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" Beautiful Dreamer " is a parlor song by American songwriter ___MASK13___ ( 1826  1864 ). It was published posthumously in March 1864 , by Wm . A . Pond & Co . of New York . The first edition states on its title page that it is " the last song ever written by Stephen C . Foster . Composed but a few days prior to his death ." However , Carol Kimball , the author of " Song ", points out that the first edition ' s copyright is dated 1862 , which suggests , she writes , the song was composed and readied for publication two years before Foster ' s death . There are at least 20 songs , she observes , that claim to be Foster ' s last , and it is unknown which is indeed his last . The song is set in time with a broken chord accompaniment . " My Old Kentucky Home , Good - Night !" is an anti - slavery ballad originally written by ___MASK13___ , probably composed in 1852 . It was published as in January 1853 by Firth , Pond , & Co . of New York . Foster likely composed the song after having been inspired by the narrative of popular anti - slavery novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe ' s " Uncle Tom ' s Cabin ", while likely referencing imagery witnessed on his visits to the Bardstown , Kentucky farm called Federal Hill . In Foster ' s sketchbook , the song was originally entitled " Poor Uncle Tom , Good - Night !", but was altered by Foster as " My Old Kentucky Home , Good - Night !" Frederick Douglass , an abolitionist , wrote in his 1855 autobiography " My Bondage and My Freedom " that the song " awakens sympathies for the slave , in which antislavery principles take root , grow , and flourish ". Stephen Collins Foster ( July 4 , 1826January 13 , 1864 ), known as " the father of American music ", was an American songwriter primarily known for his parlor and minstrel music . Foster wrote over 200 songs ; among his best - known are " Oh ! Susanna ", " Hard Times Come Again No More " , " Camptown Races ", " Old Folks at Home " (" Swanee River "), " My Old Kentucky Home ", " Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair ", " Old Black Joe ", and " Beautiful Dreamer ". Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them . His compositions are thought to be autobiographical . He has been identified as " the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century " and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries . His compositions are sometimes referred to as " childhood songs " because they have been included in the music curriculum of early education . Most of his handwritten music manuscripts are lost , but copies printed by publishers of his day can be found in ___MASK11___ collections . Out of the Inkwell was a major animated series of the silent era produced by ___MASK73___ from 1918 to 1929 . The series was the result of three short experimental films that ___MASK73___ independently produced in the period of 1914  1916 to demonstrate his invention , the Rotoscope , which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons . The Rotoscope would project motion picture film through an opening in the easel , covered by a glass pane serving as a drawing surface . The image on the projected film was traced onto paper , advancing the film one frame at a time as each drawing would be made . Fleischer ' s younger brother Dave Fleischer was working as a clown at Coney Island , and served as the model for what was to become their first famous character that later evolved as " Koko the Clown ." ___MASK100___ ( August 26 , 1873  June 30 , 1961 ) was an American inventor , self - described " Father of Radio ", and a pioneer in the development of sound - on - film recording used for motion pictures . He had over 180 patents , but also a tumultuous career  he boasted that he made , then lost , four fortunes . He was also involved in several major patent lawsuits , spent a substantial part of his income on legal bills , and was even tried ( and acquitted ) for mail fraud . His most famous invention , in 1906 , was the three - element " Audion " ( triode ) vacuum tube , the first practical amplification device . Although De Forest had only a limited understanding of how it worked , it was the foundation of the field of electronics , making possible radio broadcasting , long distance telephone lines , and talking motion pictures , among countless other applications . " Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair " is a parlor song by ___MASK13___ ( 1826  1864 ). It was published by Firth , Pond & Co . of New York in 1854 . Foster wrote the song with his estranged wife Jane McDowell in mind . The lyrics allude to a permanent separation . Walter Elias " Walt " Disney ( December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 ) was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and ___MASK93___ . A pioneer of the American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a ___MASK93___ , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . ___MASK25___ Corporation ( known professionally as ___MASK25___ and often referred to simply as Paramount ) is an American film studio based in Hollywood , California , that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994 . Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world , the second oldest in the United States , and the sole member of the " Big Six " film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood . In 1916 Zukor contracted 22 actors and actresses and honored each with a star on the logo . These fortunate few would become the first " movie stars ." ___MASK25___ is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ). A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound , or sound technologically coupled to image , as opposed to a silent film . The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in ___MASK36___ in 1900 , but decades passed before sound motion pictures were made commercially practical . Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound - on - disc systems , and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate . Innovations in sound - on - film led to the first commercial screening of short motion pictures using the technology , which took place in 1923 . " Gwine to Run All Night , or De Camptown Races " ( popularly known as " Camptown Races ") is a minstrel song by ___MASK13___ ( 1826  1864 ). It was published by F . D . Benteen of Baltimore , Maryland , in February 1850 . Benteen published another edition in 1852 with guitar accompaniment under the title , " The Celebrated Ethiopian Song / Camptown Races ". My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855 . It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass , and is mainly an expansion of his first (" Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass "), discussing in greater ___MASK40___ his transition from bondage to liberty . Following this liberation , Douglass , a former slave , went on to become a prominent abolitionist , speaker , author , and publisher . David " Dave " Fleischer ( July 14 , 1894  June 25 , 1979 ) was an American film director and producer , best known as a co - owner of Fleischer Studios with his older brother ___MASK73___ . He was a native of New York City . My Old Kentucky Home ( 1926 ) is a short animation film originally released in June 1926 , by Max and ___MASK88___ of Fleischer Studios as one of the Song Car - Tunes series . The series , between May 1924 and September 1926 , eventually totaled 36 films , of which 19 were made with sound . This cartoon features the original lyrics of `` My Old Kentucky Home '' ( 1853 ) by Stephen Foster , and was recorded in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound - on - film system . My Old Kentucky Home appears to be the first attempt at animated dialogue in cartoon history , as an unnamed dog , an early prototype of future studio mascot Bimbo , in the film mouths the words `` Follow the ball , and join in , everybody '' in remarkable synchronization though the animation was somewhat limited , making sure that lip - synch was synchronized perfectly . The Fleischers had previously started the follow the bouncing ball gimmick in their Song Car - Tune My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean ( released 15 September 1925 ) . This film came two years after the Fleischers started the Song Car - Tune series in May 1924 , and two years before Paul Terry ' s Dinner Time ( September 1928 ) and Disney ' s Steamboat Willie ( November 1928 ) . A clip from the film is used in the opening credits of the Futurama episode `` Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love ? '' . " Hard Times Come Again No More " ( sometimes , " Hard Times ") is an American parlor song written by ___MASK13___ . It was published in New York by Firth , Pond & Co . in 1854 as Foster ' s Melodies No . 28 . Well - known and popular in its day , both in America and Europe , the song asks the fortunate to consider the plight of the less fortunate and ends with one of Foster ' s favorite images : " a pale drooping maiden ". Fleischer Studios , Inc ., was an American corporation which originated as an animation studio located at 1600 Broadway , New York City , New York . It was founded in 1921 as Inkwell Studios ( Out of the Inkwell Films , Inc .) by brothers ___MASK73___ and Dave Fleischer who ran the pioneering company from its inception until Paramount Pictures , the studio ' s parent company and the distributor of its films , acquired ownership . In its prime , The Fleischer Studio was a premier producer of animated cartoons for theaters , with Walt Disney Productions ' s becoming its chief competitor in the 1930s . " Oh ! Susanna " is a minstrel song by ___MASK13___ ( 1826  1864 ), first published in 1848 . It is among the most popular American songs ever written . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time . A ballad is a form of verse , often a narrative set to music . Ballads derive from the medieval French " chanson balladée " or " ballade ", which were originally " danced songs ". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century . They were widely used across ___MASK20___ , and later in the Americas , Australia and North Africa . Ballads are 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form , consisting of couplets ( two lines ) of rhymed verse , each of 14 syllables . Sound - on - film refers to a class of sound film processes where the sound accompanying picture is physically recorded onto photographic film , usually , but not always , the same strip of film carrying the picture . Sound - on - film processes can either record an analog sound track or digital sound track , and may record the signal either optically or magnetically . Earlier technologies were sound - on - disc , meaning the film ' s soundtrack would be on a separate phonograph record . " Old Folks at Home " ( also known as " Swanee River ", " Swanee Ribber " [ from the original lyrics ], or " Suwannee River ") is a minstrel song written by ___MASK13___ in 1851 . Since 1935 it has been the official state song of Florida , although in 2008 the original lyrics were expurgated . ___MASK73___ ( July 19 , 1883  September 11 , 1972 ) was an American animator , inventor , film director and producer . " Old Black Joe " is a parlor song by ___MASK13___ ( 1826  1864 ). It was published by Firth , Pond & Co . of New York in 1853 . Ken Emerson , author of the book " Doo - Dah !" ( 1998 ), indicates that Foster ' s fictional Joe was inspired by a servant in the home of Foster ' s father - in - law , Dr . McDowell of Pittsburgh . The song is not written in dialect . Phonofilm is an optical sound - on - film system developed by inventors ___MASK100___ and Theodore Case in the 1920s .