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J. Stuart Blackton's Humorous Phases of Funny Faces is released. It is a three-minute short where Blackton's hand is seen animating drawings of faces and people on a plain blackboard
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The first short comprised solely of animated images, Emile Cohl's Fantasmagorie, receives its premiere in Paris.
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Gertie the Dinosaur is considered the first animated short to show a lifelike character, as Winsor McCay brings a walking, dancing dinosaur to life
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Felix the Cat makes his debut and becomes the first famous animated cartoon character.
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The first color cartoon, John Randolph Bray's The Debut of Thomas Cat, is released
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Mickey Mouse makes his debut in the six-minute short Plane Crazy.
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Looney Tunes makes its debut with Sinkin' in the Bathtub
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Disney releases Snow White, The first american full-length animated film.
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Computer-generated images are used for the first time in a scene within Westworld.
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Tron is the first time that computer-generated images is used extensively within the film.
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The first computer-animated film, Toy Story, is released to theaters
