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The Spirit of '43 is an American animated World War II propaganda film created by Walt Disney Studios and released in January 1943. [3] The film stars Donald Duck and features writer /designer Carl Barks' prototype for the character Scrooge McDuck. [4]
The New Spirit is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and released by the War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry. [1] The cartoon, which stars Donald Duck, was the first film created as part of Walt Disney's World War II propaganda production.
Disney created The New Spirit (1942) after a request from the Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., to make Americans accept the payment of income taxes. The film was followed by a rushed sequel The Spirit of '43 (1943). In this film, Donald Duck deals with income taxes and shows their benefit to the American war effort. [16]
Donald Duck ranked at 43 in the 2002 list, sharing the list with other beloved characters like Bugs Bunny, Homer Simpson, The Grinch, and SpongeBob SquarePants, CNN reported.
January 7: Jack King's war-time propaganda cartoon The Spirit of '43 premieres, produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios, in which Donald Duck promotes paying income taxes to help the war effort. [3] January 15: Clyde Geronimi's war-time propaganda cartoon Education for Death, produced by the Walt Disney Company, premieres. [4] January 16:
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