Chandler Harris, c. 1905
Brer Rabbit and the Tar-Baby
Song of the South
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Song of the South is a 1946 American musical film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, produced by Walt Disney, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as a
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…encountering corrupt law enforcement, con artists, and the Mafia. In 1946, The Walt Disney Company produced a film based on the Uncle Remus tales called Song of the South. While commercially successful during its original release and re-releases, the film has never been released for home consumption in the United States…
Theatrical release poster
Clockwise from left: Ginny (Luana Patten), Uncle Remus (James Baskett), Johnny (Bobby Driscoll), and Toby (Glenn Leedy) as seen in a publicity photo
In a screenshot from the film, Br'er Rabbit takes Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear to his "laughing place"
The film premiered at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in 1946.