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Quint takes in crazy Irish fairy tale THE SECRET OF KELLS, nominated for Best Animated Picture!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with a little look at Irish animated flick THE SECRET OF KELLS.
As most of you know by this point this film was a surprise nomination in the Animated Films category of this year's Oscars. I'm sure most of you were like me when you heard the nominations… Fantastic Mr. Fox! Up! Coraline! The Secret of Kells! Princess and the Fro… wait, go back one… what the hell is a Secret of Kells?
I consider myself fairly up on films and am pretty knowledgeable about what's been buzzing around even when it comes to foreign flicks, but in all my film festing and movie watching THE SECRET OF KELLS completely flew under my radar.
So when I saw it on the Santa Barbara Film Festival schedule I was very excited to be able to actually give it a watch. I've seen all the other nominated movies in that category, so now I can collect the whole set!
Basically THE SECRET OF KELLS is a fantasy retelling of the origin of the legendary Book Of Kells, one of mankind's best examples of calligraphy and a truly beautiful work of art. Transcribed and illustrated by Celtic monks the writing is the New Testament, but what sets this particular bible apart from the others is its intricate Insular art.
Set in the abbey of Kells the movie focuses on a young Irish boy named Brendan (Evan McGuire), nephew of the strict Abbot Cellach (voiced by the great Brendan Gleeson) who is tutored by the most respected calligrapher Aiden against the wishes of the dickish Abbot. The dude is doing what he thinks best, but becomes overprotective, ditching the illuminating power of art and words for the security of cold, hard stone.
See, the Vikings are tearing up this particular part of the world and the Abbot is bound and determined to keep his village safe by erecting a wall. He leaves the scribes to their work, but everybody else spends all day constructing this giant wall. As usual, the wall proves to be just as much a cage keeping the inhabitants in as it is a protection from those without.
You can't really blame the Abbot, though. The Vikings are shown to be inhuman behemoths, almost Satanic demons from hell…
Scary fuckers and when they eventually get to Abbey Kells… well, it isn't exactly kiddie material. I wouldn't say it's graphic, but it goes much harsher than I expected.
The style of the movie is something of a mix between Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera and Miyazaki.
Tartakovsky in design, Hanna-Barbera in style and Miyazaki in tone… especially when we get to the section of the movie that has Brendan exploring the woods outside the wall, against his Uncle's wishes, of course. While out there he meets a white sprite shown as either a white wolf or a little girl who has powers over the forest. Very Miyazaki.
But what I liked the most about the movie was just how fluid this style worked. I don't think it was hand drawn… it has that Tartakovsky computer animation feel that keeps the flatness of cel animation.
Directors Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey go very stylized with the animation and somehow make it both incredibly complicated and simple. It's hard to explain, but when you see it you'll understand.
The Secret of Kells is a beautiful film, especially for animation lovers, and I really enjoyed the fairy tale story aspect of it all, but I wouldn't say I had the same emotional connection to it that I did with Pixar's UP or the pure enjoyment of something like FANTASTIC MR. FOX.
But I'm happy the Academy threw it in the mix. This film would have certainly slipped through the cracks if the Oscar spotlight hadn't been shone on it. Hopefully this means the film will be sought out and enjoyed. It deserves an audience and I think for some viewers it could very well be their favorite of the animated films nominated if for nothing else than the daring and somewhat experimental animation style.
Here's a look at how varied the animation is in the film… there are scenes that feel like they're out of Disney's Donald in Mathmagicland and some that feel like they come right out of the pages of The Book of Kells itself.
The flick hits all points… at times it's light as a feather, at times it's dark as night. The real trick is hitting those two extremes without feeling like it's trying to be too many things at once. The balance is just right, though, so when the tone shifts you're along for the ride.
I hope this gets out a bit wider than festivals… IMDB lists a March release date from a Distributor called Gkids. Not sure what that's all about, but it'd be great for this quaint, different, beautiful Irish fairy tale to get in front of some wide-eyed kids.
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Blown away. One of the most beautiful animated films I've ever seen. At times it's almost cubist. The design is very conscious of its subject. It's definitely my favourite of the bunch - and I also hadn't heard about it before the nominations. Score one for the Academy.
What glorious insights will he be passing onto wannabe writers?
I don't remember it being that big a deal. I think every Irish school kid is dragged along to see it at some point on a school trip.
 Ironically, an Oscar nominated movie might make kids think "Oh, there's the book that that movie was based on!" and give it some more relevance to them.
Also, I may be wrong, but the book itself may have actually been made off the coast of Scotland (Iona I believe) though my Irish history is a little vague when it comes to that era so don't take my word for it.
It really wasn't too special. The animation really only looks like a cross between clone wars and Kim Possible. I feel like it just got nominated because it is in 2d. Wish cloudy was in there...
It is a terrible shite hole. Nothing to do. Full of knackers. Somewhere to stop for a bottle of coke and an ice cream on the way to Dublin.
there is campaign to get the book of kells back to kells. I was listnening to a debate on this the other day. here is my point of view. Book of kells is tourist attraction in trinity college Dublin. That is revenue stream for the University and they will die before they give it up the source of income. People of kells argue you could bring on tour in a van or something. that wont work either. The book of kells will be in trinity for a long time to come. unless they hand it over to the national library of ireland or the national gallery. but I dont see that happening. lawyers would have to get involved in three way deal and it would end up in court, if trinity thought that they were being screwed.
and I live in dublin. Best thing ever to navan was the bypass. why? cause you can now bypass navan completely! boom boom.
this was the closing film of last years Dublin International Film Festival, I did not go as I was knackered from 30 plus films and also I just don't dig animated films that much. By the way this years festival is starting soon, some cool sounding Korean flicks showing including Mother
wont be the same without micheal dywer. his passion for films, his knowledge and energy will missed.
I laughed at the Kim Possible comment. It even has the rodent sidekick!
My reaction was disney will split the vote. they are nominated in two different categories. but with the same film. up. up is in both the best pic category and best animated pic with the princess and the frog. Kells doesnt have a hope.
nobody is talking about that.
I know what you mean, the dedication and passion he showed in setting up the festival a few years ago after it had fallen on hard times was awesome. I'm sure opening night will be a sad affair in some ways but in another way will be great, Neil Jordan and Colin Farrel in Dublin showing their new film to open the festival is exactly what Michael Dwyer would have loved.
