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Encyclopedia > Br'er Fox

Br'er Fox is a fictional character from the Uncle Remus folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris. In the 1946 Walt Disney-produced film Song of the South, the character is voiced by James Baskett, who also portrayed the live-action character Uncle Remus. The cult film Coonskin, directed by Ralph Bakshi, focuses on a trio of characters inspired by the original folktales, and the characters Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Bear, and Br'er Fox (renamed Preacher Fox in Bakshi's film). The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Uncle Remus was the title and fictional narrator of a collection of stories by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form from 1881; seven Uncle Remus books were published. ... Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 8, 1848 - July 3, 1908) was an American journalist from Georgia, best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories: Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings (1881), Nights with Uncle Remus (1883), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Song of the South is a feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released on November 12, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... James Baskett (February 16, 1904 - September 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. ... Uncle Remus was the title and fictional narrator of a collection of stories by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form from 1881; seven Uncle Remus books were published. ... Cult film is a colloquial term for a film that has accrued a small but devoted group of fans, having failed to achieve fame outside that group. ... Coonskin, directed by Ralph Bakshi in 1975, is a unique combination of live action footage and animation, for adults only. ... Ralph Bakshi (October 29, 1938) is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films. ... Brer Rabbit is a fictional character, the hero of the Uncle Remus stories derived from African American folktales of the Southern United States. ...

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