Mickey Mouse and Ub Iwerks. Iwerks again served as the head animator, assisted by Johnny Cannon, Les Clark, Wilfred Jackson and Dick Lundy. This short was intended as a parody of Buster Keaton's "Steamboat Bill, Jr.", first released on May 12 of the same year. Although it was the third Mickey cartoon produced, it was the first to find a distributor, and thus is considered by The Disney Company as Mickey's debut. "Willie" featured changes to Mickey's appearance (in particular, simplifying his eyes to large dots) that established his look for later cartoons and in numerous Walt Disney films. The cartoon was
The Silent Comedy The Silent Comedy The Silent Comedy is a San Diego-based rock band, known for their folk, Rock and Roll, and Americana-inspired music. The band was founded in San Diego, California by brothers Joshua and Jeremiah Zimmerman, In September 2010, their album "Common Faults" won the San Diego Music Awards's 'Best Pop Album' award. Their songs "Bartholomew" and "All Saints Day" were used in 2011 TV advertisements for the video game "Dark Souls". "Bartholomew" was the fifth song from their full length record, Common Faults, and was the first songwriting contribution from The Silent Comedy guitarist and harmonica player Timothy Graves.