...but I still feel Miyazaki got shafted for Ponyo. As much as I liked The Princess & The Frog, I would have reluctantly left if off the nominee list in favor of Ponyo.
movie of the year. Light years better than UP, which is just shmaltzy pablum. It's the Larry the Cable guy of animation, catering to the idiotic masses.
...ran a trailer back in 08. Can't wait.
...animated. The various elements are assembled on a computer of course, but the backgrounds are hand painted and the animation is drawn with a pencil on paper.
..."The Tartakovsky-less Secret of Kells"? Just like he's had nothing to do with Star Wars for a couple of years now, yet you keep refering to him whenever The Clone Wars is brought up? Just sayin...
Out of all the other noms, I really want to see this one. Looks very cool.
That looks really frickin' good. Not enough Irish cartoons out there.
people there fuck their sisters
I think it's fair enough that Quint compared the style to Tartakovsky, because he is not comparing it to the awful Clone Wars CGI series, but to Tartakovsky's 2.D animated Clone Wars series (infinitly superior). And Up is going to win this obviously, I mean, it is the only one that was also nominated for best picture, so obviously the judges concider it to be the best.
Feb. 6, 2010, 9:42 a.m. CST
i just want Cameron to say at the 2hr event: "Battle Angel"
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is next.
Love Tartakovsky. He and Cameron should co-direct an action adventure together. YEAH! make it happen!
...I'd rather he do his own thing, but a Tartakovsky CONAN is something I'd like to put my eyeballs on.
...rumors of a SAMURAI JACK movie...the on again, off again POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL...some new show called Sym-Bionic Titan...what's the story?
...British acting icon. Dies at 89.
Brown bag films for granny o grim, cartoon Saloon for The secret of kells, richard benenam who was headedhunted by cameron from Weta to work on Avatar. Richie is a graduate from Ballyfermot senior college as our daragh O connell and I have a relative who studied there too.
When I read the nominations, I immediately had to go look this up on youtube. I've never heard of, and I'm usually up to speed on what's coming and being developed. Looks fun. Doubt there will ever be a chance for most of us to see it though.
didnt get a release for about six months after its us release. American movie studios really hate the press. so much so that they dont even bother giving a press preview these days. it took ten years for thom moore and cartoon saloon to bring the secret of kells to the big screen.
Now first off, I desperately wanted to see this film. My wife is a professional calligrapher and illuminator, and it was a must see for me. While much of what Quint says is true, the film just isn't that good. Mostly because the villians (the Vikings) are one dimensional, mostly just shadows. Without a good villian, you look to the struggle between the abbot and Aiden, the calligrapher for conflict. Since the abbot is at worst "dickish" in Quint's words, and at best misguided because of his concerns about the impending invasion by the vikings, the conflict is about as dynamic as a baloney sandwich with mayonnaise. It is less exciting than The Brothers Grim. True, it does have some very nice, inspiring pieces and a bit of nice music (though most of the music is quite tame) taken as a whole, I am doubtful of even buying the dvd, except as an art reference. I would think most kids would have found it too boring to watch. Ponyo had much more excitement even though it was clearly for a much younger audience.
None of those things you mentioned were the villain of this story. The villain is Brendan himself, indebted to the abbey and unwilling to question his misguided beliefs in how to fend off the vikings (who are the ticking clock, not the villain). It's his courage to break out of that which leads to redemption for him and the abbey.
"Despite how good this film is, it shouldn't have been nominated for 'Best Animated Picture' in 2009, simply because it wasn't released in 2009"

Bullshit - it got a limited release in a couple of US theaters in December in order to qualify for the Oscars and it had already had a theatrical run overseas.
Feb. 6, 2010, 2 p.m. CST
You can't really blame the Abbot, though. The Vikings are shown
by BERSERKR
Typical Christian bullshit, and the only thing going through my mind when i saw the list of Noms for animated pics was wheres Ponyo?!?!?!?!? i can't believe a Miyazaki film didn't get a nom, its Blasphemy :P
fuck you!
...or so. It was really good, although it did lag in parts. The best parts are the designs and the animation, both superb and different.
Agrees with me, wheres Ponyo dern it?!
The Oscars are simple minded. Sappy Pixar film? Here ya go, take the Oscar.
It is what I have been waiting for since the 80's! They really got it right.
and is surprisingly funny....some of you are gonna have to suck smith's dick
There is SO much wrong with this statement, it's kind of staggering.
hasn't made a good film ever. he's approximated goodness one or two times but that's it.
 I greatly prefer MI2, DINER, LAST ACTION HERO, SILVERADO, FAT CITY, and IN&OUT to anything Smith has ever done.
 of course, what i listed were obviously influences on his "oeuvre".
 do with my information what thou wilt. I will be here all day!
For the record, Kells showed for the required number of days in a cheezy AMC Glendale theater in order to qualify as a 2009 film. What's more, it's been playing regularly at festivals. Nearly every animation studio screened it, and the Academy had screenings. And finally it played at the CTN Animation Expo last fall, where folks like Charles Solomon not only saw it and loved it, he got all over Public Radio and said as much. This was a film that LA animators (it screened up at Pixar too) totally dug, which is why it got the Oscar nom, and the Annie nom (award show is tonight). I think there were also a lot of people who felt like Tomm Moore wasn't getting a fair shake by the industry, who were tired of the "2D is dead!" crowd ceding animation to just the annual Disney formula film. Hand-drawn animation is an art form that shouldn't die. Kells is the only film that offered anything fresh and inspirational. No offense to the talented Disney crew, but "Princess and the Frog" has been done, and done and done before... Somebody's gotta carry the torch, and if it's a snarkly little studio in Kilkenney Ireland then so be it.
But is it better than Ponyo? Seriously, I want to know. Ponyo was fucking dope. Oh, and I saw the actual Book of Kells when I was in Dublin. True story. The art is ridiculous.
Feb. 6, 2010, 8:11 p.m. CST
Kells had a VERY small budget, couldn't afford int'l release
by Wookie_Weed
Hence why it fucking deserves every nomination it got for the Academy Awards. To all the haters, crawl back up your arseholes and die. Kells ia absolutely stunning and deserves every award and recognition it gets.
and probably others have mentioned this movie through the past year.
