Little Lulu

Little Lulu

Redundancy fix: "written and composed by" → "written by" — "written" already encompasses both the lyrics and the music composition; "composed" is redundant; multiple sources credit Kaye, Wise, and Lippman simply as the writers/composers of the song

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Between 1943 and 1948, Lulu appeared in 26 theatrical [[animated short]]s produced by [[Famous Studios]] for [[Paramount Pictures]], replacing the [[Superman (1940s animated film series)|''Superman'' shorts of the 1940s]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/98/mode/2up |pages=99–100}} Paramount went on to create a similar character, ''[[Little Audrey]]'', after failing to renew the Lulu license, and thereby avoiding the payment of [[Royalties|royalty]] fees.Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987). ''Of Mice and Magic''. New York: Plume. Pg. 312
Between 1943 and 1948, Lulu appeared in 26 theatrical [[animated short]]s produced by [[Famous Studios]] for [[Paramount Pictures]], replacing the [[Superman (1940s animated film series)|''Superman'' shorts of the 1940s]].{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/98/mode/2up |pages=99–100}} Paramount went on to create a similar character, ''[[Little Audrey]]'', after failing to renew the Lulu license, and thereby avoiding the payment of [[Royalties|royalty]] fees.Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987). ''Of Mice and Magic''. New York: Plume. Pg. 312


Lulu was voiced by [[Cecil Roy]],Webb, Graham. ''The Animated Film Encyclopedia, A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900–1979''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2000. while [[Tubby Tompkins|Tubby]] was voiced by [[Arnold Stang]].{{cite web |title=Arnold Stang {{!}} hobbyDB |url=https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/arnold-stang-actor |website=www.hobbydb.com |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}} The theme song for the shorts was written and composed by [[Buddy Kaye]], [[Fred Wise (lyricist)|Fred Wise]], and [[Sidney Lippman]], and performed by the singing group [[Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers]]. All musical arrangements were done by [[Winston Sharples]] and [[Sammy Timberg]].{{cite web |title=Little Lulu |url=https://www.excitedpanda.ca/little-lulu.html |website=Excited Panda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125115204/https://www.excitedpanda.ca/little-lulu.html |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |language=en}}
Lulu was voiced by [[Cecil Roy]],Webb, Graham. ''The Animated Film Encyclopedia, A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences, 1900–1979''. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2000. while [[Tubby Tompkins|Tubby]] was voiced by [[Arnold Stang]].{{cite web |title=Arnold Stang {{!}} hobbyDB |url=https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/arnold-stang-actor |website=www.hobbydb.com |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}} The theme song for the shorts was written by Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise, and Sidney Lippman, and performed by the singing group [[Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers]]. All musical arrangements were done by [[Winston Sharples]] and [[Sammy Timberg]].{{cite web |title=Little Lulu |url=https://www.excitedpanda.ca/little-lulu.html |website=Excited Panda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125115204/https://www.excitedpanda.ca/little-lulu.html |access-date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |language=en}}


====List of ''Little Lulu'' cartoons====
====List of ''Little Lulu'' cartoons====