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Article: The talking mouse.(Mickey Mouse)
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- October 1, 2006
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Do you know the name of the most popular mouse? It's Mickey Mouse, of course! Mickey is also known as a cartoon character, a movie star, and a host and goodwill ambassador at theme parks throughout the world.
When Walt Disney first drew him, television had not yet been invented, and movies were only shown in black and white without any sound. The audience had to read words on the movie screen to understand what the actors were saying to each other. Once sound was added to movies, Walt Disney was the first artist to put it in his cartoons, using his own voice for Mickey.
Mickey Mouse was the star in Steamboat Willie, the first cartoon story with a ...