Mick Lally is a waste of time.
a legend. but david kelly is pound for pound the finest irish actor of his generation. david kelly is by all irish actors as the very best irish actor of the latter half of the twentieth century.
this name will mean nothing outside Ireland. All countrys have thier insane geniuses. Who sparkle brightly for a while then disappear. Aiden walsh was irelands insane genius. master of the universe is great small gem of a movie. His legacy is temple bar music center. which is now the button factory. aiden walsh master of the universe is just great.
But I fucking hate Flash animation for the most part. It's so bloody flat.
 Flash is the greatest tool ever for traditional cel animation. But I just fucking loathe this lazy style where everything looks like a damn paper cutout and you're always looking at a dozen instances of the same symbol.
... that it might have been written in Scotland (ssshh!) or England (double ssshh!). But nice book - if you are in Dublin, go and see it - and see the rest of Trinity College Library too: awesome building.
Big dirty mullingar head on him. Ever see the Blizzard of Odd feature on that film he made? Priceless. I miss that program.
Possibly the strangest irish film ever made. A Kung fu revenge flick set in Trim starring a Boyzone and played completely seriously.
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As someone who worked on the film just want to point out the film was animated by hand and coloured digitally. There are two small scenes done in flash [dream and the tale of Iona] and Crum is digital but the rest characters, layouts, effects, Backgrounds, done by hand.
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Culture of Quebec
The Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada where French is a constitutionally-recognized official language (New Brunswick being the other). For historical and linguistic reasons, Francophone Quebec also has cultural links with other North American French-speaking communities, particularly with the Acadians of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Franco-Ontarian communities in Eastern Ontario, and to a lesser extent with the French-Canadian communities of Northern Ontario and Western Canada and the Cajun French revival movements in Louisiana, United States. As of 2006, 79% of all Quebecers list French as their mother tongue;1 since French is the official language in the province, up to 95% of all residents are capable of speaking French.2
History made Quebec a meeting place for cultures, where people from around the world experience America, but from a little distance and through a different eye.citation needed The culture of Quebec is connected to the strong cultural currents of the rest of Canada, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. As such, it is often described as a crossroads between Europe and America. The Encyclopedia Britannica describes contemporary Quebec culture as a post-1960s phenomenon resulting from the Quiet Revolution, an essentially homogeneous socially liberal counter-culture phenomenon supported and financed by both of Quebec's major political parties, who differ essentially not in a right-vs-left continuum but a federalist-vs-sovereignty/separatist continuum.
In terms of folklore, Quebec's French-speaking populace has the second largest body of folktales in Canada (the first being Native people); most prominent within Quebec folklore are old parables and tales.3 Other forms of folklore include superstitions associated with objects, events, and dreams.
When the early settlers arrived from France in the 16th and 17th century, they brought with them popular tales from their homeland. Adapted to fit the traditions of rural Quebec by transforming the European hero into Ti-Jean, a generic rural habitant, they eventually spawned many other tales. Many were passed on through generations by what French speaking Quebecis refer to as Les Raconteurs, or storytellers. Their tales vary in length: good Raconteurs can recite tales lasting over two hours, or even tell them over the course of a few evenings. A great many of the stories were never written down, but rather have been passed on through word of mouth.4 Almost all of the stories Native to Quebec, were influenced by Christian Dogma and superstitions. The Devil, for instance, appears often as either a person, an animal or monster, or indirectly through Demonic acts.5
The Devil at the Dance
The Devil at the Dance is an example in which the Devil was used to reinforce Christian ideals. It is the story of a young couple in love. The girl's parents, who are Heretics, refuse the young man's suite after discovering he is Christian. When the daughter protests, her mother announces that she would rather have the Devil himself courting her daughter than the young Christian. The following Sunday afternoon, a stranger comes to call. Due to the vast amount of snow on the ground, he has arrived in a horse pulled carriage which had been left in front of the dwelling. Not too long after, the young Christian comes to visit his beloved. Noticing that all of the snow surrounding the steed had melted away, he realizes that this was no ordinary horse. Rushing inside, he spies the young girl's father and explains to him what he saw outside. "It's none other than the Devil himself! Your Wife invited him in with her heresy," explains the Christian. Afraid, the young girl's father begs the Christian to fetch his Priest while he keeps an eye on his daughter. The Priest, who recognizes the urgency of the matter, rushes over in order to prevent the Devil from stealing the young girls soul. Armed with holy water, a crucifix, and a prayer book, the priest approaches the Devil. Having seen the holy man, the Devil quickly rushes to a corner of the room. When the priest asks the Devil why he is here, the latter replies that he is here 'because I was invited'. Determined to remain in the dwelling, the Devil ignores the Priest's requests to leave. It is only when the holy man had started to read from his Bible and sprinkled holy water about, that the Devil finally left in a fit of pyrotechnics. Overwhelmed with joy, the mother and father fell on bended knees in front of the Priest, thanking him and promising to convert to Christianity. The three of them –mother, father and daughter- converted and the young couple got married.5 There are various versions of this tale: One paints the young girl as being very disobedient and flirtatious. Although her parents warn her of the evils of selfishness, her actions do not change. Thus, the Devil was able to enter her home because of her Unchristian behavior. She is saved once again by the Priest, and converts to Christianity. Another version has the tale happening in a remote village in New Brunswick, but with the same basic storyline. Clearly, the tale evolved depending on what message the storyteller was trying to portray. Regardless of the version, the vast influence of the Catholic Church is clearly noticeable.
Other aspects of Quebec folklore include superstitions surrounding objects, events, and dreams. In essence, these stem from the belief in both White Magic and Black Magic, where the former is seen to be beneficial and seeks to bring about positive outcomes, and the latter being essentially malicious, sinister, and all-around evil (sometimes also called witchcraft).6 Although Christianity had slowly chipped away at most forms of magic, the populace still held on to its various superstitions for generations. Where religion provides Quebec with a societal structure, these beliefs sought to predict the future, to help alleviate fear of the unknown.6
Listed below are objects along with a brief description of the superstition associated with them.6
A woman, regardless of marital status, will experience an important event during the year following her 31st birthday.
When animals are nervous, it means there is an impending death or disease.
