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Walt Disney is the person who created Disney and a lot of animated films. He died in 1966.
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Humorous phases of funny faces is said to be the first animation made. It's a short silent film directed by James Stuart Blackton.
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The first film made completely by hand. The earliest widely popular hand-drawn animation.
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Felix the Cat is widely considered the first animated star. It gave animation a character before Micky mouse came alive.
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Steamboat Willie is the first showing of the famous Mickey Mouse that everybody knows. It is Disney's first animation.
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The skeleton dance is a great animation because the movements are smooth for its time.
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The first movie from Disney, but not the first film. A very well known movie that Disney made. Cel animation was used here.
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The flintstones are the first-ever primetime animation that aired on ABC. Most successful animation until the simpsons.
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Who Framed Rodger Rabbit was the first film that used live-action interacting with animated characters.
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The Adventures of Andre and Wally is the first CGI short film. Toy story was the one that made it more mainstream.
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