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Gertie the dinosaur






I always loved Gertie since I saw the cartoon decades ago. Most people who visit Disney's MGM see Gertie as an ice cream shop sculpture, and have no clue about the reasons for paying a homage to her. In short, Gertie, the brain child of early cartoonist Winsor McCay was the star of the first animated cartoon in 1914.

Here you can see the complete McCay's movie on the making of Gertie, from 1914 (You Tube).

You can see Gertie from 1921.

Here's a shorter version of "Gertie the Dinosaur" from 1914 (YouTube).

If you are a movie and cartoon buff, you'll love Gertie, the one that started it all.