If a wasp, a hornet, or a bee bites your tongue you will not be stung.
Bonhomme sept-heures
This man is said to kidnap children who are out of bed after seven o'clock at night. He hides underneath balconies and, equipped with a mask and a bag in which to dispose the children, enters a home after the clock strikes seven.
Eldest child
If its a boy, the father will die before the mother will. Likewise, if its a girl, the mother will die first.
Having freckles on your arms is a sign of sensuality.
You should never give someone a mirror, a knife, or any religious object as a gift because it brings bad luck.
If a young woman drops her hairbrush, she'll lose her fiancée.
If you dream about being happy, then the next day you will have a huge fight; vice-versa is also true.
- Hold onto a match while it burns itself out. Make a wish, and when the fire goes out, your wish will come true.
- If, by mere coincidence, two matches cross each other and create a crucifix in an ashtray, then someone will die.
- It is bad luck if you are the third one to light your cigarette using the same match. For the other two, however, it means they will find love in the future.
- If you lose your needle, you will also lose your horse.
- If you drop a needle and it sticks itself into the ground, then someone is thinking ill of you.
- If a friend gives you a needle, you must prick yourself with it immediately to avoid an argument.
- If you find a needle and it is pointing towards you, you will have bad luck; if it pointing away from you, you will have good luck.
Trees die after those who have planted them die.
To dream of rats means there are enemies nearby.
- Throwing a spider under a cupboard will bring you luck and money.
- It is good luck to kill a spider with your right hand or foot. Likewise, it is bad luck to kill one with your left hand or foot.
Count nine stars nine nights in a row, and the last star will point towards your future husband.
Creative arts
The first public movie projection in North America occurred in Montreal on June 27, 1896. Frenchman Louis Minier presented a film on a Cinematograph in a Café-Theatre on Saint Lawrence Boulevard. However, it was not be until the 1960s when the National Film Board of Canada was established that a genuine Quebec cinema industry would emerge. Important contributions to world cinema include Cinéma Vérité and artistic animation. In 2004, a Quebec film, The Barbarian Invasions, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Circus arts
Quebec has carved a niche for itself in the field of Circus arts, where it emphasizes the European tradition of circus.
The Cirque Du Soleil circus troupe is known for its artistic productions with rich musical scores. Its productions include Varekai, Dralion, Alegría, Corteo, KOOZA, Quidam, KÀ, Zumanity, Love, Mystère and O, which is performed on a water platform. It is one of the world's few circuses without animal performers. Other internationally successful troupes include Cirque Éloize and Cirque ÉOS.
Cavalia, a Shawinigan-based horse show, has, since 2003, gained massive popularity in Montreal and Los Angeles.citation needed It features both acrobatic and equestrian arts. All of the horses are male, most of which are stallions.
Comic strips
Comic books in Quebec traditionally follow the European tradition of comics, combining both graphic design and literature. Though most are aimed at children, they are generally considered more dignified entertainment and there are many notable exceptions of graphic novels and comic books aimed at an older reading audience, such as the ones published by the Montreal-based Drawn and Quarterly, 400 Coups and La Pasteque.
Quebec theatre was largely based on plays originating in France, Great Britain, or the United States before the mid-20th century, when plays written by Quebec dramatists gained popularity. Gratien Gélinas gained fame in Quebec and made an important contribution to Québécois identity with his character Fridolin, a Montreal boy who speaks in local slang and has humorous views about everyday life. Michel Tremblay brought themes such as Quebec identity, working class values, gay relationships, and urban life to the stage. Robert Lepage is a prominent Quebec playwright, actor and director. Wajdi Mouawad is known for the critically praised play Scorched, which was filmed as Incendies.
The first literary output from Quebec occurred under the French regime with the many poems written by the early inhabitants of New France. It was, however, during the late 19th century that Quebec novels were first published. Popular French-language contemporary writers include Louis Caron, Suzanne Jacob, Yves Beauchemin, and Gilles Archambault. Mavis Gallant, born in Quebec, has lived in Paris since the 1950s. Well-known English-language writers from Quebec include Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, and Neil Bissoondath.
The traditional folk music of Quebec has two main influences: the traditional songs of France, and the influence of Celtic music, with reels and songs that show a definite affinity with the traditional music of Canada's Maritime Provinces, Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany. This traditional music is becoming increasingly more popular, with the success of groups such as La Bottine Souriante.
Quebec has also produced world-class classical music over the years, such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), founded in 1934. Under the direction of Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit from 1977 to 2002, the MSO gained a truly international reputation.citation needed Montreal is also home to the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, the Orchestre de la Francophonie, the early music ensemble Arion, the all-female ensemble La Pietà, created by violinist Angèle Dubeau, to name but a few; Quebec City is home to the Violons du Roy under the direction of Bernard Labadie and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec under the direction of Yoav Talmi. Quebec has a number of classical music festivals, such as the Festival de Lanaudière, Festival Orford chamber music festival held at the Orford Art Centre, and where the ensemble the Orford String Quartet was first formed.
Classical music aficionados can attend performances in a number of concert halls. Salle Wilfrid Pelletier at the Place des Arts cultural centre in the heart of Montreal is home to the MSO. Montreal's McGill University also houses three concert halls: Pollack Hall, Tanna Schulich Hall and Redpath Hall. The Université de Montréal has its Salle Claude Champagne, named after Quebec composer Claude Champagne. The Grand Théâtre de Québec in Quebec City is home to the Orchestre symphonique du Québec. A regional centre, Rimouski, is home to the Orchestre symphonique de l'Estuaire and has a large concert hall, the Desjardins-Telus theatre.
Jazz also has a long tradition in Quebec. Montreal's annual Montreal International Jazz Festival draws a number of visitors each summer. Many Quebecers have made a name for themselves in the jazz world, such as Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones, Karen Young, Lorraine Desmarais, Vic Vogel, Michel Donato, and Alain Caron.
