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Bruno, also called Ben or Gentle Ben (1962− c. 1981), was a male black bear actor best known for playing the leading role of Ben the bear in the 1967-1969 CBS television series, Gentle Ben. [1] He also played the adult Ben in the feature film prelude to the TV series, Gentle Giant (1967). [ 2 ]
Bruno the bear may refer to: Bear JJ1, a European brown bear who made the news in 2006; Bruno (bear actor), a trained American black bear who played Gentle Ben; Name of the Brown Bears, mascot of Brown University; A character on the TV series Edward and Friends; A character in the cartoon Big Top Bunny
Final cartoon directed by Tex Avery; Public Domain; Only Bugs Bunny cartoon to be a part of the "Censored Eleven". Permanently banned from television in 1969 due to racist depictions of African Americans. Has never been officially released on any home video format, except via unofficial Public Domain bootleg sets. 11 Wabbit Twouble: December 20 MM
A bear named Buck, who closely resembled Bruno but was a slightly smaller, younger and more agile bear, was used for scenes requiring the bear to run. According to Clint Howard, Bruno the bear and Buck the bear together did approximately 75 percent of the bear acting work. A bear named Drum frequently appeared in scenes requiring the bear to ...
Bruno II was a male Brown Bear who served as a live mascot for Brown University from 1921 to 1928. Bruno II was one in a series of live bear mascots from Helen in 1903 through the 1960s. [21] Later, he had a brief theatrical career in a play, where they rewrote the part to allow a bear to appear instead of a lamb. [22]
Big Top Bunny is a 1951 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce. [2] The cartoon was released on December 1, 1951, and stars Bugs Bunny. [3] The cartoon is available on Disc 1 in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1.
Big-Hearted Bosko is a 1932 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, featuring Bosko, the original star of the series. [1] It was released on March 5, 1932, although one source [2] offers for it (and other contemporary Bosko shorts) only an ambiguous release date of 1931–1932.
Gentle Giant is a 1967 American drama film about a young boy's friendship with an American black bear, based on the 1965 book Gentle Ben by Walt Morey. It was produced by Ivan Tors, directed by James Neilson and written by Edward J. Lakso and Andy White. The film stars Clint Howard, Dennis Weaver, Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, Huntz Hall, and Bruno ...