Old Yeller Old Yeller Old Yeller is a 1956 children's novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger. It received a Newbery Honor in 1957. The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book's story. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn. In the late 1860s in Texas, young Travis Coates has been left to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle
Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War "René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" is a ballad written and sung by Paul Simon. Simon told a story about being at Joan Baez’s home and waiting for her to get off the phone to rehearse. Simon pulled a book off her shelf of Rene’s artwork and found a picture with the song title. It first appeared as the eighth track on "Hearts and Bones", the 1983 album that was the sixth in Simon's solo career. It also appears on "Negotiations and Love Songs" (1988), "Paul