A number of performers enjoy considerable success at home, both in terms of record sales and listenership, while remaining relatively unknown outside Quebec. In a number of cases, French-speaking Quebec singers are able to export their talent to France and Belgium. Artists like Céline Dion and the pop-punk group Simple Plan have achieved considerable success in English-speaking countries by expanding their audience base. Celine Dion, for instance, has sold over 50 million albums in the United States alone.7
A growing population in Quebec (young adults and teenagers) are listening to more "underground" music, including world known Metal, Hardcore, Punk bands.citation needed In fact, the Quebec scene is renowned in metal circles for its production of some of the world's finest Technical and Progressive Death metal bands such as Voivod, Gorguts, Quo Vadis, Neuraxis and Martyr as well as Augury and Unexpect. The Quebec metal scene also produced other fine bands such as Kataklysm (northern hyperblast), Despised Icon (deathcore) and Cryptopsy (death metal).
Video games
Video games are popular in Quebec, as they are in the rest of Canada and the United States. The majority of video games come from either the United States, Canada, or Japan. Only some games have been translated into French, but the government of Quebec and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada made a deal in 2007 that will require all games sold in Quebec to be translated into French by 2009, as long as they are available in another part of the world in French as well.8 In some cases the game includes optional French text and/or subtitles, while in other cases the game is fully translated in French complete with dubbed voice acting (as is the case with games by Montreal-based Ubisoft), which may be recorded either locally or in Europe.
Visual arts
For many years a mostly rural society, Quebec has a tradition of craft art, including the making of stained glass windows, as exemplified in the art of Marcelle Ferron.
The group known as Les Automatistes, and its best known artist, Jean-Paul Riopelle, is perhaps Quebec's best known contribution to the world of fine art.
Family life
During the 1950s and 1960s, Quebec maintained record fertility rates. The Roman Catholic church using their priests (established in all parishes and small towns) guided and directed people's attitudes and morals in those days. In the post–Quiet Revolution era, this attitude completely changed. In 2001, the fertility rate in Quebec was 1.474 per thousand.
In Quebec, many, if not all, married women retain their maiden names when they marry, as was the case in the Middle Ages. This is mandated in the Civil Code of Quebec. This followed the 1970s strong feminist movement and the Quiet Revolution. Since June 24, 2002, Quebec has had a civil union system available to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. On March 19, 2004, Quebec became the third province in Canada to legally perform a same-sex marriage, following a court challenge brought by Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf. The province is known as one of the most tolerant and gay friendly places in North America.
The province at the turn of the 20th million , was known for its low-paid blue-collar workers employed in textiles, paper plants and shops. Quebec also has a long tradition in forestry. Quebec's lumberjacks were known and popularized in New England and even all the way to Minnesota.citation needed In the first part of the 20th century, many lumber camps in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire were staffed by French-Canadian workers.
Since the 1960s, union membership has grown in Quebec. Today, Quebec has the highest percentage of unionized workers in North America.citation needed Quebec is the only jurisdiction in North America where a Walmart store was unionized (Jonquière, now closed). Most union leaders in Quebec have strong ties to the Parti Québécois.citation needed
Starting probably in the late 1940s and reaching its peak in the 1970s, some Quebec residents have vacationed or spent the whole winter months in southeast Florida, mainly in the Hallandale Beach and Fort Lauderdale regions. Initially a trend that only the wealthy could afford; this destination is now considered by many as outdated and Un-stylish. It did, however, spur the coining of the term, "Floribécois,"citation needed a Quebec snowbird. The increasing real estate taxes might explain why Quebecers increasingly tend to visit the North Miami area instead of residing there for part of the year. Many snowbirds owned a trailer or a house but were renting the land where their property was located. New locations and resort areas such as Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Caribbean islands are now favoured by many Quebecers to spend their traditional sunny one or two-week vacations.
Le Poisson D'Avril (April Fools) is an old French tradition involving tacking fish (usually paper ones) on people's back without their knowledge. It dates back to 1564, and is still to this day a tradition in Quebec, although now people play pranks on each other instead of the fish, as is done in most other parts of the world.
Many Quebec television shows contain humour, and a lot of talk-shows ask for comic people to participate. A famous show called Bye-Bye, broadcast each year on December 31, was a funny way to review the year just completed and laugh about any news (political or not) that happened that year.
The Just for Laughs festival is considered the world's largest comedy festival of its kind; it started in Montreal and has expanded to Toronto and Nantes in France, as well as to other countries.
Prior to the modern independent political movement, many citizens of Quebec decided to express their dissatisfaction with federal elections by forming the Rhinoceros Party of Canada. Founded in 1963, the party fielded humorous candidates in many ridings with a satirical platform. They added colour to many otherwise drab elections for more than two decades.
As in European countries like Italy or France, where cooking is considered one of the fine arts, fine dining is a passion among the well-to-do of Quebec society.citation needed While Montreal has the greatest concentration of fine cuisine restaurants in Canadacitation needed, even small communities proudly boast of famous inns where the chef has an international reputation.citation needed This could be partly explained by a strong immigration in the 1960s and 1970s from Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and France. Many of those immigrants were waiters, cooks and chefs. Food from Quebec include most of the foods from Canada, France, The Americas and then some scattered other food.
Sports and hobbies
Sporting activities are increasingly popular in Quebec. As Quebec is snow-bound for several months of the year, typically from November to March, it is no surprise that many winter activities have taken root and, in a few cases, even originated here.
Ice hockey is by far the sport of choice in Quebec. It lives in the hearts and minds of Quebecers thanks to the rich legacy of the Montreal Canadiens.citation needed The rules of the game were set up by students at McGill University in 1875. There are many junior ice hockey teams, and one would be hard-pressed to find even the smallest community without a rink available for organized play.
Association football, known in North America as soccer, canadian football, baseball, basketball, rugby union and volleyball are the most practiced and watched sports during the summer season in Quebec.
Cross-country skiing is very easily accessible due to the abundance of snow and an unending supply of open fields. With the Laurentian Mountains close at hand, some of the best downhill skiing in Canada east of the Rockies is to be found in Quebec as well.
The snowmobile (or "skidoo"), invented in Quebec by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, is a popular hobby, though its reputation has been marred by several deaths each year. Through the 1990s, the Mont Tremblant and Mont Sainte-Anne ski resorts became popular destinations internationally.
Another popular pastime is ice fishing. Rivers freeze over quickly come wintertime and as soon as the ice is solid enough to walk upon, one can find dozens of tiny homemade shacks (ice houses) dotting the frozen surface.
Quebec is home to many professional sports teams and events, the majority of which call Montreal home.
