I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora
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"I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora" is a popular song from 1935
written by songwriters, Al Sherman
, Al Lewis
and Joseph Meyer
. It was written for the short animated film, My Green Fedora, directed by Friz Freleng
and produced by Leon Schlesinger
. Chuck Jones
and Robert Clampett were the animators. The film was released in the United States
on May 4, 1935. It is considered one of the best cartoons featuring a parody of comedic actor Joe Penner
.
, including "Toy Town Hall" and "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos".
as well. It was released in the USA on September 19, 1936.
as "Mr. Allen". It was released on December 4, 1937.
1935 in music
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written by songwriters, Al Sherman
Al Sherman
Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...
, Al Lewis
Al Lewis (lyricist)
Al Lewis is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occasion as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver...
and Joseph Meyer
Joseph Meyer (songwriter)
Joseph Meyer was an American songwriter who wrote some of the most notable songs of the first half of the twentieth century....
. It was written for the short animated film, My Green Fedora, directed by Friz Freleng
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
and produced by Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger
Leon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
. Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
and Robert Clampett were the animators. The film was released in the United States
United States
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on May 4, 1935. It is considered one of the best cartoons featuring a parody of comedic actor Joe Penner
Joe Penner
Joe Penner was an American 1930s-era vaudeville, radio and film comedian. He was an ethnic Hungarian born as József Pintér in Nagybecskerek, Austria-Hungary...
.
The song
The song appears in several other cartoons of the 1930s1930s in film
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, including "Toy Town Hall" and "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos".
Toy Town Hall
This cartoon is six minutes long and is directed by Friz FrelengFriz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
as well. It was released in the USA on September 19, 1936.
The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos
This cartoon is seven minutes long and features the voice of Mel BlancMel Blanc
Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
as "Mr. Allen". It was released on December 4, 1937.