Gabriel Churchkitten
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Gabriel Churchkitten is the name of a fictional cat, the hero of several children's books written by Margot Austin
.
The first of these stories was made into an animated cartoon
produced by Paramount
Famous Studios
in 1944. The plot concerns how Gabriel (voiced by Cecil Roy
) tries to get Parson Peaseporridge, the church's sleepwalking
pastor (voiced by Jackson Beck
) to wake up and feed him and his friends Peter the church mouse and Trumpet the dog.
Margot Austin
Margot Austin was born in Portland, Oregon and attended the National Academy of Design in New York. She illustrated many children's books and contributed to magazines including Jack and Jill Magazine. Among her many books was a series about small animals in the church of Parson Pease-Porridge,...
.
The first of these stories was made into an animated cartoon
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
produced by Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
Famous Studios
Famous Studios
Famous Studios was the animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was founded as a successor company to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount acquired the aforementioned studio and ousted its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1941...
in 1944. The plot concerns how Gabriel (voiced by Cecil Roy
Cecil Roy
Cecil H. Roy was a radio actress who was well known in broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s as The Girl of a Thousand Voices.Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, she grew up in Oklahoma...
) tries to get Parson Peaseporridge, the church's sleepwalking
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism, is a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. Sleepwalkers arise from the slow wave sleep stage in a state of low consciousness and perform activities that are usually performed during a state of full consciousness...
pastor (voiced by Jackson Beck
Jackson Beck
Jackson Beck was an American actor best known as the announcer on radio's The Adventures of Superman and the voice of Bluto in the Famous era Popeye theatrical shorts.-Career:...
) to wake up and feed him and his friends Peter the church mouse and Trumpet the dog.
External links
- Big Cartoon DatabaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....
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