Existing teams
- Montreal Canadiens (National Hockey League)
- Montreal Alouettes (Canadian Football League)
- Montreal Impact (Major League Soccer)
- Québec Capitales (Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball)
- Quebec Remparts (Minor Hockey League)
Defunct teams
- Montreal Expos (Major League Baseball)
- Quebec Nordiques (National Hockey League)
- Montreal Express (National Lacrosse League)
- Canadian Grand Prix (Formula One racing)
- Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (Atlantic Championship)
Noted Quebec athletes include:
- Baseball (Éric Gagné, Russell Martin, Dick Lines)
- Basketball (Bill Wennington, Samuel Dalembert, Joel Anthony)
- Cycling (Geneviève Jeanson, Lyne Bessette)
- Diving (Alexandre Despatie, Sylvie Bernier, Annie Pelletier)
- Figure skating (Joannie Rochette, Isabelle Brasseur, David Pelletier, Josée Chouinard, Valérie Marcoux)
- Hockey (Maurice Richard, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy, Jean Béliveau, Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur, Vincent Lecavalier, Doug Harvey, Roberto Luongo, Joe Malone)
- Judo (Nicolas Gill)
- Mixed martial arts (Georges "Rush" St-Pierre, David Loiseau)
- Short-track speed skating (Marc Gagnon, Nathalie Lambert, Éric Bédard)
- Long-track speed skating (Gaétan Boucher)
- Racing (Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve, Alex Tagliani, Patrick Carpentier)
- Football (Paul Lambert, Éric Lapointe, Terry Evanshen, Ian Beckles)
- Soccer (Nick DeSantis, Sandro Grande, Adam Braz, Patrick Leduc)
June and ending in late July. The fireworks are synchronized to music which is also broadcast over a local radio station. Spectators can purchase tickets to be seated on site at La Ronde, providing an exceptional view of the lower altitude display and of the whole perspective. However, tens of thousands of people watch the fireworks for free from nearby locations. Because of its proximity to La Ronde, the Jacques Cartier Bridge is closed down to automobile circulation and is flooded by thousands of pedestrian spectators for the duration of the show.
The Just for Laughs Festival, or Festival Juste pour rire, a comedy festival, again highlights Quebec's love of humour. Gala events are held nightly for several days and an atmosphere similar to the Jazz Fest is seen on the streets of Montreal, with many street performers and crowds.
The Francofolies is a festival celebrating the diversity of francophone music. Many out-door shows are given for free.
The major newspapers in Quebec include the broadsheets La Presse (Montreal), Le Devoir (Montreal) and Le Soleil (Quebec City), the tabloids Le Journal de Montréal (Montreal) and Le Journal de Québec (Quebec City), and the English-language broadsheet The Gazette (Montreal).
Other smaller centres have their own newspapers, and there are also several free papers including "alternative weeklies" and daily micro-presses available in cafes and the Montreal Metro.
A number of television networks and stations broadcast in Quebec. Two public broadcasters broadcast over the air in French: Radio-Canada, operated by the federal government, and Télé-Québec, operated by the provincial government. Two private broadcasters broadcast over the air in French: TVA (which generally has the highest ratings of all French-language broadcasters) and V. These Quebec television networks produce a considerable amount of their content locally, including the popular téléromans.
The three main Canadian English networks also broadcast over the air in Quebec: public broadcaster CBC and private broadcasters CTV and Global Television. These networks provide some local content, primarily news and public affairs programming. Montreal's CJNT, owned by Global, is a hybrid affiliate of English language CH system and multicultural programming.
A number of networks are only available to cable and satellite subscribers. Subscribers can watch a wide range of specialized French-language TV channels. Amongst these offerings is TV5, the international French-language network. Most major Canadian English-language cable and satellite networks are also available.
Most American television networks are available in Quebec, although in some locations farther from the border they are not available over the air, but only on cable. The PBS affiliates from the neighbouring states, WETK in Burlington, Vermont and WCFE in Plattsburgh, New York, sometimes run Quebec-specific material.
Cultural institutions
Many cultural institutions were set up in Quebec in the wake of the Quiet Revolution.
Among the key institutions are:
- the Archives nationales du Québec (Quebec National Archives) created in 1920, and the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (Quebec National Library) created in 1967, now combined into the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec, a network of nine Academies created in 1942
- the provincial public broadcaster Télé-Québec created in 1968
- the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (Quebec Council of Arts and Letters) created in 1992.
- the interdisciplinary progressive music and fine arts institution Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts founded in 2008 [2]
Quebec's rich heritage of culture and history can be explored through a network of museums, which include the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée de la civilisation and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
Many of Quebec's artists have been educated in universities' arts faculties and specialized art schools. Notable schools include the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec, the École nationale de théâtre du Canada, the École nationale de l'humour and the École nationale de cirque.
Prizes and awards
Quebec rewards its singers, musicians, authors, actors, directors, dancers, etc. regularly. Among the awards are:
- Athanase David Awards (Literature)
- Félix Awards (Music)
- Gémeaux Awards (Television and film)
- Jutra Awards (Cinema)
- Masques Awards (Theatre)
- Olivier Awards (Humour)
- Opus Awards (Concert music)
Regional cultures
Montreal, Quebec's largest city, is the second largest French-speaking city in the Western World after Paris. The city is known for its culture, cuisine, and shopping. Montreal also has a large English-speaking population. Most immigrants to Quebec settle in Montreal, and many come from French-speaking nations.
Quebec City
Quebec City, the provincial capital (albeit dubbed La capitale nationale, national capital, in French), is best known as the first permanent settlement and the only fortified city in North America north of Mexico. The old city, partially encircled within the centuries-old walls, has a European flair.
A region known for its blueberries, its tourtière which is a kind of a stew inside crust, its soupe aux gourganes and other specialties, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean is also the birthplace of many of Quebec's public figures such as former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard, singer Mario Pelchat and Olympic athlete Marc Gagnon. The accent of this region is one of the most distinctive and peculiar ones found in Quebec. The region hosts many festivals during summertime and receives many tourists.
This area is the heartland of the Quebec sovereigntist movement.
The Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie in French) borders on the Maritimes and shares its marine culture. Acadians are a majority in many towns such as Bonaventure, and Québécois Gaspesians have an accent very close to that of their Acadian neighbours.
