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...exacting revenge for sullied national honor. The cause of all the indignation was what Italians saw as an outrageous cultural slight. It came from Japan, of all places, and was aimed at one of the most beloved of 19th century Italians: the impish little wooden marionette Pinocchio...
Heavens to Geppetto! Carlo Collodi's 1883 children's classic, The Adventures of Pinocchio, had incurred the wrath of citizens in the Japanese city of Nagoya. Calling themselves Pinokio Wo Arau Kai (Association to Wash Pinocchio), they demanded recall of 19 Japanese editions of the book available in stores and libraries. Their argument: Pinocchio stresses "discrimination against disabled unfortunates" and must not "be read by our children...
...family's nine children without musical training, Washington went to Hollywood in 1929 to write songs for the new talkies. He won two more Oscars: for writing the words to the theme of High Noon and for helping to write the words and music for the score of Pinocchio. Among his other memorable lyrics are those he wrote for The Nearness of You and Tommy Dorsey's old theme song. I'm Getting Sentimental over...
...fantasy. Today the company is bigger and richer than ever. Profits flow in from Disney's two successful theme parks, Disneyland in California and the magic kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, from film rentals and television, from re-releases of such longtime favorites as Bambi, Pinocchio and Fantasia, and from sales of record albums, Mickey Mouse wristwatches and everything else bearing the Disney stamp...
...Pinocchio. This professional production by the famous children's Hour Theater will undoubtedly inspire youngsters and big people alike (and also small old people). For one dollar you can see Pinocchio, Gepetto, and a very long nose. (It actually grows on stage, we're told.) It's sponsored by the Kirkland Nursery-Kindergarten, where some of the most intelligent, likeable, and well-directed kids we know go to school. Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m. --Rick and Dottie Briney...