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The Truth About Mother Goose

We learn the true stories behind various nursery rhymes. Little Jack Horner: a servant to a city official was delivering a present to King Henry VIII, baked, as was the custom of the time, in a pie. The present was the deed to a valuable estate, which Horner stole. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Stuart brought "quite contrary" French style to the Scottish court. After a series of disastrous romances, she was jailed; the jailer's son, captivated by her, helped her escape. After a brief but disastrous attempted coup, she fled to England, where her sister, Queen Elizabeth, soon grew jealous and had her imprisoned. London Bridge: The bridge, finished in 1209, was soon lined by shops with luxury apartments upstairs, turning into a popular commercial and cultural zone. The Great Fire that broke out in 1666 spread to the bridge, but the houses were rebuilt. Over the ages, things decayed. In 1823, things finally got bad enough that the bridge was demolished and replaced.

Credits

The Truth About Mother Goose Cast

Name Character
John Dehner He was 41, 76 years old when he died as Narrator
Page Cavanaugh Trio

The Truth About Mother Goose Crew

Name Department
Wolfgang Reitherman as Director. He was 48 (75) years old when He died Directing
Bill Peed as Story. He was 42 (87) years old when He died Writing
Vance Gerry as Layout. He was 28 (75) years old when He died Directing
George Bruns as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (68) years old when He died Sound
Eric Cleworth as Animation. He was 37 (79) years old when He died Visual Effects
Elias Disney as Producer. He was 98 (82) years old when He died Production
Al Dempster as Background Designer. He was 46 (89) years old when He died Art
Dan MacManus as Animation. He was 57 (89) years old when He died Visual Effects
Xavier Atencio as Layout. He was 37 (now 104) years old Directing
Ed Parks as Animation. He was 40 (69) years old when He died Visual Effects
Bill Keil as Animation. He was 41 (87) years old when He died Visual Effects
Dick N. Lucas as Animation. He was 37 (77) years old when He died Visual Effects
Richard H. Thomas as Background Designer. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Art
Basil Davidovich as Layout. He was 46 (67) years old when He died Directing
Bill Justice as Director. He was 43 (97) years old when He died Directing
Fred Hellmich as Animation. He was 4 (30) years old when He died Visual Effects
Cliff Nordberg as Animation. He was 40 (62) years old when He died Visual Effects
Eyvind Earle as Background Designer. He was 41 (84) years old when He died Art
Collin Campbell as Background Designer. Art
Al Stetter as Animation. He was 50 (100) years old when He died Visual Effects
Dick Ung as Layout. He was 34 (59) years old when He died Directing
Kay Wright as Animation. He was 37 (79) years old when He died Visual Effects
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The Truth About Mother Goose (66 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 28, 1957
  • Runtime: 14 minutes