The culture of the Gaspé is very much based on the sea. Tourist attractions include the shrimp industry and salmon pass of Matane, regional food, coastal scenery, the Percé Rock, and the Chic-Choc section of the Appalachian Mountains.
Eastern Townships (Estrie)
This southeast region is located along the US border (Vermont, N.H., and Maine) and received a strong anglophone influence during the 19th century as American loyalists settled there. Although today a large majority of its population is French speaking, we can find many towns and counties with English culture. Its main city is Sherbrooke and the region is also well known for its skiing centres (Orford, Sutton, Owl's Head, all part of the Appalachian mountains).
Aboriginal peoples
People of 11 aboriginal nations live in the territory of Quebec. They make up around 1% of the population. Their influence on Quebec culture has been and continues to be significant. They are the ones who taught the first French settlers how to survive and to adapt to the harsh winters. Later, the French engaged in trade with a great number of tribes inside and outside Quebec.
There are many words in Quebec French that come from aboriginal languages, such as manitou (wizard) and mocassin (soft leather shoes) as well as many places, rivers and lakes that have a native name.
Influences from abroad
Quebec's cultural roots not only draw from the St. Lawrence River, but also from the cultures of France, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States.
Since the 1960s, cultural ties between France and Quebec have increased significantly and the exchange between the two has resulted in much mutual exposure to each other's arts and societies. The Quebec government does not charge foreign student fees to students from France and certain other French-speaking countries, and France has also provided support for Quebec's national project, particularly during the era of President Charles de Gaulle.
United Kingdom
The influence of British culture on Quebec began gradually after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and its aftermath in 1760. At first, the establishment of a British administration did not truly affect the life of the inhabitants in the area. For some time after 1763, this area was incorporated into the first Province of Quebec. The British population was in fact very low for a long period of time until around 1783 when United Empire Loyalists began colonizing the Eastern Townships. The arrival of many immigrants directly from Britain, including a large number from Scotland, greatly affected the cultural life of French-speaking Quebecers, with many Scottish traditions and influences still evident in Quebec today.
At the peak of British colonization in Quebec in the late 19th century, about 25% of Quebecers were Anglophones. Montreal, the largest city in Canada at the time, was a predominantly English-speaking city.
The first traces of British influence on Quebecers can be found in the beginning of the 19th century, when the population adopted British table manners instead of the ones used in New France: the fork to the left, the knife and spoon to the right and early dinner at 5-6 PM. Before that, the Canadiens of New France followed the French custom of the time, with everyone having a pocket knife ready to use when it was time to eat.
Increased trade with the United Kingdom transformed many of the habits of Quebecers. Especially in urban areas, they began to copy the way of life of the British. It became trendy for men to dress like English dandies, and households were decorated with all things British. The architecture of Montreal is full of evidence of a Victorian trend, which was followed in all British colonies.
Irish immigration, like that of the Scots during the Clearances, had a huge impact on Quebecers as listening to Quebec's traditional music will reveal. The immigrants from Ireland were mostly Catholic, and the two populations intermarried to a much greater extent than with any other ethnic group. Although not as represented as the British in finance or industry, the Irish have been actively involved in Quebec politics, a fact alluded to by the two prime ministers, five premiers, many Members of the National Assembly of Quebec and court justices with Irish roots.
Today, many Quebecers have an Irish ancestor somewhere in their family tree. Quebec's most praised poet, Émile Nelligan, is born of a Quebec French-speaking mother and an English-speaking Irish father.
United States
American influences on Quebec culture go back to the first era of prosperity experienced by the American people after their independence. American culture and values began to pour into Quebec starting with the Industrial Revolution and continue to this day, thanks to an open border between the US and Canada.
Though the same phenomenon has occurred with the other Canadian provinces, Quebec, being mostly French-speaking and (formerly) Catholic, the contact of the two cultures has produced significantly different results. It has often taken the form of a conflict between the "old way" of living and the "new way" coming from the outside.
The United States drew a number of emigrants from Quebec, mostly during the period from the 1840s to the 1930s and mostly to New England, many immigrated to work in the timber trade or were seeking work in the heavily industrialized Northeast cities such as Boston and Providence. Some eventually returned to Quebec, but most stayed in the US. Jack Kerouac is a notable American descended from French-Canadian emigrants.
Movies and television have long been welcomed in Quebec and remain among the more popular forms of entertainment. However, due to the language barrier, most of the cultural flooding seen in most English-speaking areas has not occurred to the same extent.citation needed Dubbed US productions still enjoy great success. In fact, dubbed productions have seen a great boom in popularity over the last ten years.citation needed US productions are also enjoyed in their original language by many bilingual Quebecers, as well as anglophones; this may have been helped by the rise of the DVD, which allowed viewers to watch films in their original language with French subtitles if necessary, making it easier for the francophone viewer to understand non-French dialogue.citation needed
One regulation adopted under the Charter of the French Language stipulates that movie distributors are to release a French dubbed version of any major movie at the same time as the original English. Distributors had steadfastly opposed this measure, but once it took effect they found that their total sales of tickets for any given movie jumped dramatically in Quebec. They had not realized before then that many Quebecers capable of reading advertising or reviews in English, to some extent, were not fluent enough to really enjoy a movie in the original English. However, they also invested less money on the marketing of the dubbed versions. Nevertheless, by releasing both versions at the same time, all of the population, regardless of language or relative degrees of fluency in English, was subject to the same wave of publicity and movie reviews at the same time. Nowadays, movies are allowed to be shown in English with no French version as long as they only remain in cinemas for 45 days.
However, the movies are sometimes dubbed in France and use Parisian argot that the French-Canadian viewer would find incomprehensible. For example, politician Mario Dumont took his children to see the Parisian French dub of Shrek the Third, and was unable to understand anything that the characters were saying. Dumont proposed a bill stating that all French-language movies in Quebec must be dubbed locally, but the bill did not pass. Studios seemed to be more inclined towards dubbing their movies in Quebec after the incident.citation needed
See also
- ^ "Profile of languages in Canada: Provinces and territories". 2.statcan.ca. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ [1]dead link
- ^ Fowke, Edith (1988). Canadian Folklore. Toronto, Canada: Oxford University Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-19-540671-0.
