Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
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Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, known for its jazz-infused, racially caricatured parody of the Snow White fairy tale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Context triple: [Bob Clampett, notableWork, Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs]
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A.
Seven Houses of the Dwarves
The Seven Houses of the Dwarves are the legendary ancestral clans of Tolkien’s Dwarven race, each descended from one of the seven original Fathers of the Dwarves and central to their history, culture, and politics in Middle-earth.
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B.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf is a dark allegorical novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist, narrated by a malevolent court dwarf whose misanthropic perspective exposes the cruelty and corruption of Renaissance society.
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C.
Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains are a renowned group of Tolkien’s Middle-earth Dwarves famed for their craftsmanship, mining, and role in shaping great Elven realms and artifacts.
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D.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
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E.
Dwarves of Erebor
The Dwarves of Erebor are a proud and industrious dwarven people from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for their great mountain kingdom, craftsmanship, and tragic exile after the loss of their homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Target entity description: Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, known for its jazz-infused, racially caricatured parody of the Snow White fairy tale.
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A.
Seven Houses of the Dwarves
The Seven Houses of the Dwarves are the legendary ancestral clans of Tolkien’s Dwarven race, each descended from one of the seven original Fathers of the Dwarves and central to their history, culture, and politics in Middle-earth.
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B.
The Dwarf
The Dwarf is a dark allegorical novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist, narrated by a malevolent court dwarf whose misanthropic perspective exposes the cruelty and corruption of Renaissance society.
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C.
Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains are a renowned group of Tolkien’s Middle-earth Dwarves famed for their craftsmanship, mining, and role in shaping great Elven realms and artifacts.
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D.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
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E.
Dwarves of Erebor
The Dwarves of Erebor are a proud and industrious dwarven people from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, famed for their great mountain kingdom, craftsmanship, and tragic exile after the loss of their homeland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
ⓘ
animated short film ⓘ parody film ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Warner Bros. Cartoons
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Animation
|
| animationType | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Snow White
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | withdrawn from television syndication ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
racist caricatures
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use of blackface imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
condemned for racism
ⓘ
praised for animation craft ⓘ |
| director | Bob Clampett ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| era | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| features |
African-American caricatures
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racial stereotypes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Prince Chawmin
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Sebben Dwarfs ⓘ |
| franchise | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | So White ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
jazz
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swing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme racial caricature
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fast-paced animation ⓘ integration of jazz music with animation ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1943-01-16 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| parodies |
Snow White fairy tale
ⓘ
linked to:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
| partOf | Censored Eleven ⓘ |
| producer | Leon Schlesinger ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 7 ⓘ |
| screeningRestrictions | rarely shown publicly ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| setting | fairy-tale kingdom ⓘ |
| style | jazz-infused ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly analysis of race in animation ⓘ |
| targetAudienceAtRelease | general theatrical audiences ⓘ |
| title | Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs ⓘ |
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Subject: Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs Description of subject: Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, known for its jazz-infused, racially caricatured parody of the Snow White fairy tale.
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