Golden Age of American animation

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era of animation historical period

The Golden Age of American animation was a period from the late 1920s to the 1960s marked by the rise of major studios like Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM, and the creation of many of the most iconic cartoon characters and theatrical shorts in animation history.

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Label	Occurrences
Golden Age of American animation canonical	36
Golden Age of American Animation	2
Golden Age of Disney animation	1
Golden Age of Hollywood animation	1
Golden Age of U.S. animation	1
Golden Age of Walt Disney animation	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of animation ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Golden Age of American animation ⓘ surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood animation Golden Age of American animation ⓘ surface form: Golden Age of U.S. animation
characteristic	development of character-driven comedy ⓘ dominance of theatrical cartoon shorts ⓘ hand-drawn cel animation ⓘ influence of Hollywood studio system ⓘ integration of cartoons into theatrical programs ⓘ intensive studio system production ⓘ introduction of recurring cartoon series ⓘ introduction of synchronized sound in cartoons ⓘ musical cartoons ⓘ rise of iconic cartoon characters ⓘ use of slapstick humor ⓘ widespread use of Technicolor in animation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalSignificance	established many enduring cartoon icons ⓘ influenced comedy timing and visual gags in later media ⓘ shaped popular perceptions of animation as family entertainment ⓘ
declineCause	closure of theatrical cartoon units ⓘ increasing production costs ⓘ rise of television ⓘ
economicContext	Great Depression ⓘ World War II ⓘ postwar boom ⓘ
endTime	1960s ⓘ
followedBy	Limited animation era ⓘ Television era of American animation ⓘ
hasPart	Betty Boop cartoons ⓘ Bugs Bunny cartoons ⓘ Columbia Pictures cartoons ⓘ Looney Tunes ⓘ surface form: Daffy Duck cartoons Disney animated shorts ⓘ surface form: Disney theatrical shorts Disney Ducks universe ⓘ surface form: Donald Duck cartoons Fleischer Studios cartoons ⓘ Looney Tunes ⓘ surface form: Looney Tunes theatrical shorts MGM cartoon shorts ⓘ Merrie Melodies ⓘ surface form: Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts Mickey Mouse theatrical shorts ⓘ Paramount Pictures cartoons ⓘ Popeye the Sailor cartoons ⓘ surface form: Popeye theatrical shorts Silly Symphonies ⓘ surface form: Silly Symphonies series Superman theatrical cartoons ⓘ Terrytoons cartoons ⓘ Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM) ⓘ surface form: Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts UPA cartoons ⓘ Walter Lantz Productions cartoons ⓘ Looney Tunes ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series Merrie Melodies ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series Woody Woodpecker cartoons ⓘ
influenced	global animation industry ⓘ modern American cartoons ⓘ television animation ⓘ
influencedBy	Hollywood studios ⓘ surface form: Hollywood studio system Technicolor ⓘ surface form: Technicolor film process advances in sound film technology ⓘ
mainMedium	animated feature film ⓘ theatrical animated short film ⓘ
majorStudio	Columbia Pictures ⓘ surface form: Columbia Pictures Screen Gems Famous Studios ⓘ Fleischer Studios ⓘ MGM Animation ⓘ surface form: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio Terrytoons ⓘ UPA ⓘ Walt Disney Productions ⓘ Walter Lantz Productions ⓘ Warner Bros. Animation ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros. Cartoons
notableFigure	Bob Clampett ⓘ Chuck Jones ⓘ Friz Freleng ⓘ John Hubley ⓘ Joseph Barbera ⓘ Max Fleischer ⓘ Paul Terry ⓘ Tex Avery ⓘ Ub Iwerks ⓘ Walt Disney ⓘ Walter Lantz ⓘ William Hanna ⓘ
notableWork	Betty Boop ⓘ surface form: Betty Boop series Duck Amuck ⓘ Fantasia ⓘ Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies ⓘ surface form: Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts Mickey Mouse film series ⓘ surface form: Mickey Mouse series Popeye the Sailor cartoons ⓘ surface form: Popeye the Sailor series Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ Steamboat Willie ⓘ Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM) ⓘ surface form: Tom and Jerry series What's Opera, Doc? ⓘ surface form: What’s Opera, Doc?
precededBy	silent era of animation ⓘ
startTime	late 1920s ⓘ

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Golden Age of American animation → alsoKnownAs → Golden Age of American animation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood animation

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All the Cats Join In → era → Golden Age of American animation ⓘ

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The Wise Little Hen → era → Golden Age of American animation ⓘ

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