- ^ Greenough, William P. (1897). Canadian Folk-Life and Folk-Lore. New York, NY.: George H. Richmond.
- ^ a b Chiasson, Père Anselme (1969). Les Légendes des îles de la Madeleine. Moncton, N.-B.: Éditions des Aboiteaux.
- ^ a b c DesRuisseaux, Pierre (1976). Magie et Sorcellerie Populaires au Québec. Montreal, Quebec: Triptyque.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 29, 2013". RIAA. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
- ^ "Video games in Que. to be available in French". Ctv.ca. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
External links
- Culture: Quebec Portal
- Cultural links from American Council for Quebec Studies
- Public domain literature of Quebec
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First there was Jackie then Larry, then the others.
Everyone knows of Jackie Robinson, many folks went out their way to make sure that Larry Doby was mentioned as well this past week as the honoring of Robinsons legacy came to its yearly day on the baseball calendar. This year honors the 60th anniversary of Robinsons emergence and the end of the color line in Major League baseball. Also occurring that season was a sudden surge in the games popularity, every turnstile in the game was turning at a healthy click, except one place St. Louis, but only when the Browns were the home team. In early July Bill Veeck the games biggest promoter followed Branch Rickeys move and signed Larry Doby, to many it seems that the rest of the season involving breaking the color line stops there . But they are wrong, they are missing a big story, one that shows the other side Robinson saga, one fraught with mis aimed plans and poor decisions. One that involves the third and fourth black ballplayers in MLB, one that involves the first black teammates, and the first black man to hit a home run in the American League. It all begins with a seven game losing streak, a new owner and a Rickey protégée running a moribund club. To understand the move and its appearance from know where you would first need to scan the attendance figures of the Browns in July of 1947. It had been years since the Browns were the hot ticket in town and during the attendance surge it was becoming apparent that they were not the choice for many in town when it came to entertainment, a crowd of 428 for a weekday afternoon game sealed that opinion. Bill Dewitt and his brother Charlie ran the team, and it was Charlie who noted the size of the crowds being drawn by the Dodgers as they (and Robinson) appeared throughout the National League, not lost to the Dewitts was the increased numbers of black patrons. Also not lost on the brothers was the fact that 1 out of every 7 of the St. Louis population was also black, feeling the pain of the cellar and the pressure of the lagging gate (some contests were so sparsely attended that paying for the lights became the main thrust of evening) the brothers put their heads together and decided to tap the Negro Leagues for some talent, talent that they really hoped would help them at the gate as much as it would on the field, they committed one major error though, they did it without consulting the manager or testing the teams demeanor when it came to bring black players to the border state, in a town that Fred Lieb said, Quote:
Thompson was a 21 year old former reform school child who allegedly always carried a gun and had a confirmed drinking problem even then, Brown was reported as a 26 year old slugger by The Sporting News, this was a typo, Brown had been a star in the Negro leagues for years (picked as Bill James Negro league Player of the year 1937) In the Puerto Rico Winter League Brown had a pair of Triple Crowns and topped the .400-mark two times and earned the nickname Ese Hombre or That Man He would be voted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in a special election in 2006 As for the Browns, they wanted to win, Thompson was inserted at second base when he was signed and he made an error (to feel at home is the likely reason) in the Browns 16-2 loss that night. He was officially the 3rd black player in modern times. Brown meanwhile had left his bats in Kansas City and confronted with the overt hatred of his teammates he felt less then comfortable, he finally got a start after a few appearances as a pinch hitter, with him and Thompson in the lineup together they became the first black teammates in Major League history. However during the contest Willard came to the plate with the bases full twice and both time he grounded into a double play. After a couple of weeks Willard was still struggling to find a good bat in his new surroundings. Brown (who liked heavy bats) finally found a discarded one once used by another recent acquisition, Jeff Heath. Willard who was nicknamed Home Run Brown by Josh Gibson had been putting on impressive batting shows during BP, but had yet to find a pitch to his liking in eth American League. In this game with his new bat he stepped to the plate and got his best cut as a Brown, a home run, making Brown the first black man to hit a home run in the American League. Returning to the dugout Heath grabbed his Discarded bat and destroyed it against the dugout wall. Hostility was common and it extended to the field where Thompson was faced with no one to warm up with one day when Brown was not on the field, one by one many of his available teammates just shook their head and let the young player look for someone else. Success was short for both, while Jackie won the hearts of many, Brown and Thompson struggled in their appearances. Thompson eventually lost his starting job and Browns high came with a four hit day at Yankee Stadium. The bottom line was the Browns needed help, lots of it and most would involve more fannies in the seats at Sportsman Park. This however wasnt happening, the team with its new black players drew well on the road, pulling in 250 K in a 12 game road trip in Philly, New York and D. C. but at home the team struggled, on the field and at the gate. When Brown and Thompson were signed the Browns were 28-51 and 27.5 games back of 1st place, on August 23rd they were 42-77 and 35 games back of first place Brown was hitting .179 and Thompson .256 (with a .346 OB%) it had been over a month since the Browns had inked the duo, they had made baseball history when they became the first black teammates in the big leagues, and it was on this day they became the first black ballplayers to be cut from a major league team when the Browns decided to end their ill timed experiment and let the season that was already lost, choking in the dust it was creating as it fish tailed out of control. Concerning his release Thompson was told by DeWitt that There are things I cant discuss. Thompson would reemerge again and would catch on with the Giants in the early 50s. Brown would continue to play baseball in the Negro and Winter Leagues and eventually finished his career in the Texas League in 1954, knocking 34 Home Runs out before calling it a career. So when we remember Jackie we should also remember Willard Brown and Henry Thompson, for they also touched the game in 1947 and thats a fact that gets lost in the rather large shadow of Mr. Robinson. |
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Fascinating (and perhaps depressing) to think about what might have been if Henry Thompson or Willard Brown had been the first black man in MLB instead of Jackie Robinson.
Awesome post, per usual, WOY.
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Just fantastic stuff, woy, thanks for that.
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My good friend and former Negro Leaguer player Joe Scott was just telling me about those two the other day.He told me there were released because they missed curfew,really stupid,but that's the way it was.Nice to have a friend who's a living history book of the Negro Leagues.If you all have any questions about the players back then I will ask him.Though I only get to see him about once every two weeks,he's eighty six now.
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